Night Maintenance Supervisor | Safety & Maximo Lead

kaisercareers; Newark (NJ); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Kaiser Aluminum is seeking a Maintenance Coordinator to oversee a 12-hour shift (7PM–7AM) of union mechanical and electrical maintenance staff, ensuring equipment reliability and steady metal flow throughout the plant.

You will plan, schedule, and coach a team, lead safety meetings, and drive 5S housekeeping across operations, with strong troubleshooting and PC skills including Maximo usage.

Qualifications

• Undergraduate technical degree (BSME preferred) or; Two (2) year associates degree in a maintenance discipline with five (5) years of experience in maintenance of which two (2) years was as a supervisor or a minimum of five (5) years maintenance supervisory experience
• Strong Mechanical and Electrical troubleshooting experience.
• Heavy to Light Manufacturing Maintenance Experience.
• Strong PC skills, including Windows, Word, and Excel.

Responsibilities

• Supervises all Maintenance Craft Workers; schedules/administers time & attendance, corrective actions, training initiatives, and employee coaching/development.
• Directs safety meetings and dialogs, performs Job Hazard Analysis, and performs Incident Investigations as needed to maintain the safest work environment possible.
• Takes ownership of safety processes; performs maintenance safety program audits (Lockout/Tagout, Confined Space, Fall Protection, PPE, mobile equipment, etc.).
• Elevates maintenance housekeeping standards and drives 5S performance.
• Maintains strong grasp of contract, agreements, and labor relations practices.
• Identifies, assists, and resolves equipment issues through shop floor problem solving, collaboration with engineering, and ongoing employee training and development.
• Coordinates & communicates resource sharing between plant maintenance areas.
• Reviews and documents maintenance work activities through turnover reports from previous and oncoming shifts.
• Use of our CMMS System (Maximo) to enter Service Requests, manage Work Orders, and to identify spare parts in our inventory system.
• Schedules, monitors, and manages (through Maximo) all maintenance and repair work, driving continuous improvement of maintenance practices and work habits.
• Enters Service Requests, writes follow-up work orders from inspections and PMs. Monitors and improves PM effectiveness.

Skills

Mechanical troubleshooting

Electrical troubleshooting

Teamwork

Communication

Organizational skills

Multi-tasking

Education

BSME preferred

2-year associate in maintenance

5 years maintenance supervisory experience

Tools

Maximo CMMS

Windows

Excel

Word

Job description

Kaiser Aluminum is seeking a Maintenance Coordinator to oversee a 12-hour shift (7PM–7AM) of union mechanical and electrical maintenance staff, ensuring equipment reliability and steady metal flow throughout the plant.

You will plan, schedule, and coach a team, lead safety meetings, and drive 5S housekeeping across operations, with strong troubleshooting and PC skills including Maximo usage.