Maintenance Supervisor - Keystone Industries

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Position Details:

• Title: Maintenance Supervisor 
• Schedule: 1st shift
• Location: Cherry Hill, NJ (08002)

Position Overview:

The Maintenance Supervisor will oversee and coordinate the maintenance activities of the manufacturing facility, ensuring the efficient operation of machinery and equipment. This role involves leading a team of maintenance technicians, implementing preventative maintenance programs, and troubleshooting equipment failures. The ideal candidate will possess strong leadership skills, a solid technical/mechanical background, and a commitment to maintaining safety and compliance standards. This position requires effective communication and collaboration with other departments to optimize production efficiency and minimize downtime.

Essential Job Functions:

• Manage and prioritize daily activities and projects of the maintenance department, ensuring efficient operations and adherence to safety standards.
• Provides technical support to manufacturing for process and product specific issues.
• Oversees successful completion of all construction projects.
• Utilize the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to track preventative maintenance (PM) tasks effectively. Issue weekly maintenance schedule and monitor PM performance to ensure optimal equipment functionality and minimal downtime.
• Project manage installation of new equipment with minimal interruption to manufacturing process.
• Monitor and improve efficiency, quality, and safety of equipment
  • Support operations through design and upgrade to existing equipment and processes to improve efficiency and safety of operation
  • Support opportunities for manufacturing cost reductions
• Perform and/or assign electrical and mechanical repairs of equipment and/or facilities
  • Investigate and diagnose equipment issues
  • Ordering of parts
• Interface closely with vendors (raw materials, service contractors, custom machinery suppliers and equipment vendors)
• Manages business relationships with external contractors. Cost-effectively utilize contractors to supplement team skills and key services, including grounds maintenance, HVAC, and fire systems.
• Responsible for interviewing, onboarding, training, managing, and coaching employees; setting job expectations, monitoring performance, and enforcing policies and procedures.
• Identify skill gaps and implement training plans to enhance team performance.
• May assist in providing technical training in manufacturing techniques, methods and processes to manufacturing teams.
• Identify critical process equipment and develop equipment-specific preventative maintenance plans to minimize downtime and ensure operational efficiency
• Makes sure all departmental documentation, including building plans and related documentation, is properly maintained.
• Establish and maintain SOPs to keep the facility ready for customer, employee, and governmental inspections.

Safety:

• Complies with all safety regulations; maintains a safe work environment at all times.
• Adheres to always wearing the proper PPE/Safety equipment.
• Understands and complies with all written safety, health, and environmental procedures.
• Attends all required scheduled Health, Safety and Environmental training sessions.
• Participates in required Health, Safety and Environmental initiatives and programs.
• Perform required administrative functions related to Health, Safety and Environmental functions such as completing forms, checklists, and log sheets.

Qualifications:

• Minimum 5 years’ directly related experience, including facilities/maintenance/project management within a manufacturing environment.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a supervisory or managerial role.
• Experience working with CMMS software (Rex, Blue Mountain, Maximo, etc.)
• Proficient in MS Office applications.
• Ability to read, interpret and understand mechanical, architectural, electrical and plumbing drawings and specifications.
• Strong mechanical aptitude.
• Exceptional verbal, written, and interpersonal skills – ability to interface and communicate/collaborate at all levels internally and externally.
• Must be resourceful and have the ability to work with little to no supervision.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to make quick sound, independent decisions. Must be self-directed and self-motivated.
• Highly collaborative and proactive with continuous improvement mindset.
• Able to manage under pressure, meet deadlines, effectively prioritize workload. Ability to conform to shifting priorities, demands and timetables.
• Exceptional organizational skills with high attention to detail.
• Proven ability to successfully work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Proven ability to successfully delegate and assign work/projects.
• Proven leadership skills - Ability to lead, motivate and develop a team.
• Flexible- adapt to changing tasks and expectations.

Desired Skills:

• Familiarity or experience with scale-up and plant introduction of chemical processes.
• Plant troubleshooting.
• Lean Six Sigma.
• Knowledgeable with OSHA compliance, waste disposal handling and hazardous response.
• Knowledgeable with chemical and/or polymer processing.
• Knowledge of utility systems and overall plant operations.

Educations/Certifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering – preferably mechanical but will consider related disciplines.

Physical demands and work environment:

The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• Physical Demands: Employee is required to walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; balance; stoop; bend; kneel and climb.  The employee must regularly lift and move up to 40 pounds, frequently lift/move up to 40 pounds

• Work Environment: This position requires one to work both in an office environment and manufacturing facility. There is a moderate level of noise, heat, cold, dust, dirt and fumes.  Employee frequently works near moving mechanical equipment and chemicals.  Employee will be exposed to varying temperatures.
  

Benefits/Perks:

• Medical, RX, Dental, and Vision Plans
• Company-sponsored Life Insurance
• Flexible Spending Account (FSA) – Medical, Dependent Care, & Commuter
• 401K Plan with Employer Contribution
• Voluntary Term Life/AD&D Insurance, Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
• Accident and Critical Illness Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Tuition Assistance Program
• Weekly Pay
• Paid Holidays
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Company social events throughout the year including tickets to sports events and concerts