Maintenance Supervisor
GAF
**Job Description:**
**Introduction**
At GAF, we cover more than just buildings. We cover each other. Under this roof, you will have the tools and resources you need to grow and develop in your career. You will experience our incredible culture and will be empowered to support your teammates, your customers, and especially your community. Under this roof, we define the future while leading the present through our deep wells of experience and our responsibility to the future to drive improvements and innovation in our products. We are GAF. And under this roof, we protect what matters most.
**Summary**
The Plant Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for working and managing the Plant Maintenance Department, preventive maintenance, machine modifications, and general ground maintenance, as well as reviewing information and making strategic decisions to improve machine uptime, and reduce expenses, downtime, and overtime. This position reports to the Maintenance Manager.
**Essential Duties**
Specific responsibilities include, but are not limited to, employee management of the Plant Maintenance Department personnel, consisting of:
+ Interviewing, hiring, and training new employees in compliance with company guidelines, and federal and state governmental laws and regulations.
+ Providing timely performance coaching and counseling in the form of daily verbal feedback, annual written performance evaluations, frequent positive encouragement and recognition, and documented disciplinary actions, as necessary.
+ Managing employee vacation/time-off requests to ensure employees’ compliance with company guidelines, and adequate departmental coverage.
+ Identifying employees’ training/developmental needs and ensuring the accomplishment of these training objectives.
+ Scheduling employees’ working hours to provide machine coverage and downtime maintenance repairs with a minimum amount of overtime.
+ Maintain accuracy of timekeeping/payroll system daily, and approve before payroll run.
**Maintenance Department responsibilities:**
+ Troubleshoot and repair electrical problems.
+ Evaluate and modify PLC programs and touch screens as needed.
+ Provide internal maintenance training or coordinate external training with HR as needed.
+ Maintain a sufficient supply of spare machine parts and maintenance supplies.
+ Assist Maintenance employees when needed.
+ Continually update preventive maintenance schedule, and ensure timely completion.
+ Continually seek ways of modifying machines to improve efficiency or product quality.
+ Inspect the plant and grounds on a routine basis for potential hazards or OSHA violations and schedule necessary corrections.
+ Participate in Maintenance/Production meetings.
+ Participate in plant environmental/safety inspections.
+ Ensure that all Maintenance areas are maintained in a neat, clean, and orderly fashion.
**Strategic Planning and Direction:**
+ Obtain and review statistical information regarding machine performance and identify areas to improve uptime.
+ Evaluate and report on work orders to prioritize and ensure timely completion, working closely with production and quality departments.
+ Review time and labor data to streamline maintenance operations wherever possible, and reduce overtime.
+ Proactively identify and implement ideas for improving relationships between maintenance, production, and the lab at both plant facilities (rolled roofing plant and liquid resin facility) working to create a cohesive working environment.
+ Safety & Environmental
+ Comply with all safety regulations and policies
+ Utilize all prescribed PPE (personal protective equipment), at all times in designated areas (such as safety glasses, welding hoods, gloves, cutting goggles, respirators, shoes, vests, etc.)
+ Observe all safety requirements (such as, lockout/tag out, hot work permits, forklift seatbelt, hazardous work, confined space, elevated work, etc.,)
+ Actively participate in plant safety meetings and lead weekly maintenance safety meetings.
+ Immediately report safety hazards to the appropriate management
+ Proactively look for safety improvements and bring them to the attention of the management team
+ Comply with all environmental regulations
+ Ensure the maintenance team is following all environmental regulations in the performance of duties, and properly disposing of waste and used parts, etc.
+ Coordinate with Maintenance/Operations Management in the assignment and implementation of approved safety and/or environmental improvements or repairs (equipment, facility, etc.)
+ Provide backup assistance to maintenance personnel, as needed.
+ Provide maintenance assistance for the plant as needed, including: PLC, Fabrication, Machine Shop, etc.
**Under This Roof, We Require**
+ 5+ years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment
+ Strong background in Allen Bradley PLC systems (Installation, Troubleshooting, and Programming.)
+ 3+ years of recent supervisory experience
+ Strong electrical and mechanical background
+ Excellent communication and administrative abilities
+ Strong leadership capabilities
+ Ability to coach and motivate others
+ Excellent organizational skills
+ Proven follow-up and problem-resolution ability
+ Solid computer skills
**Physical Demands** :
+ Must meet physical requirements to work in confined spaces as required by OSHA.
+ Must be able to lift 50 pounds.
+ Must meet physical requirements to safely operate all moving equipment, ie. forklifts, man lifts, tractors, and sweepers, as required by OSHA.
+ Must be able to climb ladders and stairs.
+ Must have the ability to work in the plant/warehouse environment (including high/low temperatures, dust, humidity, etc.)
+ Must have visual acuity to read documents, files, computer screens, equipment information, etc.
**Work Environment** : The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
+ While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving equipment. The noise level in the work environment is usually very loud.
+ The noise level in the work environment requires hearing protection.
**How We Protect What Matters Most**
+ We offer a wide range of health insurance options that include medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.
+ Our Family-Building benefits support the many different journeys to fertility and parenthood.
+ Our robust 401K plan includes an employer match contribution with your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions.
+ Other exciting programs and perks are available to help employees achieve work-life balance, including (but not limited to) a wellness program, free financial coaching, a referral program, and product rebates when purchased for an employee’s primary residence.
+ Professional growth and development are very important to us! We offer internal training programs and courses, as well as a generous tuition reimbursement program.
+ We put diversity and inclusion into action with our Employee Resource Groups, which unite employees based on common perspectives, identities, demographic factors, or out of a desire to be an ally.
GAF complies with federal, state, and local disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If a reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact HR Services at 833-HR-XPERT.
We believe our employees are our greatest resource. We offer competitive salary, benefits, 401k, and vacation packages for all full time permanent positions. We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and GAF, Standard Logistics, SGI, and Siplast are proud to be affirmative action employers. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. If applying for positions in the U.S., must be eligible to work in the U.S. without need for employer sponsored visa (work permit).
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With 130+ years in the industry, GAF is the leading roofing manufacturer in North America. As a member of the Standard Industries family of companies, we are also part of the largest roofing and waterproofing business in the world.
Our communities help give our work meaning and the products we manufacture help protect what matters most. The shingles help to shelter the families living in the homes in our towns. The TPO helps protect what is under that hospital’s roof. In addition to quality products, we make sure they are installed by quality craftsmen and women. The full GAF portfolio of solutions is supported by an extensive national network of factory-certified contractors.
GAF continues to be the leader in quality and offers comprehensive warranty protection on its products and systems. Our success is driven by a commitment to empowering our people to deliver advanced quality and purposeful innovation and the desire to protect what matters most.
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