Maintenance Supervisor - Night Shift

Unilever; Merriam (KS); On-site; USD 69,000 - 105,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead a team of technicians in ensuring equipment reliability and efficiency. This role involves coordinating maintenance tasks, troubleshooting issues, and implementing improvement strategies in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. The ideal candidate will thrive in a collaborative setting, demonstrating strong communication skills and a commitment to safety and quality standards. Join a company that values diversity and inclusion, and offers a range of benefits to support your career growth and well-being.

Benefits

Health insurance

Retirement savings benefits

Life insurance

Paid vacation

Parental leave

Sick leave

Bonus eligibility

Long-Term Incentive eligibility

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Ability to lead a team of maintenance technicians effectively.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate maintenance technicians to ensure task completion.
• Increase equipment efficiency and reliability in assigned area.

Skills

Troubleshooting skills

Communication skills

Team coordination

Reliability decision-making

Education

4 year degree in a technical field

Tools

Megamation CMMS

Allen Bradley controls

Job description

ABOUT UNILEVER

With 3.4 billion people in over 190 countries using our products every day, Unilever is a business that makes a real impact on the world. Work on brands that are loved and improve the lives of our consumers and the communities around us. We are driven by our purpose: to make sustainable living commonplace, and it is our belief that doing business the right way drives superior performance. At the heart of what we do is our people – we believe that when our people work with purpose, we will create a better business and a better world.

At Unilever, your career will be a unique journey, grounded in our collaborative and flexible working environment. Our organizational ambition centers around creating workplaces that foster equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging across all aspects of our business. We don’t believe in the ‘one size fits all’ approach and instead we will equip you with the tools you need to shape your own future.

JOB PURPOSE

The Maintenance Supervisor position supports and reports to the Associate Manager - Maintenance. This position coordinates the team of maintenance technicians on their designated shift. This position is responsible for ensuring completion of all maintenance tasks in their assigned area and making sure the lead and manager are aware if there are any gaps. The position ensures the correct resources are being applied to each problem and escalates to the manager and lead when additional help is needed.

WHAT WILL YOUR MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES BE

• Continuously strive to increase the efficiency and reliability of equipment in their area of focus.
• Communicate with all shifts of the maintenance team to ensure a consistent message and consistent application of all company policies, programs, rules and regulations.
• Support maintenance team in troubleshooting, finding/procuring parts, or escalating issues as required.
• Carry out periodic audits to ensure depth of work order material is adequate and works with lead and planner to ensure gaps are addressed.
• Ensure maintenance, quality and safety audits are carried out by the team to ensure compliance with internal requirements.
• Work with the maintenance lead and planner to track breakdowns and develop countermeasures for repeat issues.
• Review short and medium-term plans for equipment maintenance with the maintenance lead and planner and operations team. Develop long term plans with input from the managers, supervisors and operations team and ensure execution of the plans.
• Working as a team with Supervisors, Maintenance team members, and Operations to plan, procure and document activities for the enhancement of machines in the assigned area.
• Contacting vendors and manufacturers as needed for support in resolving issues or deploying projects.
• Participate in safety or quality reviews and ensure corrective actions are carried out.
• Assisting in the development and implementation of reliability centered maintenance strategies.

WHAT YOU WILL NEED TO SUCCEED

Experiences, Qualifications and Skills

• 4 year degree in a technical field and at least two (2) years of experience as a maintenance supervisor/coordinator in fast paced manufacturing environment.
• Night/C Shift availability.
• Strong troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate and communicate with teams working different shifts across a 24/7 schedule.
• Experience leading a team of maintenance technicians toward a common goal.
• Must be capable of working independently and in a team environment.
• Experience making reliability/maintenance decisions to meet needs.
• Proven track record of implementing improvement ideas.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with Megamation as a CMMS system.

Controls/Automation experience with a strong preference to Allen Bradley controls.

Leadership

• You are energized by delivering fantastic results. You are an example to others – both your results and your resilience. You are constantly on the lookout for better ways to do things, engaging and collaborating with others along the way.
• As an individual you are the one responsible for your own wellbeing and delivering high standards of work. You must also focus on the Consumer and what they need. You are humble and have your head up, looking around to interpret evidence and data smartly, spot issues and opportunities to make things better.

Critical SOL (Standards of Leadership) Behaviors

• PASSION FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE: Takes personal responsibility and accountability for execution and results. Has an owner’s mindset, using data and insight to make decisions.
• PERSONAL MASTERY: Sets high standards for themselves. Actively builds own wellbeing and resilience.
• CONSUMER LOVE: Whatever their role, always looks for better ways to serve consumers. Invests time inside and outside to understand the needs of consumers.
• PURPOSE & SERVICE: Has humility, understanding that leadership is service to others, inside and outside Unilever.
• AGILITY: Explores the world around them, continually learning and developing their skills.

What We Can Offer You

Pay: The pay range for this position is $69,360 to $104,040. Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.

Bonus: This position is bonus eligible.

Long-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible.

Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to, health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage), retirement savings benefits, life insurance and disability benefits, parental leave, sick leave, paid vacation and holidays, as well as access to numerous voluntary benefits. Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

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Unilever is an organization committed to diversity and inclusion to drive our business results and create a better future every day for our diverse employees, global consumers, partners, and communities. We believe a diverse workforce allows us to match our growth ambitions and drive inclusion across the business. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal law and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

Employment is subject to verification of pre-screening tests, which may include drug screening, background check, credit check and DMV check.

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