Supervisor, Maintenance at Avient in Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France

Supervisor, Maintenance

Location: Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France

Under the Supervision of the Plant Manager/Maintenance Manager, the Maintenance Supervisor will be responsible for ensuring an efficient maintenance department, equipment reliability, continuous improvement of equipment, maintenance systems and maintenance associates training and programs.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Assigns work to Maintenance Associates, including but not limited to, work orders and Proactive Maintenance (PM). Works closely with Maintenance Associates to identify and get the resources needed to complete the work. Follows up with corrective actions audit results, ideas, etc.
• Purchases and maintains the inventory of parts, supplies, tools or equipment needed to perform maintenance.
• Improves reliability and uptime of all equipment, included but not limited to, improving inventory stocks, identifying critical spare parts, equipment breakdown investigation, corrective action implementation, etc. Takes a proactive approach to equipment issues with a “repair before it breaks” mentality.
• Prevents reoccurring breakdowns by taking a “Fix it once and for all” mentality.
• Prioritizes, schedules and coordinates work to be performed on equipment. Ensures work is completed safely, efficiently and effectively following the Avient standards. Maintains the E-Maintenance system. Use these systems as the main communication tool for maintenance purposes. Makes sure due dates are being met.
• Documents work completed such as work orders, PM records, equipment information/history, electronic files, etc. for easy retrieval by other coworkers.
• Responsible for the maintenance training program, including but not limited to, implementation, on going training, improvement and record keeping.
• Establishes Maintenance Associates’ accountability, including but not limited to, training issues, output reasons, input as to overall performance reviews, etc.
• Responsible for implementation of a Proactive Maintenance program for all plant equipment.
• Enforces, maintains and implements Standardization of parts and equipment.
• Responsible for all activities in the Maintenance Shop.
• Supports the vision, mission and guiding principles of the company.
• Position follows, implements, and trains others on applicable Safety, Health and Environmental rules and guidelines while performing any procedure work. Maintains departmental housekeeping standards.
• Any other projects or duties assigned by management.

Physical/Environ. Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to walk. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities may require close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. Requires the use of safety equipment as dictated by the work area such as safety glasses and shoes, dust mask, hard hat, respirator, face shield, hearing protection, chemical suit, gloves, aprons, etc. Work is inside and the typical noise level is loud. Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and fumes or airborne particles. The employee is frequently exposed to vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or
caustic chemicals and risk of electrical shock.

Scope

Manufacturing Plant.

Other

Reports to Manufacturing Manager and Plant Manager.