Simmons Knife and Saw
Maintenance Supervisor
Simmons Knife and Saw, Glendale Heights, IL, United States
About the job Maintenance Supervisor
HOURS: 7:30am 4:00pm or 8am 4:30pm, Monday through Friday
REPORTS TO: Engineering Manager
80% of time will be spent hands-on on the floor. 20% of time will be spent on administrative tasks.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Supervise maintenance staff of 3.
- Review work orders, assign tasks to employees and verify the quality of work performed.
- Oversee and participate in preventive maintenance program including timely completion and appropriate documentation.
- Coordinate, schedule, perform and/or direct all interior building maintenance including HVAC, painting, floor care, electrical systems, plumbing systems, etc.
- Dismantle defective machines & equipment. Install new or repaired parts, following specifications & blueprints, using precision measuring instruments & hand tools.
- Interact with other departments as technical resource for manufacturing processes and equipment operation.
- Process enhancement, testing methodology & failure analysis.
- Maintain all records necessary to the machine & maintenance shop.
- Ensure all equipment has proper safety controls and devices.
- Equipment troubleshooting, solution recommendations and identification of opportunities for improvement.
- Maintain dies and die components including cleaning, lubrication, wear component replacement, and surface re-finishing.
- Document and control proper levels and overall inventories of replacement parts. Create and maintain Kanban system for common components.
- Participate in continuous improvement activities including but not limited to equipment, processes, and procedures. Contribute to Lean ideas and projects.
- Repair and fabricate parts that cannot be purchased economically or timely.
- Hands on machine building as needed.
- Layout and wiring of control panels based on schematics.
- Prototype development and testing.
- Modify existing designs to develop or improve products and facilitate manufacturing processes.
- Monitor progress of repairs and PMs and report status to Engineering Manager.
- Supervisory/lead person experience required.
- Minimum 10 years of mechanical knowledge with hands-on experience in industrial maintenance practices.
- Familiarity with electrical systems and troubleshooting techniques.
- Experience with lathe & mills required.
- Proficient use of measuring & gauging tools & instruments,
- Ability to self-direct workflow in logical order and the workflow of staff.
- Experience with motion control, PLC logic, grinding, and punch press operations desirable.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Will be trained to operate a forklift.