Maintenance Supervisor
- Woodbridge, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Position Summary
The position will be responsible for planning of maintenance activities and oversight of maintenance department employees.
Duties And Responsibilities
Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.
Position Summary
The position will be responsible for planning of maintenance activities and oversight of maintenance department employees.
Duties And Responsibilities
- Report any deficiencies in systems, facilities, machinery, equipment and/or tools immediately to Production Manager and/or Plant Manager, as required.
- Comply with Quality Assurance policies and procedures.
- Schedule, supervise, lead/motivate maintenance activities and employees. Develop and communicate maintenance department performance indicators such that department personnel are aware of their performance
- Ensure key process equipment is maintained in good condition to minimize downtime
- Investigate and solve production problems that appear to involve inadequacies of equipment and/or operating techniques. In addition, review manufacturing processes and recommend process improvements driving operational efficiencies.
- Manage inventories of parts and equipment efficiently in accordance with risk and costs associated with unexpected downtime.
- Liaise closely with the Plant Manager to establish the condition in which equipment must be maintained in order to avoid costly damage and operational losses and to maintain equipment in such a condition that Production personnel will have equipment which is adequate to achieve divisional production objectives
- Ensure that an overall preventative maintenance system is continuously improved in order to meet requirements of the system and ensure that maintenance is completed in accordance with approved schedules and budgets while maintaining associated records.
- Recommend modifications to, or replacement of, process equipment in order to provide increased running time through reduced maintenance downtime and/or costs.
- In consultation with the Production Manager, assist the Plant Manager in preparation of the annual Maintenance budget and ensure that plant maintenance is administered at or below budget.
- Arrange for emergency outside repairs and related services, with prior approval, and be responsible for inspection and approval of the resulting work or services.
- Dual ticketed Electrician/ Millwright.
- Must demonstrate competence in all Maintenance Technician requirements.
- Ability to read and understand blueprints and electrical schematics.
- Qualified and/or certified welder or equivalent
- Ability to trouble shoot, analyze and develop corrective measures for problems.
- Ability to read, write, understand and communicate effectively in English.
- Ability to lift 50lbs/22.7kgs.
- Work well independently and provide leadership and motivation to the team to ensure they are working productively.
Westlake is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any characteristics protected by applicable legislation.
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Responsibilities
Plan, schedule, and supervise maintenance activities and employees, ensuring key equipment is maintained and preventive maintenance is completed on schedule and within budget. Investigate equipment-related production problems, improve processes, manage parts inventory, coordinate emergency repairs, and recommend equipment modifications or replacements.
Requirements
Requires dual electrician and millwright qualifications, competence in maintenance technician duties, and the ability to read blueprints and electrical schematics; welding qualification or equivalent is also required. Candidates must be able to troubleshoot and develop corrective measures, communicate effectively in English, lift 50 pounds, and work independently while leading and motivating a team.
Skills
- Maintenance Planning
- Team Leadership
- Preventive Maintenance
- Equipment Troubleshooting
- Electrical Systems
- Millwright Skills
- Blueprint Reading
- Electrical Schematic Reading
- Welding
- Root Cause Analysis
- Process Improvement
- Inventory Management
- Budget Management
- Quality Assurance
- Equipment Repair
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- Manufacturing
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- Management & Leadership
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Keywords
- Maintenance Planning
- Maintenance Department
- Preventive Maintenance
- Maintenance Technician
- Dual-Ticketed Electrician
- Millwright
- Welder
- Blueprints
- Electrical Schematics
- Troubleshooting
- Corrective Measures
- Equipment Maintenance
- Process Equipment
- Production Problems
- Process Improvement
- Operational Efficiency
- Parts Inventory
- Downtime Reduction
- Quality Assurance
- Maintenance Budget
- Emergency Repairs
- Maintenance Schedules
- Performance Indicators
- Manufacturing
- Plastics Manufacturing