Technical (Maintenance) Supervisor Job at Republic Plastics in Eloy

Are you seeking a career that allows opportunity for growth and competitive pay? Founded in 1999, Republic Plastics serves customers throughout North America with premium disposable tableware. We offer employer cost shared benefits, 401k, and much more. Position Summary: Supervises and develops assigned maintenance personnel and proactively coordinates all activities of the technical department in manner that supports global plant operations. Areas include but are not limited to; Extrusion, Thermoforming, Maintenance, Warehouse and General Operations. Position takes a lead role on all plant matters concerning EH&S. Responsibilities: To perform this job successfully, this individual must be able to perform each job duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential job functions. The Technical Supervisor essential job duties, but are not limited to the following. • Keeps all plant equipment in safe operating condition. • Supervises all full time and temporary Associates assigned to the Technical department. • Trains, coaches, evaluates, counsels, audits and reviews full time and temporary Associates assigned to the Technical department. • Plans and coordinates all corrective and preventative maintenance with the appropriate plant personnel and the operations manager. • Enforces extraordinary high quality repair standards. • Takes leading role with regards to required EH&S dedicated programs. • Proactively procures plant equipment, supplies and parts with the highest quality and lowest cost in mind. • Persistently pursues the completion of company goals and objectives. • Leads plant expansion and major process improvements activities. • Maintains maintenance spending accounts to set budgets. • Takes a leading role on plant food safety audits. • Performs routine plant safety audits. Repairs any discrepancies expeditiously. • Professionally confers with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments. • Confer with management or subordinates to resolve worker problems, complaints, or grievances. Ensures follow up is completed on all issues. • Implement, follow and enforce safety and sanitation regulations. • Implement, follow and enforce policies and procedures. • Follow, comply with and model all company rules, policies and directives, including the Associate Handbook. • Lead, manage and discipline Associates when appropriate in accordance with all policies. • Ensure everyone is treated equally and consistently including timeliness. • Confer with other supervisors to coordinate operations and activities within or between departments. • Demonstrate equipment operations and work and safety procedures to new Associates, or assign Associates to experienced workers for training. • Read and analyze charts, work orders, shipping schedules, and other records and reports to determine requirements and to evaluate current shipping needs. • Support Operations Manager with day to day plant activities and responsibilities. • Proactively communicate schedule changes to all parties possibly impacted. • Purchase necessary supplies and inventory items for the department. • Drive a CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT culture in every facet of company operations. • Ensures the Plant Operations Manager is well informed in a timely manner on all plant activities, including but not limited to; Safety, Quality, Productivity, Training and ALL Human Resource issues. • Attends work as scheduled, including 40 or more hours per week and weekends and • evenings as required. Must also be able to also effectively respond to issues related to • a 24-hour/7 days a week operation. This list of job duties is not all-encompassing. Associates will be expected to perform all other duties that will be assigned as necessary.