Maintenance Supervisor

US Engine Valve; Westminster (CO); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

US Engine Valve in Westminster, CO is seeking a hands-on Exempt Salary Position for First Shift to lead preventive and response maintenance, coordinate with operations and materials planning, and mentor technicians to improve safety, workmanship and 5S.

The role focuses on driving maintenance costs down, improving MTBF/MTTR, planning shut downs and major projects, and ensuring adherence to Quality and Environmental Management Systems while developing manufacturing processes and coordinating

Qualifications

• Associates degree required or equivalent with supervisory experience in maintenance/manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes, project planning and capital equipment justification.
• Experience interpreting Quality Management System requirements and AIAG manuals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to coordinate technical interchange between different manufacturing technologies.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor maintenance technicians to improve safety, workmanship and 5S.
• Drive maintenance cost down by building a strong preventive maintenance system.
• Improve MTBF and MTTR through proactive initiatives.
• Coordinate with engineering and production on key projects and kaizen.
• Plan, organize and oversee plant shutdowns and major maintenance activities.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Maintenance knowledge

Project planning

Cost control

Education

Associates degree

Tools

AIAG manuals

Job description

Exempt Salary Position - First Shift

PRIMARY FUNCTION:

Lead preventive and response maintenance program for the plant including prioritizing projects, PM’s and response to down equipment on a daily basis. This includes coordinating with operations and materials planning delegating assignments to technicians and follow up to insure correct troubleshooting and workmanship is completed. This also involves training and coaching technicians in plant processes and work skills.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Lead and mentor maintenance technicians to improve safety workmanship and 5S.
• Drive maintenance cost down through building strong preventive maintenance system.
• Drive improvements in mean time between failure (MTBF) and mean time to repair (MTTR).
• Coordinate with engineering manager and production manager on key projects and kaizen.
• Provides input for future planning of USEV to meet company goals.
• Responsible for training and evaluation of maintenance technicians.
• Drive and support preventative maintenance schedules for supply & finish end activities.
• Coordinate with engineering on facilities maintenance work including compressor, cooling tower, HVAC and DI systems.
• Coordinate start-up and shutdowns.
• Plan and organize shut down projects.
• Track and accumulate cost savings.
• Follow the Quality Management System and Environmental Management System guidelines on a daily basis.
• Record any measurable statistics which your position impacts such as production expenses, maintenance expenses, sales volumes, payroll costs, capital expenditures, research budgets, cost of purchases, value of inventories controlled, employees supervised (direct and indirect).

JOB REQUIREMENTS:

• Associates degree.
• Supervisor experience (maintenance/manufacturing).
• Technical knowledge of manufacturing processes, project planning, capital equipment justification, as well as machine and tool design concepts.
• Knowledge of customer requirements, procedures, standards, and product applications.
• Interpretation and understanding of the Quality Management System, AIAG manuals and overall plant system.
• Strong administrative, management and interpersonal skills, complemented with both written and verbal communication abilities.
• Process knowledge to guide continuous improvements.
• This position requires coordination of technical interchange between Japanese and American manufacturing technologies. Develop manufacturing processes and engineering procedures that meet Eaton Corp. and Nittan Valve requirements.