Automotive Production Supervisor- Maintenance

Automotive Production Supervisor- Maintenance

·         Build Team Leaders’ and Team Members’ capabilities

·         Create a conducive work environment for the team(s) to complete their assigned responsibilities/tasks; build and foster a team environment between production and maintenance

·         Basic administration of supervisory responsibilities and documents

·         Maintain a versatility matrix that ensures technical coverage at all times

·         Assist and teach maintenance troubleshooting techniques to improve mean time between failure and mean time to repair

·         Participate in Time & Data Management meetings as prescribed by Production System (FPS)

·         Maintenance - Supervise preventive maintenance schedules, preventive and predictive inspections, and repairs to minimize down time

·         Coordinate and schedule manpower and materials to meet maintenance requirements to minimize down time; coordinate maintenance activities with other plant operations

·         Conduct root cause analysis of downtime issues to prevent recurrence (4D process)

·         Work with ME/PE to launch new programs or equipment, optimize floor layouts, coordinate equipment refurbishment, and develop standardized PM programs from FMEAs

·         Execute prioritized daily maintenance activities (predictive, preventive and crisis maintenance) obtaining full utilization of work force while optimizing available opportunities for all maintenance Provide input to MPS for weekend and shutdown maintenance planning

·         Use Maximo for Maintenance (MFM) to document all maintenance activities (crisis and planned); provide quality assurance of MFM inputs to enable in-depth data analysis

Skills Required:

·         Education: High School Diploma

·         1-2 years technical work experience and troubleshooting in a Manufacturing environment

·         Fundamental working knowledge of PLC logic and controls

·         Ability to work any shift as well as rotating shifts and weekends

·         Ability to work independently with limited supervision

·         Capable of assigning work to unionized hourly workforce and holding employees accountable for following processes pertaining to daily work assignments in terms safety, quality, and throughput

·         Strong organizational and administrative skills

·         Ability to multi-task

·         Strong problem-solving and conflict management skills

·         Successful candidate must be able to demonstrate leadership behaviors combined with outstanding interpersonal, teambuilding, and communication skills

Experience Required:

·         3-5 years automotive experience

·         Body shop/stamping/paint/subassembly experience

·         Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles

·         Knowledge of constraint management principles

·         Safety and Quality experience

·         Microsoft Office knowledge (Word/Excel/Outlook)

·         Prior experience managing a unionized work force

Education Required:

·         High School

·         Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering, preferred