Shift Leader, Maintenance - Barnwell, United States - Swiss Krono

Description

Key Responsibilities:

• Communicate effectively with production department employees to understand their issues related to the manufacturing equipment.
• Effectively assign resources to support all manufacturing departments.
• Proficiently diagnose complex machine and process issues with the equipment, whether electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic or of a controls nature.
• Repair the equipment issue(s) in a timely manner with reasonable cost.
• Properly charge parts to the correct work order and cost center.
• Analyze the breakdown, using Root Cause Analysis, to understand how to prevent reoccurrence.
• Communicate to the maintenance planner any unresolved issues to be addressed on PM.
• Observe the operation of all equipment for issues that might cause breakdown or loss of efficiency.
• Work with maintenance planner to plan work for preventive maintenance.
• Resolve complex issues with shift technicians.
• Attend and participate in pre and post shift turn-over meetings.
• Ensure all production equipment downtime is accurately documented and logged via shift report.
• Drive reduction of equipment downtime on their assigned shift.

Professional Experience:

• Minimum five years of experience in manufacturing maintenance.
• Experience in troubleshooting and repair of pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical drive systems, and electrical controls.
• Must have, or possess desire and ability to learn rapidly, extensive controls experience including PLC, Servo Drives, VFD's, and process controllers

Education and specialized skills profile:

• Minimum high school diploma or equivalent.
• Two-year degree in mechanical or electrical technology preferred.
• Basic Computer skills to be able to use programs for work order and parts management.

Environment and Behavioral profile:

• Must be able to complete tasks with little or no supervision.
• Must be able to work in environments that include elevated temperatures and dusty conditions.
• Must have excellent leadership skills to manage maintenance technicians on shift to support manufacturing.
• Must use leadership skills to set priorities for the shift team to minimize manufacturing downtime while working with production shift leads.
• Must use leadership skills to work together with production shift leads to analyze manufacturing issues and to execute plans effectively to resolve agreed upon issues.
• Must use leadership skills to provide technical support to production to help evaluate process issues.

Linguistic Profile:

• The Maintenance Department embraces the diversity of languages, but most, if not all, communication verbally and written is preferred in English to successfully complete the appropriate scope of work.

Mobility and Physical Requirement profile:

• Work location is Barnwell, SC and operates in a manufacturing environment.
• Be expected to stand for a full shift. Employee will be required to perform climbing stairs, walking, squatting, kneeling, or driving lift truck duties at variable frequency.
• There is occasional lifting that may require handling of components which can weigh up to 50 lbs.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and walk and talk or hear; use hands and finger, handle or operate objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must occasionally climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, ambient air, temperature extremes, combustible dust fumes or airborne particles, traffic, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and vibration.
• The schedule is a rotating schedule, 12 hours per shift, 14 shifts in 28 days, days, nights, and weekends.

Key relationships (internal and external stakeholder)

• Internal: PT, FUB, KT, Maintenance, Shipping, and Administration.
• External: Vendors, Suppliers, Service Contractors, and other Krono Swiss Plants.

EEO:

Swiss Krono USA is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran, or disability status.

Hourly Wage: $32.50