Maintenance Supervisor

Summary Description

This position is responsible for all aspects of maintaining the production/handling equipment and facilities at the plant to ensure efficient operations.  This is a hands-on supervisor that prioritizes the assignments of the maintenance department and works alongside maintenance and production personnel to accomplish tasks.

Essential Duties

Essential duties are interpreted as being descriptive and not restrictive in nature.  Other duties may be assigned.

1. Performs all work in a safe manner; promotes and fosters a safe work environment.
2. Develops and maintains preventative maintenance programs on all equipment to prevent unplanned down time.
3. Manages maintenance labor, contract maintenance labor, maintenance parts, and facilities’ budgets within specified levels.
4. Ensures accurate records and inventories are maintained on PEMAC system.
5. Evaluates performance of maintenance personnel and strives for improvement.
6. Provides training and certification support to all maintenance personnel to improve job and safety performance.
7. Provides focused troubleshooting support to keep production lines running efficiently and to insure specified levels of product quality.
8. Communicates with line supervisors and operators, develops training modules on procedures or process corrective actions, and leads training sessions.
9. Performs all work in a safe manner.
10. Installs/repairs all equipment and machinery.
11. Monitors equipment performance.
12. Assists with equipment change over.
13. Assists Maintenance Engineer /Technician repairing or modifying line equipment.
14. Performs preventative maintenance on all equipment.
15. Generates ideas to improve efficiency and productivity.
16. Works to eliminate future mechanical problems.
17. Performs inspections as required including all areas covered by Process Safety Management (PSM).
18. Maintains a clean work area.
19. Maintains building utility services. Works with external contractors as needed.

Supervisory Duties: Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the Company's policies and applicable laws.

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Education and/or Experience:  Bachelor’s degree in a technical field, or equivalent combination of education/work experience, with a minimum of 5 years manufacturing experience, including facilities maintenance experience.  Must have a thorough knowledge of mechanical devices and apparatus, and be familiar with all basic mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic equipment repair and techniques. Plastics extrusion and foam extrusion experience preferred. Boilers license qualification preferred.

Must Have:

• Prior experience supervising hourly and technical personnel,
• Working knowledge of production and safety procedures, including lock-out/tag-out.
• Knowledge of environmental regulations.
• A working knowledge of computer software such as MS Office and Outlook.
• Working knowledge of SAP, or similar type software is preferred.

Must Be Able To:

• Work in a team-based environment.
• Work a variety of shifts, including evenings, late nights, weekends, and overtime, as needed.
• Follow directions and get along well with others.

Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as operating instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Must be able to communicate at a high level, orally and written, in English.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to calculate figures by using basic math skills (add, subtract, multiply and divide). 

Reasoning Skills: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Competencies – Manager Of Others:

Aligning Performance for Success

Focusing and managing individual performance by helping others set performance goals/objectives, and then tracking results and continually evaluating performance effectiveness.  Aligning Performance for Success supports our business drivers of Building a High-Performance Culture and Increasing Global Focus.

Building Influential Partnerships

Leveraging relationships with internal and external partners to persuade key stakeholders to take action that will address customers’ needs and advance business objectives. Building Influential Partnership supports our business driver of Executing a Competitive Strategy.

Customer Focus

Ensuring that the internal or external customer’s perspective is a driving force behind strategic priorities, business decisions, organizational processes, and individual activities; crafting and implementing service practices that meet customers’ and own organization’s needs; promoting and operationalizing customer service as a value. Customer Focus supports our business driver of Increasing Profitable Revenue Production.

Decision Making.

Identifying and understanding challenges and opportunities by gathering, analysing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative information; choosing the best course of action by establishing clear decision criteria, generating and evaluating alternatives, and making timely decisions; taking action that is consistent with facts and optimizes probable consequences. Decision Making supports our business driver of Driving Efficiency.

High-Impact Communication

Clearly and succinctly conveying information and ideas to individuals and groups in a variety of situations; communicating in a focused and compelling way that influences others’ thoughts and actions. High-Impact Communication supports our business drivers of Building a High-Performance Culture, Increasing Financial Performance, Increasing Global Focus, Executing a Competitive Strategy and Driving Efficiency.

Leading a Culture of Trust & Integrity

Fostering a work environment that encourages people to act with integrity and treat each other and their ideas with respect; creating and protecting a high-trust environment by setting an example, advocating for others in the face of challenges, removing barriers, and rewarding others for demonstrating behaviours that cultivate trust. Leading a Culture of Trust and Integrity supports our business driver of Building a High-Performance Culture.

Health & Safety

The ability to effectively oversee, implement, and promote health and safety practices within a designated area or team. Individuals with this competency are responsible for ensuring the well-being of employees by creating and maintaining a safe and secure work environment. This includes the application of relevant regulations, the development of preventive measures, and the fostering of a culture that prioritizes health and safety. 

All employees have the following compliance obligations:   

• Remain compliant with the Code of Conduct and Policies which includes the Product Compliance Policy.
• Ensure that all duties related to product compliance are adhered to in accordance with the Product Compliance Policy, Laws, Regulations, and markets demands.
• Responsible for all tasks to achieve compliance goals and demands of Compliance Management System.
• Must raise concerns related to the Compliance Management System to their supervisor, manager, any member of the Leadership Team, or through the confidential whistle blower service.