Machine Maintenance Supervisor

Department: Machine Maintenance (117)

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Chester, CT

Reporting To: Steve Hunt

Description

Job Title: Machine Maintenance Supervisor

Department: Electronic Production

Schedule: Monday – Friday 6:00am-2:30pm

Facility location: Chester, CT

Summary: Responsible for the timely and proactive maintenance of all production machines and Machine Maintenance team members

Duties and Responsibilities

Leads Machine Maintenance Team and initiatives leveraging their expertise
Oversees, coaches and develops Machine Maintenance staff on all shifts, coming in on off-shifts as required
Prepares, monitors, and may be responsible for budget, staffing, and or business/operational results of a functional team or project.
Directly manages machine maintenance employees and collaborates with fellow supervisors, engineers or group leaders.
Performs highly diversified duties to install and maintain production machines and the plant facility’s equipment.
Manges any emergency/unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production and the performance of scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service.
Establishes and drives a Preventative Maintenance Schedule for all machines Manages regular preventive maintenance on machines and equipment.
Implements maintenance protocols to limit machine downtime or impacts to production
Performs troubleshooting and repair of production machines.
Diagnoses problems replaces or repairs parts, tests and makes adjustments.
Oversees simple machinist duties and responsibilities
Reads and interprets equipment manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
Detects faulty operations, defective material, and reports those and any unusual situations to management.
Trains employees on safety regulations and maintains clean and orderly work areas.
Tracks and maintains electronic records on all maintenance and repairs to machines.
Controls maintenance budget and spending.
Sets working hours for department and obtain approval through Manager.
Directs and delegates workload to maintenance personnel.
Ensures all processes, procedures and documentation is ISO compliant.

Scope

Coordinates and supervises the daily activities of machine maintenance team
Sets priorities for the team to ensure task completion, coordinates work activities with other supervisors and engineers as appropriate
Decisions are guided by policies, procedures, and business plan; receives guidance and oversight from manager

Education and Experience

High school diploma or GED
Three years’ relevant experience preferred
Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered
Be able to work independently with minimal supervision.
Ability to read and interpret blueprints, job orders, specifications, drawings, schematics, process sheets, wiring diagrams, and small print.
Intermediate level in MS Office applications (Word and Excel).
Ability to work with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail to produce quality results.
Ability to work in a high volume, high detail work environment.
Ability to read, comprehend and follow instructions.
Ability to manipulate and work with tedious and small parts.
Strong decision-making skills; utilizing sound judgement and thorough processes.

Physical Demands & Abilities

Able to lift up to 35 pounds
Regularly performs repetitive task
Able to stand for entire shift.
Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
Must be able to communicate effectively with co-workers, supervisors, and third parties. This ability to communicate requires the employee to be conversant in English as the majority of our workforce and the third parties that we encounter only speak English.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

All Employees Shall

Comply with the EH&S Policy and applicable regulatory and company EH&S rules and requirements
Report to supervision conditions or practices that are either unsafe or that may adversely impact the environment, to ensure prompt resolution of potential hazards
Attend scheduled EH&S training program
Actively support the organization’s efforts to meet or exceed EH&S goals and plans
Recommend improved EH&S practices

Must be able to communicate effectively with co-workers, supervisors, and third parties. This ability to communicate requires the employee to be conversant in English as the majority of our workforce and the third parties that we encounter only speak English.

The incumbent is responsible for complying with the policies in Whelen’s “Employee Handbook”.

This Job Description is to serve as a guide. It is intended to be flexible and will continue to evolve over time with business needs and demands and may be updated periodically and at the Company’s discretion. Nothing in this position description changes or is intended to change the employment at-will relationship with the Company. Employment at-will means that an employee or the Company may terminate the employment relationship at any time, for any reason or no reason at all, with or without notice.

Duties and Responsibilities

Education and Experience

All Employees Shall

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