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Form of workGENERAL DESCRIPTION / PRIMARY PURPOSE:
- The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for leading the shift maintenance personnel and ensuring all maintenance work and scheduled PM's are completed in a timely fashion, under the direction of the Maintenance Manager. Maintenance activities must ensure that employee health and safety, product safety, and the protection of the environment are never compromised, and that all maintenance activities enhance product quality, plant performance, and the business objectives.
MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES AND TASKS/DUTIES OF THE POSITION:
- Assist work group in troubleshooting, operating, and maintaining production systems and facilities systems at times which include refrigeration equipment, boilers, fire systems, HVAC equipment, wastewater, compressed air equipment, vacuum pump system, high voltage switch gear, and all production equipment. Lead root cause and lean exercises helping to impact production uptime and quality.
- Champion the site safety objectives through leadership and effective communications. Assist Site Leadership and Safety Management Representative in the implementation of any safety related projects, upgrades, or improvements. Ensure there exists within the maintenance team an attitude of absolute intolerance for unsafe situations.
- Assist work group to implement and monitor an effective PM program and monitor the program on existing equipment and new equipment acquisitions. Ensure that work orders and work assignments are completed in a timely fashion by the maintenance department.
- Oversee the operation and tracking of the parts room and maintain the required inventory of spare parts. Maintain a record of equipment repair costs.
- Maintain good human relations skills, communication skills, and leadership qualities with supervisors, peers, and subordinates.
- Direct, coordinate, and manage scheduled maintenance and machine changeovers in conjunction with scheduled production.
- Assist group in developing and meeting training needs and develop overall programs to upgrade operating and maintenance skills and effectiveness.
- Prepare studies and carry out assignments as requested by Engineering and Maintenance Manager. Be available for assisting with specific assignments within the Engineering and Maintenance department.
- Assist with planning of the annual maintenance and repair budget while assisting in the preparation of the annual investment budget and maintaining M&R budget.
- Supervise contractors as assigned by Maintenance Manager.
- Maintain dialogue with counterparts at other Dole facilities to benefit from experiences and design proposals.
- Responsible to review and evaluate personnel concerning performance, safety, and training.
- Follow all food safety requirements and GMP's guidelines
