Maintenance Supervisor - Tire & Wheel

Job description

Position Title

Maintenance Supervisor - Tire & Wheel

Function

Maintenance

Site / Location of Position

US - Smyrna, TN

Legal Entity

Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA)

Posting Description

Job Summary
Manages or supervises a group of multi-craft, skilled maintenance team members. Maintains and repairs production equipment, tooling, and facilities systems in the assigned area. Plans and schedules maintenance work related to corrective maintenance, preventative maintenance, work order requests, equipment installation and project related work. Facilitates all work group activities to meet established quality standards and the objectives of cost, delivery and safety. Conducts high level decision making during equipment downtime events in order to coordinate troubleshooting efforts. Prepares instructional presentations and breakdown presentations to share knowledge and to improve department programs.

Job Functions
Maintains a maintenance log of preventive and corrective maintenance work orders. Assigns jobs and schedules work as required to maintain this completion level of preventative and corrective maintenance. Orders any materials required to complete repairs to machinery. Reviews monthly non-production stores purchases, tagged equipment repair items and track scrap costs. Addresses long and short term quality concerns and then provides feedback to production, engineering and quality control. Ensures team members operate in a safe and efficient manner. Facilitates implementation of action to improve safety performance. Proactive in identifying and addressing safety concerns before an accident occurs. Determines methods to meet and improve equipment uptime goals. Schedules team members for technical and powered equipment training. Maintains all related training documentation. Helps in the planning and installation of new equipment, working with engineering and outside vendors. Helps to set up parts associated with the new equipment. Manages the implementation of equipment or engineering changes to enhance the performance, reliability and predictability of equipment or processes. This includes management of hardware, software and documentation of changes as required to complete the modifications. Tracks and maintains employee records related to attendance, performance, overtime, safety, mobile equipment licensing and training. Keeps team members updated on all policies and procedures applicable to them.

Management Accountabilities
Has nonexempt subordinates. Supervises and provides leadership, coaching, guidance, training and staff development; interviews and selects unit employees; plans and evaluates employee performance; counsels and disciplines employees as necessary; recommends termination when appropriate; and monitors time and attendance of subordinates. As necessary, performs other related duties of which the above are representative.

Minimum Qualifications

Job Knowledge and Skill : Excellent communication and motivational skills. Working knowledge of maintenance practices. Good written and oral communication skills. Prefer candidates with knowledge of PLC programming, robotics, fluid power control and mechanical fundamentals.
Experience : Three to five years of related experience at a professional level.
Supervisory Experience : Two to five years in a work leader role coordinating the work of other employees or contractors. This includes training new employees, assigning work, and checking the timeliness and quality of work.
Education : One or two years of post-high school education. Consider equivalent related college or technical courses, seminars and in-house classroom training.
Computer Skills : Proficiency in Microsoft Office tools, other PC applications, and mainframe applications to produce non-standard, creative products.
Travel : Infrequent day and overnight travel.