Maintenance Supervisor
Waterloo, IA
Why John
Deere
What It Takes
The John Deere Agricultural
and Turf division touches every corner of the globe. If it's
green and growing, chances are John Deere has a hand in it.
Our products provide complete solutions, whether it's to nurture
seeds into a bountiful crop, beautify our parks, carpet our golf
courses or taking care of the lawns and gardens that surround our
homes. Join John Deere--a proven business leader--and watch your
potential grow.
What You'll
Do
We are seeking a Maintenance Supervisor for Waterloo
Works Service Parts Organization, leading a team of 25
employees, including maintenance mechanics, electricians and tool
makers to achieve safety, quality, cost/expense and delivery
goals. Additionally within this role, you
will:
- Administer employee policies, practices, procedures and work rules appropriate for the unit. Monitor individual and team performance and take corrective action including discipline, as needed and respond to complaints to ensure the Company and employees adhere to policies, practices, procedures and work rules.
- Establish employee environment regarding communications, feedback and overall guidance. Ensure that assigned personnel have appropriate training, work instruction and tools to successfully do their job.
- Determine maintenance priorities based on the production schedule and make daily assignments including filling vacancies and assigning overtime in order to adhere to the needs of the production operations.
- Implement and monitor safety programs and housekeeping.
- Plan for maintenance of equipment and facilities to maximize the uptime and utilization of capital equipment assets.
- Monitor and make corrections to stay within the department operating budget.
- Direct departmental continuous improvement plans and activities.
What It
Takes
An Associates Degree in Engineering Technology, Industrial
Technology, or other equivalent technical discipline with 3 - 5
years experience in a maintenance environment OR a 4 year technical
degree with a minimum of 2 years experience is required.
Certification and licenses will be considered toward experience as
well. Additionally, this role will require:
- Strong prioritization and organization skills (i.e. preventative maintenance programs, tool crib organization).
- Knowledge of safety, quality and environmental laws, regulations and goals.
- Knowledge of manufacturing processes, quality, tooling, tool design, total preventative maintenance and facilities.
- Knowledge of shop floor manufacturing (CIPP) and/or maintenance pay systems.
- Understanding of Lean Manufacturing, Just-in-Time, Kanban, Demand Flow Technology.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Demonstrated team leadership and mentoring experience.
Desired:
- 3 - 5 years of supervisory experience in a production maintenance environment.
- Experience in a leadership role in a union environment.
- Skilled in electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical troubleshooting for CNC machining centers, gear cutting equipment, and robotic systems.
- Experience in supporting precision gear manufacturing.
- Technical skills or work experience in PLC control system design, communication bus interfaces, and wireless communications.
- Knowledge of contract management and Materials & Systems tracking systems.
- Knowledge of general accounting in support of establishing and managing departmental operating budgets.
- Experience with Maintenance Management systems.
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Experience in use of statistical tools and techniques for quality improvement.
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Experience with Production Control systems, preferably SAP.
The information contained herein is not intended to be an
exhaustive list of all responsibilities and qualifications required
of individuals performing the job. The qualifications
detailed in this job description are not considered the minimum
requirements necessary to perform the job, but rather as
guidelines. An Equal Opportunity Employer, John Deere
requires a diversity of people, perspectives and ideas to address
the complex challenges of its global business.
Join John Deere--a proven business leader--and watch your
potential grow! To learn more about the Waterloo, IA area: http://www.deere.com/en_US/careers/locations/waterloo.html
