Maintenance Supervisor at American Air Filter Company in Smithfield, North Carolina

Job Description:

AAF International offers the most comprehensive clean air solutions available across the globe. Selling under the American Air Filter and the AAF International brand names, AAF International has been an industry pioneer since 1921 and has since grown to operations in over 22 countries with over 3000 employees. Our products are the industry benchmarks for quality and performance, and delivers clean air solutions in residential, commercial and industrial air pollution control, gas containment removal, power generation, and other stringent clean room environments.

We are a member of the Daikin Group, the world's largest air conditioning and clean air solutions provider with over $15 Billion in sales and 56,000 employees worldwide. Founded in 1924, Daikin has grown into a diversified industrial manufacturing company offering solutions in clean, air, air conditioning, refrigeration, chemicals, oil hydraulics, defense systems and electronics. AAF and Daikin are powered by our investment in people, products, and our processes.

Our culture of continuous improvement, safety, and world class operations is powered by our people centered management philosophy. This philosophy is built around mutual selection: that while AAF seeks top talent people to join and deliver on our team, we also want each team member to receive job satisfaction, growth & development, and continued happiness in being a long term member of the AAF family. This is fueled by our belief in treating our people, our supply partners, our customers and our environment with the trust and respect we each require, and our passion to give back to our community for our success.

Read more about our philosophy at: http://www.daikin.com/about/corporate/philosophy/index.html

AAF International is an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Veteran.

THIS IS FOR FIRST SHIFT, MONDAY-THURSDAY, SOME OVERTIME ON FRIDAYS. 5:00 A.M.-3:30 P.M. MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL HOURS

PURPOSE OF POSITION

Directs the work of the Maintenance Mechanics and Custodians to ensure quality service to internal customers.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES

• Supervises the daily operations of the Maintenance Mechanics and Custodians.


• Schedules and plans the work of the department.


• Provides and maintains the in-house security, fire, and safety protection systems.


• Analyzes employee resources and selects employees for each position.


• Presents requests and reports to management.


• Assists mechanics with difficult or large repair and construction projects.


• Schedules employees for overtime and weekend work.


• Reads blueprints and draws sketches for repair and construction work.


• Sets and maintains departmental budgets.


• Works on-call 24 hours a day, seven days a week.


• Assists in training Maintenance Mechanics and Custodians.


• Performs other related duties as assigned or as the situation dictates.

DECISIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for scheduling the work and selecting the best employee for each job.


• Allocates funds from the maintenance budget.


• Responsible for the accuracy and quality of each repair or construction project.


• Coordinates maintenance schedules with other departments.

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Requires a minimum of two years experience in a supervisory position is recommended.


• Must have general experience in other mechanical areas.


• Management skills are needed to be able to direct the daily operations of the department while coordinating with other departments.


• Requires the ability to read and follow blueprints and drawings.


• Measurement skill to 1/32 inch is required.


• Reads and understands the electrical code book, and other instruction manuals.


• Knows the location of all machines and equipment.


• Requires professional level training or experience to equal five years in more than one maintenance/mechanical area.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS/WORKING CONDITIONS

• Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds when assisting with repairs and installations.


• Must be able to stand, walk, bend, stoop, and squat to perform job functions.


• Must be able to use both hands and arms in a repetitive motion.


• Must be able to work in or travel through the manufacturing environment with exposure to noise, fumes and dust particles.


• Has the visual ability to assist with projects and to check the work of others.


• Must have the hearing ability to be able to listen for mechanical problems.

• Must be able to withstand both cold and hot conditions, depending on location and weather.


• Must be able to travel throughout the facility to obtain information needed to perform job functions.

We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, veteran status, uniform servicemember status, age, disability or any other legally recognized protected personal characteristics.