Senior Maintenance Supervisor - 1709363

Position: SENIOR MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Duration: Full Time

Must have:

5 years or more experience in food manufacturing or related industries/processes is preferred.

Maintenance experience is required.

Preventive Maintenance knowledge required.

Experience in union-labour is preferred.

Proven leadership experience required.

Schedule: Thursday through Monday, with Tuesday & Wednesday off, working on 2nd or 3rd shift along with overtime as required

Job description:

The Senior Maintenance Supervisor role would support as a Maintenance Manager for our Production Lines. Our goal is to achieve zero breakdowns and efficient maintenance costs. The Maintenance Lead will be key in this objective by coordinating planned corrective, preventive and predictive maintenance activities through the technical development of the maintenance and operation teams of the production lines that you will manage.

This role will focus on loss eradication (breakdown) and implementation of line E2E (End to End) reliability using all progressive maintenance pillar tools, maintenance and CBM (condition-based monitoring) technologies, leadership in maintenance, repairs and operations/spare parts, utilization of the SAP maintenance module and skills development.

Functions:

• Effective at being a Servant Leader, leading and managing change and building a high performing team
• Trust, empowers and gives coaching to the team, while holding every individual accountable
• Knowledge of Continuous Improvement processes such as TPM and Lean Manufacturing.
• Proven PM (Progressive Maintenance) expertise, including Planned Maintenance, Root Cause analysis and Condition Based Maintenance
• Experience in a union environment
• Experience in the food industry preferred.
• SAP PM Module experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to make major and rapid changes to a strong legacy organization. Improving parts, parts management and purchasing are a plus.
• Manufacturing experience (i.e. process, continuous improvement, maintenance, line leadership roles, etc.)
• Qualified on the I2M / IIM Process.
• Qualified on AM Step 3.
• Capable of leading and influencing people at higher and lower levels.
• Understands and is trained on key pillars like IIM, AM, and PM.
• A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career.
• Strong operational & manufacturing leadership experience in the food manufacturing industry with experience in Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), 5S, Integrated Lean 6 Sigmas tools and concepts.
• Excellent communication (verbal & written).
• Coaching and leadership skills in a team-based environment.
• Demonstrated abilities in analytics, problem solving, and team building
• Strong financial & business acumen, project management skills, and knowledge of industrial maintenance and manufacturing equipment.