Maintenance Supervisor

Morton Salt is an iconic company with a strong heritage and a bright future. Since 1848, we have been improving lives and enhancing everyday moments – at home, at work and virtually everywhere in between.  We help unlock the flavors in food, make roads and sidewalks safer, improve the water in baths, pools, and homes, and keep businesses and industries running. We are a dedicated team who constantly strives to do better together, and we are passionate about building a sustainable future for our company, the communities in which we operate, and the world around us. By joining our team, you will contribute to producing and delivering every form of salt that enhances everyday life.

Job Summary

The Maintenance Supervisor directs responsibility and supervision in the daily activities of hourly employees to ensure efficient and effective maintenance assignments are completed with the primary objective of uninterrupted, efficient, and safe operations. Provide comprehensive development of work order/work package documentation and schedules for the performance of maintenance work. Conduct planning and scheduling meetings with operations representatives and others to allow for the effective use of maintenance resources in an agreed work schedule.

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Maintain a safe working environment. Understand, follow, and support company policies, procedures (i.e. lock out/tag out, hot work, confined space, etc.) in addition to corporate and local safety initiatives.  Assume responsibility for risk assessment.  Manage and encourage all employees and contractors to be proactive in the area of safety, including anticipating unsafe behaviors, conditions, and unusual circumstances.


• Provide first-line supervision for maintenance hourly employees and the technical expertise regarding in-plant equipment.


• Responsible for building and managing the individual daily and weekly planned work schedules to maximize maintenance operating efficiencies.


• Train hourly employees in proper procedures, methods and skills necessary to perform duties.


• Manage the Management of Change (MOC) in work orders under your control.


• Responsible for the function, use, and content of the plant work order and CMMS system. Review and manage the plant work order backlog and arrange for special equipment and contractor services for work orders.


• Evaluate regulatory and use of GMP requirements and effects upon the maintenance process.


• Conduct audits and review for improvement.


• Procure materials as needed for work order packages.


• Assign input codes and priorities in the CMMS to work orders as required.


• Responsible for coordinating the plant preventive maintenance program.


• Administer Collective Bargaining Agreement and Plant Policies.


• Daily schedule preparation, review, and update at scheduling meetings. Other scheduling as required.


• Conduct work order priority reviews and work order sorting for scheduling.


• Provide data for key performance indicators (KPI’s) on craft utilization, work order completion, rework, etc. for report generation as needed.


• Remain flexible and available to take on special assignments as required.

The jobholder may be required to work holidays, weekends, extended hours during scheduled or unscheduled outages, and/or be available to work a rotational on-call schedule.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities 

• A self-starter who is capable of managing and performing multiple tasks.


• Ability to work effectively as part of a problem-solving team.


• Recognize and respect diverse perspectives expressed by team members, peers, or superiors.


• Above average written and oral communication skills.


• Strong technical skills.


• Demonstrated leadership skills.

Qualifications

• Two-year technical degree, required. Bachelor’s degree in engineering, preferred.


• Five years of experience working in an industrial maintenance environment.


• One to three years of industry planning and scheduling experience.


• SAP experience.  

Work Environment 

• Flexible schedule and overtime may be required.


• Responds to urgent or emergency situations outside of normal working hours, as needed.


• Works in seated or standing positions for prolonged periods of time.


• May perform sustained manual activities at moderate levels of exertion including lifting and moving loads of up to fifty (50) pounds, climbing ladders / stairs and working on elevated platforms.


• Works and travels throughout surface plant environment of varied temperatures and humidity.


• Must be capable of wearing all required PPE and must be physically able to access all plant work areas.


• Uses full range of motion.


• Works in general office and surface manufacturing plant environment.

At Morton Salt, we work best when we work as a team, when we treat one another with dignity and respect, and value the unique contributions of others. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, national origin, sex, religion, color, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.