Maintenance Supervisor

Summary The Supervisor, Maintenance position is based in Huntington, WV. The Maintenance Supervisor will be responsible for supervising shop employees in a manufacturing environment. This position plans and assigns work, implements policies and procedures, and recommends improvements in maintenance methods, equipment, operating procedures and working conditions. This position will be dayshift, Monday through Friday. Some weekend work may be required.

Essential Functions

• Responsible for making reasonable provisions for the safety of each employee under his/her charge.
• Responsible for training and coaching the maintenance staff on health and safety.
• Balance quality, productivity, cost, safety and morale to achieve positive results in all areas. Work to continuously improve in all areas.
• Responsible for maintenance planning to meet the goals of the company.
• Maintain proper inventory levels.
• Develop practices and processes to enhance productivity and employee engagement.
• Ensure effective employee relations. Provide employee coaching and development. Resolve employee issues through problem resolution.
• Manage departmental performance measures and provides regular progress reports to manager.
• Manage department priorities.
• Troubleshoot all issues or problems.
• Perform accident investigations.
• Administers and interprets various labor agreements and responses to grievances.
• Accountable for traditional administrative tasks such as tracking absenteeism and timekeeping.

Additional Responsibilities

• Accomplishes all tasks as appropriate.

Qualifications EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent work experience.
• Prior experience as a Maintenance Supervisor in a heavy industrial environment desired.
• Prior experience in building best practices for health and safety in a maintenance environment.
• Proven ability to manage and lead a team to success.

Special Skills

• Utilizing knowledge of maintenance to enhance, improve and maintain planning and quality of maintenance.
• Excellent problem solving/analysis and troubleshooting skills.
• Positive leadership required.
• Impeccable communication skills both verbal and written.
• Ability to influence at all levels of the organization.
• Performance management.

COMPETENCIES

• Results driven
• Quality control
• Staff development
• Job knowledge / technical knowledge
• Hands-on, take charge attitude
• Time management

Additional Notes

• The Company retains the right to change or assign other duties to this position.

PHYSICAL DIMENSIONS

PHYSICAL DEMANDS – FREQUENTLY MOVES ABOUT THE MAINTENANCE FACILITIES. MUST BE ABLE TO DETECT UNSAFE CONDITIONS FROM LONG DISTANCES. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS MAY BE MADE TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS.

WORK ENVIRONMENT – THE PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT REQUIRES THE EMPLOYEE TO WORK BOTH INSIDE AND OUTSIDE IN HEAT/COLD, WET/HUMID AND DRY/ARID CONDITIONS. FREQUENTLY REQUIRED THE USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT TO PREVENT EXPOSURE TO HAZARDOUS MATERIALS. REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS MAY BE MADE TO ENABLE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES TO PERFORM THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS.