Maintenance Supervisor

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Job description

Teijin Automotive Technologies is an innovative and full-service Tier One supplier with a global presence and emphasis in development for lightweight technologies. Teijin Automotive offers employees the opportunity to join a leading edge company within the composite material industry and enjoy the benefits offered by a growing company in North America and internationally.

We are seeking a Maintenance Supervisor for our Huntington, Indiana Plant

Job Summary:

As a Maintenance Supervisor for a Tier 1 Automotive company, you will lead by example, ensuring team members are well-prepared and skilled for their tasks. Your leadership includes identifying and mitigating risks in a constructive manner that promotes safer and more efficient ways to achieve goals. A strong understanding of hydraulics is essential for this role.

Essential Job Functions:

• Organize daily or weekly work plans for each shift and ensure tasks are completed as scheduled.
• Prioritize tasks and allocate resources to maximize benefits to the company.
• Establish and uphold standards for safety, craftsmanship, and skill levels.
• Collaborate with other departments in advance to minimize disruptions to facility operations.
• Maintain detailed knowledge of ongoing jobs by regularly inspecting work firsthand, rather than relying solely on secondhand reports.
• Keep management informed about the maintenance department's performance and challenges.
• Ensure maintenance work is completed on time, within budget, and safely. Collaborate with job planners to understand and prepare for upcoming workloads.
• Mentor maintenance teams, ensuring work is done correctly, and provide constructive feedback to improve performance.
• Advocate for business process improvements, seeking smarter and more efficient ways to complete maintenance tasks.
• Delegate urgent or unplanned tasks to appropriate team members and ensure their safe and effective completion.
• Apply a strong understanding of hydraulics to maintain and troubleshoot hydraulic systems and equipment within the facility.
• Exhibit ethical behavior and judgment, avoiding the management of family members, friends, or acquaintances.
• Ensure that all team members, including yourself, follow safe work practices for every job and are properly trained in company policies before performing tasks.

Deliverables:

• Timely completion and implementation of projects.
• Achieve goals and objectives relating to cost and timing.
• Achieve project expectation and requirements for all elements of PPAP, QS9000 and other elements relating to product launch.
• Overall housekeeping of maintenance and production areas.
• Efficient supply and distribution of utilities including water, steam, electricity, natural gas, compressed air and waste disposal.

  Qualifications:

• Associate's degree with mechanical or electrical technology preferred or equivalent experience.
• Five or more years of related experience including supervisor in the maintenance area.

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