Job Description

Maintenance Supervisor

Job Summary

Co-ordinate and supervise the activities of skilled and unskilled maintenance workers. Ensure proper methods and procedures are followed to maintain, repair and service equipment, buildings and facilities in compliance with building codes and safety standards. Maintain production equipment in a manner that meets organization standards and ensure minimum equipment downtime. Inspect projects to ensure conformity to specifications, direct safety inspections and preventative maintenance programs. Responsible for maintaining stock of inventory of materials, parts and specialized tools for the maintenance function.

Responsibility

• Manage and direct the activities of employees and equipment in maintenance department in the absence of the maintenance manager.
• Effective employee relations including handling employee complaints, obtaining help and guidance for employees with problems.
• Conducts monthly department meetings.
• Complete performance evaluations for all maintenance employees.
• Ensure appropriate parts and supplies are available in order to properly maintain essential equipment and uptime.
• Maintain and direct all PM&PD activities.
• Maintain PMX and / or IFS software and all related documentation.
• Arrange for quotes from contractors in conjunction with maintenance buyer.
• Oversee, mentor and direct all staff.
• Department champion to ensure all contractors have appropriate documentation in order.
• Identify, recommend and authorize training activities for the department.
• Develop and monitor detailed overhaul, repair and preventative maintenance schedules for shop tools, equipment and vehicles.
• Develop and monitor operating and project budgets.

Academic/Educational Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or Associate’s in an industrial technology or related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience

Required Skills/Experience

• Five years’ experience.
• A minimum of two (2) years’ experience in an industrial supervisory or managerial capacity.
• Ability to read completed inspection forms to ensure all maintenance repair and inspection tasks have been adequately completed by their workers.
• Study assembly drawings for equipment to determine what parts are required and how they go together.
• Possess excellent communications kills to speak with managers and supervisors to explain the progress of jobs and to obtain instructions and tasks. Discuss ongoing work with workers they employ and supervise.
• Ability to prioritize tasks to maintain efficiency. Establish work schedules and shift priorities and appointments to accommodate emergencies and cancellations. Determine how best to organize work to meet deliverables and timelines of team-based projects while supervising multiple job assignments. Use judgment and experience to coordinate and integrate job tasks with other workers and to decide job priorities.
• Ability to work independently and to provide professional guidance and oversight to maintenance and installation tasks and projects. Assume a wide variety of roles to coordinate job tasks with those of junior workers, co-workers and subcontractors.
• Intermediate knowledge of all applicable Microsoft and other software applications.
• Maintain continuous learning to be kept up to date with new technologies, new information and regulatory changes within industry. Learn about new products and technologies by reading manuals, magazines and other materials at work, through on-the-job experience, and through discussions with workers.

Working Conditions

Manufacturing Production Environment

Linamar does not sponsor employment visas (e.g., H-1B) for this position, nor will it in the future. Candidates must possess current, unrestricted authorization to work in the U.S.

What Linamar Has to Offer

• Competitive Compensation
• Employee Benefits package includes but not limited to, Medical, Dental, Vision and 401k etc.
• Opportunities for career advancement.
• Sustainability Counsel
• Community based outreach supporting both local and global initiatives and charities.
• Discounts for local vendors and events, including auto supplier discounts.

About Us

Linamar Corporation is a Canadian diversified global manufacturing company of highly engineered products across global industries & markets. From the entrepreneurial seeds planted by our dynamic founder to the support provided along the way, all Linamar employees are poised for success in this fast-paced and rapidly growing environment. With access to the tools, you need to succeed, you will make an impact along with other motivated and engaged people.