Maintenance Supervisor

Muncie, IN

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We are currently searching for a qualified and reliable maintenance supervisor to help lead our maintenance department. If you have proven experience in a maintenance and supervisory role, with excellent organizational and leadership abilities, then we encourage you to apply today. Our ideal candidate will demonstrate a good understanding of maintenance machinery and equipment, as well as outstanding written and verbal communication skills.

Reporting to the Maintenance Manager, the Maintenance Supervisor will be responsible for ensuring an efficient maintenance department, equipment reliability, continuous improvement of equipment, maintenance systems and maintenance associates training and programs. 

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Works closely with Maintenance Manager to align departmental activity to critical objectives, ensuring correct prioritization in a high pace environment.
• Assigns work to Maintenance Associates, including but not limited to, work orders and Proactive Maintenance (PM). Works closely with Maintenance Associates to identify and get the resources needed to complete the work. Follows up with corrective actions audit results, ideas, etc.
• Purchases and maintains the inventory of parts, supplies, tools, or equipment needed to perform maintenance.
• Improves reliability and uptime of all equipment, included but not limited to, improving inventory stocks, identifying critical spare parts, equipment breakdown investigation, corrective action implementation, etc. Takes a proactive approach to equipment issues with a “repair before it breaks” mentality.
• Prevents reoccurring breakdowns by taking a “Fix it once and for all” mentality.
• Prioritizes, schedules and coordinates work to be performed on equipment. Ensures work is completed safely, efficiently, and effectively following the Spartech standards. Maintains the E- Maintenance system. Use these systems as the main communication tool for maintenance purposes. Makes sure due dates are being met.
• Documents work completed such as work orders, PM records, equipment information/history, electronic files, etc. for easy retrieval by other coworkers.
• Responsible for the maintenance training program, including but not limited to, implementation, on-going training, improvement, and record keeping.
• Establishes Maintenance Associates’ accountability, including but not limited to, training issues, output reasons, input as to overall performance reviews, etc.
• Responsible for implementation of a Proactive Maintenance program for all plant equipment.
• Enforces, maintains, and implements Standardization of parts and equipment.
• Responsible for all activities in the Maintenance Shop.
• Supports the vision, mission, and guiding principles of the company.
• Position follows, implements, and trains others on applicable Safety, Health and Environmental rules and guidelines while performing any procedure work. Maintains departmental housekeeping standards.
• Any other projects or duties assigned by management.

Requirements

Education & Experience:

• Associates Degree or Technical School Degree
• Minimum five (5) years Manufacturing experience, ideally within Plastics Industry
• Competency in computer and PC software including MS office, ideally SAP and ADP
• Minimum three (3) years in a Maintenance leadership position managing direct reports, as well as broad knowledge of safety procedures and manufacturing operations.

• 5 -7 years of prior experience in industrial maintenance, electrical, mechanical, or in a related field; or a combination of education and experience deemed equivalent.

This position reports to the Maintenance Manager.

Benefits

We offer competitive salary, incentive, and benefit programs. - Most Benefits Start Day ONE!

Benefits include:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Company paid Life & Long-term/Short-term disability programs.
• 401(k) with strong company match.
• 120 hours Paid Time Off (pro-rated based on hire date),.
• 11 paid holidays.

Spartech LLC, headquartered in Maryland Heights, Missouri is a leading manufacturing organization in the Custom Sheet & Roll Stock and Packaging industries with over a dozen locations throughout the United States. We have a broad customer base with extensive product offerings. Many of our materials are used in products you might see every day— for example if you start your morning with a yogurt or your child eats a single serving peanut butter—you may have already seen some of our materials. More unique uses of our materials can be seen in Military or security applications; for example, with bullet proof materials. From routine daily-life to life-saving applications—we make a difference. Our broad scope of products and services keep our environment interesting and challenging with a culture focused on success.

Spartech, LLC provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status, or other legally protected classification in the state in which a person is seeking employment. Spartech will use E-Verify to ensure employment eligibility of newly hired employees where required.