Maintenance/Reliability Supervisor - North Sioux City, SD

Job description

A mutually rewarding experience.

Work. Realize your ambitions. And realize there's more to being in business than just making a profit. That's the Mars philosophy. And the opportunity we offer every one of our Associates. An opportunity to take what you do and make it mean more for you, for those around you and for the planet. What you get here is challenging, interesting work. You get the tools you need to do a great job and you get to have the best possible people on your side to help you do it. And at the same time as getting to find ways to do business better today than we did it yesterday and driving a great career, you also get to build a more enlightened business and drive sustainability.

Because it's never just about a single person, a single project or a single brand. It's about how you can grab everything that's within your reach here and use it to pursue mutual, long-term gain. It's about having ideas. And ideals. Being prepared to risk failure because the promise of success means we'll all be a little better off. It's that mix of integrity and ambition that makes Mars such a special place to work. And why working here is always about more than just a job.

About Mars, Incorporated

Mars is a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world's best-loved brands: M&M's®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN'S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, VCA® and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire its more than 100,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.

***This role will be based in North Sioux City, SD. Possible relocation assistance/signing bonus for the right candidate.***

Job Purpose:

A Maintenance/Reliability Supervisor role is to effectively and efficiently prioritize, communicate, facilitate and co¬-ordinate all maintenance activities within their area. This position requires working closely with other supply groups particularly Quality Control and Operations to insure consistent product quality, productivity and safety. The Maintenance Supervisor will make assignments and monitor progress, co-ordinate training and develop associates in their area of responsibility. The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for developing and implementing continuous improvement activities that address safety, quality, and efficiency. The maintenance Supervisor is responsible for detailed planning of work scheduled in their area. The Maintenance Supervisor will partner with production to schedule jobs. He/she must have in-depth knowledge of the entire maintenance area and be recognized as an expert in multiple technologies. The Maintenance Supervisor role requires strong leadership, communication, interpersonal and team building skills to support site objectives.

Principal Accountabilities:

Safety Compliance

·  Train technicians on safe operating procedures.
·  Provide input or lead any safety investigation for area of responsibility.
·  Ensure working conditions are normal and enforce safety requirements.

Maintenance Supervisor

·  Lead the development of maintenance standard work instructions that reflect best practices and follow-up to be sure they are used appropriately.
·  Conduct training (technical) to ensure associates can perform standardized work within given time frames.
·  Manage day to day staffing. This includes vacation planning for area of responsibility.
·  Collect and report shift information.

Equipment Maintenance and Sanitation

·  Effectively communicates and schedule PMs and corrective work in the area of responsibility.
·  Maintains clean work environment including 5S adherence and follow through to ensure completion of action plans to address sources of contamination.

Performance Management & Associate Engagement

·  Jointly agree, with the Technical Manager, job and development expectations for associates by area/job
·  Communicate job and development expectations to associates
·  Provide performance coaching and feedback to associates on a regular basis
·  Involved with hiring decisions along with Technical Manager
·  Team engagement including facilitation of team building discussions and events
·  Provide supplemental input for associates' performance reviews

Recognized Expert for Maintenance

·  Prioritizes all of the maintenance activities such as unplanned work orders, continuous improvement activities, and operational preventative maintenance programs.
·  Monitor CMMS data accuracy for their crew.
·  Demonstrated ability to resolve non-routine issues at root cause and incorporate into preventive actions.
·  Detailed knowledge of area including process flow, rates, critical control points, metrics (ATS, TRS, costs).
·  Ability to troubleshoot routine and non-routine issues and direct maintenance team resources towards achieving safe, timely, cost efficient solutions.
·  Effective shift communications. Attends and leads on maintenance issues in shift overlaps, quality reviews, and daily meetings as required.
·  Ability to complete root cause failure analysis on issues involving reliability, product/packaging defects, downtime and slow time.
·  Effectively works and communicates with all departments (scheduling, engineering, R&D, IE, logistics, operations, etc.)

Knowledge of Skills needed:

Leadership Skills:

·  Recognized leader at the team and area level
·  Make logical/timely decisions
·  Take initiative to be proactive with improvement teams
·  Takes initiative to organize and lead team meetings

Communication Skills:

·  Good speaking, writing, and listening skills.
·  Responsible for written documentation control for area of responsibility
·  Shares information across teams and across managers
·  Relates well with associates at all levels
·  Can tactfully give and receive timely feedback to team members
·  Demonstrates good listening skills
·  Seeks first to understand and coaches team members.

Technical Job Skills:

·  General skills and basic mechanical and/or electrical aptitude
·  Responsible for co-ordination and effectiveness of start-ups, transitions, and shutdowns
·  Demonstrates technical/analytical skills by effectively performing troubleshooting and repair/replace on modules of expertise

Training Skills:

·  Solid training skills for one to one or situations on systems of expertise
·  Identify, develop, and deliver training for area of responsibility
·  Share expertise to coach others to improve efficiency and achieve results

Initiative:

·  Displays a high degree of initiative and participation within the area. Assumes ownership of area.
·  Demonstrates strong drive, commitment and initiative.
·  Displays dependability and responsibility.
·  Utilizes time and maintains good attendance.
·  Is driven to go beyond routine thinking and tasks.
·  Self-starter and can work with minimal direct supervision.

Minimum Requirements:

·  High School diploma or equivalent, in-house training is required.
·  Two (2)+ years of on-the-job experience as a maintenance lead/supervisor/manager/, leading high performing maintenance/reliability/technical staff
·  Ability to be liaison between process, operations, maintenance, logistics, QC and R&D
·  Ability to plan and schedule all maintenance work in area of responsibility
·  Demonstrate a strong ability to troubleshoot and problem solve
·  Must possess strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work in a team environment
·  Must be able to multi task
·  Must have strong computer proficiency in Microsoft office suite.
·  Must be able to lift a maximum of 50 lbs
·  Must be able to climb stairs
·  Perform repetitive movements
·  Must be willing to work overtime, weekends and all scheduled shutdowns as needed
·  Must have strong communication skills
·  Must have the understanding of GMP's, HACCP and ISO
·  Advanced analytical thinking & problem solving

Preferred Qualifications:

·  Associate Degree or high level education or equivalent training is considered a plus
·  Four (4)+ years of on-the-job experience as a maintenance lead/supervisor/manager/, leading high performing maintenance/reliability/technical staff
·  Reliability Centered Maintenance and predictive maintenance programs experience

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.

Nearest Major Market: Sioux Falls