Maintenance Supervisor

At GF, we see our company as a forward-thinking leader in our field. Since 1802, we have been embracing innovations and sustainable solutions of the highest quality that add value to people’s lives around the globe.

Join us to be part of a forward-thinking, people-centered company where your ideas and contributions truly matter.

This is your opportunity to make a real impact in a collaborative, international environment.

Primary responsibilities include:

• Provides safety leadership within the maintenance team, including development of new safety policies and procedures to support a world-class practices
• Supports defined safety regulations, ensuring compliance with relevant standards
• Provides strong leadership and mentorship of the maintenance team, by promoting high-standards
• Exhibits strong organizational skills and the ability to sustain
• Assists in the hiring, training, and supervision of maintenance staff, providing guidance, and fosters a positive, employee-centric work environment
• Supervises daily maintenance tasks, schedules repairs, and ensures all equipment and facilities are in good working order
• Creates and implements preventative maintenance programs to minimize downtime and extend the lifespan of assets
• Responsible for diagnosing and resolving equipment malfunctions, identifying root causes, and implementing corrective actions
• Supports control of maintenance expenditures
• Controls and monitors critical component inventory for machinery in ERP system to minimize plant downtime
• Conducts risk assessments of processes and tasks in the department
• Troubleshoots and diagnoses a wide variety of machine malfunctions
• Coordinates and provides oversight of maintenance and facilities work performed by outside contractors
• Ensures all company vehicles are clean, fueled and in proper working order!
• Sources required parts and materials for repairs on projects and maintains positive relationships with suppliers

• Strong leadership and management skills, with the ability to motivate and manage teams, provides guidance, and fosters a positive work environment
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively with technical and non-technical personnel, as well as with key stakeholders
• Strong 5S, housekeeping skills that align with world-class maintenance programs
• Strong technical knowledge of electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and mechanical systems
• Ability to interpret blueprints, specifications, ladder diagrams, logic, and schematics
• Strong problem solving and analytical skills, with the ability to diagnose and resolve complex issues, analyze data, and make informed decisions
• Budget management skills, including the ability to manage financial budgets, track project expenditures, and identify cost saving solutions
• Provides a minimum of 2 years experience in a manufacturing Maintenance Supervision role managing a multiple personnel team
• Understands the principles and tools of Operational Excellence, previous experience preferred
• Proficient in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook), previous ERP experience preferred
• Supports ISO 9001 Quality, ISO 14001 Environmental, and OSHA 18801 certification requirements
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, multi-shift environment
• Maintains strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Preferred experience with TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) condition and predictive failure monitoring,  Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) tools, and Operational Excellence (Lean) methodologies
• Direct knowledge and experience with control software, including PLC logic programming
• Direct knowledge and experience with electrical ladder diagram (Development, Modification, Trouble-shooting)
• Direct knowledge and experience with electrical code requirements (NEC), including main electrical switchgear repair and arc flash requirements.
• Working knowledge of Robotics (Servo / End Coders) is preferred

Environmental / Atmospheric Conditions:

• Typical office/factory environment with exposure to ambient temperatures in un-conditioned production areas
• Exposure to general production machine noise levels
• Exposure to hazards such as electrical and moving mechanical parts

Working Conditions / Physical Requirements:

• Standing, walking, sitting, reaching, grasping, feeling, walking, and hearing
• Requires some overhead lifting of up to 40 pounds objects (boxes, trash bags, odd shaped items, equipment components, etc.)
• Required to lift 50 pounds and move odd shaped objects (desks, tables, etc.)
• Required to work a 40-hour work week, with overtime as required to support plant operations
   

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