Maintenance Supervisor at Lhoist North America in Alabaster, Alabama

Job Description:

RESPONSIBILITIES & EXPECTATIONS:

Planning Scheduling of daily maintenance work to meet short

term objectives with optimum efficiency

• Coordinates with Production Manager to assess priorities and urgency of maintenance orders. Assist in the development of the daily/weekly maintenance schedules and procurement of necessary goods and services.


• Establish processes for SAP including training of team members.


• Ensure work is completed to the project standards and guidelines.


• Follow spares management best practices.


• Maintain department budget targets.


• Responsible for daily meetings with production for planning and scheduling of maintenance opportunities.


• Foster continuous improvement on equipment with maintenance team.


• Develop and implement a define Preventative Maintenance program


• Establish metrics to measure equipment uptime with the ability to provide sustainable solutions.

2) Leadership of maintenance hourly staff

• Be a positive leader that encourages cross-functional communication.


• Track Key Performance indicators to measure progress of goals.


• Provide feedback to direct reports on daily projects.


• Ensure proper motivation of employees through coaching, delegation, and follow up to suggestion and ideas.

3) Safety

• Drive positive safety culture. Ensure compliance with safety, and environmental standards and procedures.


• Demonstrate environmental and safety regulatory leadership.


• Set and consistently achieve aggressive Continuous Improvement goals in "Key Process indicators (KPI's)


• Promote safety and environmental awareness and compliance


• Ensures that area safety and environmental inspections are completed, incidents are recorded in a timely matter, mandatory safety stand downs are being conducted, and visual present is be maintained at all times in assigned work area for purpose of discouraging poor safety practices.


• Balances quality, productivity, cost, safety and morale to achieve positive results in all areas. Works continuously to improve in all areas.


• Enforce all company, local, state, and federal safety policies and procedures.


• Maintain a safe and clean work environment


• Promote safety among co-workers.


• Participate in Behavior Based Safety program.


• Understand and work within Safe Quality Food certification requirements

Employee Relations

• Ensures effective employee / team relations. Provides employee coaching and development. Makes employment decisions, Resolves employee issues through problem resolution.


• Communicates effectively, honestly and timely with team to ensure everyone has the information they need to perform at an optimal level


• Enforces the Company's plant and safety rules and policies and issues fair and consistent discipline

Performance Measurement /Training

• Provide structure, direction and feedback to maintenance hourly team


• Readily share information and develop the maintenance team by delegating to their strengths


• Set clear guidelines and expectations for the maintenance team


• Establish and communicate clear roles and job performance expectations


• Manage and report on all maintenance KPI's


• Works with Continuous Improvement personnel to identify, document, communicate, and implement process improvements while improving area housekeeping requirements


• Providing on-the-job training for Utility Maintenance.

6) Other

• Perform other duties as assigned.

ATTRIBUTES:

• Good leader or supervisor experience is desired.


• Must be capable of working any shift, on-call, overtime, or seven days a week, rotating shifts, if required.


• Leadership: a demonstrated ability to lead people and get results through others.


• Must be able to improve working conditions (safety, quality, productivity, cost) and increase subordinates' skills and capabilities


• Must be able to assist the production manager in improving a system of production control, standard operating procedure, safety, quality control, and performance management


• Ability to plan and direct the work of hourly personnel and to train and develop an effective workforce and administrate corrective action is a plus


• Good public speaking skills.


• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks/projects and meeting all required deadlines.


• Good understanding of environmental, safety and the desire to following all established procedures are required.


• Strong knowledge of mobile equipment and diesel engine maintenance and repair


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills. Must be able to lead 5-Why activities.


• Good understanding of Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)


• Strong sense of urgency in meeting customer needs.


• Ability to troubleshoot and problem solve mobile equipment powertrain


• Self starter with the ability to multi-task and meeting all required deadlines, with excellent organizational and written and verbal communication skills.


• Knowledge of budget process is strongly preferred.


• Must have good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel, Word and PowerPoint. Previous SAP knowledge is a plus.

Physical Demands include, but are not limited to:

• Tolerate working outside in severe weather conditions as well as exposure to industrial high temperature, noise and dust.


• Access all areas within a site which could include heights of 120 feet, confined spaces, climbing ladders or stairs, and accessing tunnels.


• Will be working in both an office environment and in a mining environment.


• The employee will be exposed to the following working conditions: Extreme Heat and Cold, Noise, Vibration, Oils, and Atmospheric Conditions such as Dust, Fumes, and Metallic Particles.


• The employee will be required to perform the following actions (from time to time): Standing, walking, balancing, stooping, kneeling, reaching, talking, seeing, hearing and sitting.


• Able to lift up to 50 pounds.

Required Experience:

The minimum of 3-5 years of experience in a maintenance supervisor role in a heavy fast paced manufacturing, construction, and/or mining/mineral processing environment is required.

Required Education:

High School Diploma or GED. AA or BS Technical degree in mechanical, electrical and/or related field is preferred with strong diesel engine, powertrain, electronics of heavy mobile equipment background and/or equivalent work experience in the field.

Lhoist North America offers a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, 401K, and vacation. LNA also supports employee work-life balance with telecommuting and compressed workweek options for many positions.

Lhoist North America is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.