Maintenance - Maintenance Supervisor

Multi-Craft Maintenance Supervisor

Matalco Franklin, KY is part of a family of plants that leads North America in the production of aluminum ingots and billets, using recycled aluminum and state-of-the-art technology. Our ingot-producing plant is looking for a highly skilled Maintenance Supervisor to lead a team of our maintenance technicians. This position is critical to the success of our plant.

Job Summary

The Maintenance Supervisor ensures that all preventative maintenance and predictive maintenance issues are resolved efficiently and effectively to support production. The Maintenance Supervisor directs his/her team during the shift and creates opportunities for learning and growth when possible. This Maintenance Supervisor is a hands-on working supervisor with little office/desk time.

Primary Responsibilities

• Drive and facilitate people initiatives (i.e., Pay for Performance), communication and other assigned metrics, feedback loops according to the company expectations, providing and monitoring employee development opportunities.
• Uphold documented standards of performance in preventative and predictive maintenance, according to department standards to ensure prompt and correct response to production needs and safety.
• Prioritize shift assignments and available staffing according to company standards to meet safety, quality, training, uptime, and efficiency goals.
• Forster an environment where employees willingly make extra effort to exceed goals and look for opportunities to improve our processes.
• Develop a lean, responsive, and knowledgeable team.
• Appropriately respond to and resolve breakdowns, discrepancies, or nonconforming machine performance based on departmental procedures for the production or maintenance teams to make appropriate corrections or adjustments to processes.
• Set an example, apply, and provide accountability of all safety programs, including participation in safety practices, LOTO programs, and wearing of PPE, according to company standards to facilitate a safe working environment.
• Assist management with communication and compliance of all company strategic initiatives.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in industrial maintenance or equivalent experience
• Five years of progressive leadership experience coaching others to success
• Six Sigma or Lean Manufacturing preferred
• Ability to work independently with tight schedules and high standards of excellence
• Excellent understanding/knowledge of hydraulics, pneumatics, combustion, electrical, and mechanical maintenance
• Excellent understanding/knowledge of preventative and predictive maintenance principles
• Excellent understanding of housekeeping and safety principles
• Meticulous attention to detail with an ability to research and solve problems
• Proven ability to communicate effectively with your team, production employees, management, and vendors/partners
• Microsoft Office Suite and CMMS utilization, along with good math, reading comprehension, and blueprint reading skills

Physical and Sensory Efforts

Frequent lifting up to 50 pounds; frequent use of forklift/mobile equipment; physical demands include frequent lifting, bending, pushing, pulling, walking, and reaching in/working in tight areas. Frequent visual and audio monitoring of processes. Frequent climbing over four (4) feet. Frequent working under heavy equipment. Low frequent operation of overhead cranes. High frequency of visual monitoring of HMI panels and PLC driven panels. Frequent data entry of maintenance information. Frequent use of raised maintenance platform over four (4) feet. Frequent confined space entry.

Work Environment

Exposed to outside conditions year-round; frequent exposure to molten metal at temperatures reaching 1300 degrees F. Frequent exposure to extreme ambient temperatures depending on the season. Frequent exposure to overhead loads, possible pinch points, loud noise, and dust.

Compensation and Benefits

Highly competitive base pay, overtime pay, monthly incentive compensation/bonuses, medical, dental, vision, life, long term and short-term disability, 401(k) with match, educational assistance, 10 paid holidays and more.