Maintenance Supervisor - Akron, OH

JOB SUMMARY:

This role reports directly to the Plant Engineer (Maintenance Manager) and is responsible for leading/directing a multi-skilled, flexible work team to ensure safe, permit compliant, efficient and effective maintenance of operational equipment at a chemical industry production facility.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Lead and supervise a maintenance team ensuring adherence to safe and environmentally correct work practices, demonstrate a proactive approach to teamwork, continuous improvement and cost reduction
• Exhibits a safety mindset leading by example through safety goals and Critical Success Factors for safety performance by active participation in resolving safety issues and coordinating safety and housekeeping programs
• Plan as required, coordinate and monitor the activities of maintenance team to ensure production targets, maintenance goals, and quality specifications are met safely and efficiently in accordance to company/plant polices procedures and work instructions
• Coordinate Maintenance activities with the Maintenance Manager and other personnel as appropriate
• Manage the performance and development of personnel through on-going feedback, coaching, counseling, and recognition
• Ensure direct reports obtain business knowledge required to work effectively
• Monitor cost to help ensure compliance with budgets. Report potential variances
• Maintain and encourage collaborative resolutions and communications of work issues among employees, departments and various work groups
• Establish and share maintenance best practices
• Coordinate the work of maintenance technicians and contractors
• Complete reports and documentation as required
• Manage preventative maintenance through CMMS (SAP) systems, driving preventative maintenance performance plantwide both in plant support and continuous improvement functions
• Improve plant performance through development of procedure and instructions for maintenance plans
• Participates and supports Management of Change. Permit to Work, RCA’s, and other site programs
• Takes initiative and makes decisions based on experience, organizational policy, and directives
• Perform other duties as required or assigned

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE: REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong knowledge of work management processes, labor estimating and resource balancing
• Strong working knowledge of plant / facilities equipment
• This role requires an excellent grasp of planning, scheduling and attention to detail
• Strong computer and communication skills
• Leadership Competency requirements: Demonstrate a working proficiency level in the Competencies of Driving Improvement in Others, Driving and Managing Teamwork, and Communication Effectiveness.
• Core Competency requirements: Customer Orientation, Results Orientation, Technological Orientation, Teamwork,
• Initiative Business Ethics and Communication Effectiveness, Relationship Building.
• Strong verbal and written skills.
• Coaching, meeting management and facilitation skills.
• Lead by example/team involvement.
• Safety Awareness, PPE and safe practices knowledge.

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE: PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 1-3 years’ experience with CMMS systems (SAP)
• 3-5 years of experience in plant maintenance experience
• Previous leadership experience working with a team
• Strong understanding of skilled crafts such a mechanical, piping, electrical and instrumentation

• Experience in a union environment
• Mechanical Journeyman’s Card or License
• Basic Chemistry and Physics
• Basic Welding Skills
• 5 years of Chemical Plant Experience
• Demonstrated experience around key Working Relationships and Accountabilities with: Production, Maintenance, Engineering Departments and Supervision of vendors and outside contracts.
• Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written.

WORKING REQUIREMENTS

• Must be able to come in on the off shifts as needed.
• This is a salary exempt position with on call responsibilities.
• This position may be called at home for advice and information as required to support the needs of the plant.