Supv Maintenance

The Maintenance Supervisor supervises the activities of a crew of 7 maintenance mechanics & E&I Tech. Provide oversight to outside contractors where needed. Schedule resources (equipment, material, and human resources) to accomplish the work in a safe, timely, quality conscious, efficient & cost-effective manner.

• Provides leadership and oversight to a crew of 7 unionized maintenance mechanics within a 24- hour, 5-day manufacturing environment.
• Requisitions, schedules, and provides field oversight of resources, outside contractors, and suppliers of maintenance services performing work at the site.
• Handles emergency schedule breakers with available resources.
• Utilizes SAP Plant Maintenance effectively to manage work orders.
• Collaborates with the Maintenance Planner, Maintenance Coordinator and Reliability Engineer to ensure work orders and resources are prioritized to meet the needs of the site.
• Develops the equipment maintenance knowledge and decision-making capability of the work crew.
• Prepares, communicates, and maintains written records of employee performance, time, & attendance.
• Facilitates safety awareness & training initiatives (confined space entry, lock-out tag-out, hot work, line break as well as other structured safety programs). Demonstrate ability to act as Rescue and/or Supervisor for Confined Space Entry activities. Participate in activities to promote and improve site process safety as required.
• Manages activities within the negotiated union contract.
• Troubleshoots quality and process problems in collaboration with production supervisors and engineers.
• Works in conjunction with the Site Process Engineer to maintain and improve plant.

• HS Diploma or equivalent
• Successful non-degreed candidate will have at least 3 - 5 years of supervisory experience in an industrial maintenance environment.
• Hands-on experience in the mechanical maintenance of machinery and process equipment is essential to the role. Examples of equipment include centrifugal pumps, fans, conveyors, rotary valves, high-temperature furnaces & ovens, gearboxes, agitators and other rotating equipment.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, analytical thinking, communication, customer focus, and the ability to train others in the use of tools & procedures related to mechanical maintenance activities.

• An undergraduate degree in mechanical or electrical engineering and 5 – 7 years of supervisory experience (preferably in an industrial environment).
• SAP PM experience.
• Experience in a unionized manufacturing environment.

=== Company description

Sun Chemical, a member of the DIC group, is a leading producer of printing inks, coatings and supplies, pigments, polymers, liquid compounds, solid compounds, and application materials. Together with DIC, Sun Chemical has annual sales of more than $7.5 billion. Over 20,000 employees located at 176 subsidiaries across 63 countries work every day to meet the needs of customers by improving performance on the essentials of business, such as reliable, on-time delivery and consistent product quality.

For more information, please visit our website at www.sunchemical.com.