Maintenance Unit Supervisor 111509

Job Title: Maintenance Unit Supervisor

Job Type: Full-Time

Job Location: Davenport, IA

Job Industry: Manufacturing & Production - Other Manufacturing

Job Description

Our company, Davenport Works, is actively seeking a dedicated Maintenance Unit Supervisor for our Rolling Department. The role involves providing leadership and direction to assigned crew members, ensuring efficient production of metal in an ABS environment. Reporting to the Maintenance Superintendent, the Maintenance Unit Supervisor plays a crucial role in achieving business objectives such as productivity, safety, quality, improved recovery, and consistent delivery performance. The position requires a focus on lean manufacturing principles, modeling, and teaching employees to move the organization towards the target condition.

Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe work environment, prioritizing safety discussions and job-specific safety reviews.
• Support operating results by managing subordinates, emphasizing quantity, quality, timeliness, safety, recovery, and delivery performance.
• Develop individuals within the organization through challenging assignments, training, coaching, and mentoring.
• Allocate work fairly, assign tasks to crew members, and prioritize work based on business criticality.
• Decide and deploy crewing arrangements for planned and unplanned situations within labor agreement guidelines.
• Lead a technically capable maintenance workforce that values diversity, is customer-oriented, responsive, and flexible.
• Apply root cause analysis and rapid problem-solving techniques to maintain or restore production.
• Gather data to assist in root cause analysis and problem-solving for major exceptions.
• Manage assets cost-effectively, ensuring proper equipment operations, world-class availability, and long-term viability.
• Advance business objectives regarding quality, costs, waste elimination, and lean manufacturing.
• Make decisions about differential performance, recognizing and rewarding or disciplining as appropriate.
• Deal with sensitive interpersonal situations occasionally, seeking cooperation, persuading, influencing, and resolving problems.
  
  

Qualifications: Basic Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent (GED) from an accredited institution
• Minimum of 3 years of hands-on maintenance experience
• Minimum of 2 years of supervisory experience with direct reports
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment
• Mechanical background is a plus.
• Experience in a union environment is a plus.
• Knowledge of Company policies, procedures, and practices related to HR/IR, including bargaining and local agreements.
• Working knowledge of Lean Manufacturing (ABS) principles for effective business results.
  
  

Candidate Details

• 2+ to 5 years of experience
• Seniority Level: Associate
• Management Experience Required: Yes
• Minimum Education: High School Diploma or Equivalent
• Willingness to Travel: Never