Maintenance and Repair Supervisor

Our Client, an Automotive company, is looking for a Maintenance and Repair Supervisor for their Redford, MI location.

Responsibilities:

• Supervisor overseeing all the skilled trades that do the repairs
• Maintenance supervisor.
• Various skilled trades employees report to them. Axel team, Engine team, etc.
• Expected to take the phone calls or radio calls of escalation from production for support with down pieces of equipment and dispatch the skilled tradesman to execute repairs
• If an Engineer is required, this candidate would call the Engineer.
• The maintenance supervisor is typically the 3rd point of escalation in the event of an issue.
• This role involves a lot of processing paperwork to process and close out work orders in an internal client system
• They are expected to be able to report out on and be responsible for the logging of hours performed on the repairs in their reports.
• This candidate's team also performs preventative maintenance
• This role will involve timecard management of their team
• They will be responsible for facilitating mandatory training requirements for their team
• They are also responsible for maintaining training compliance for their team
• Maintenance works when the line is working and when the line is down.
• There is a significant amount of weekends that this contractor would be expected to work.
• The selected contractor should assume you're working the weekends if production is not working.
• The manager describes this work as grass roots real world maintenance experience

Requirements:

• Verbal communication skills, attention to detail, and problem solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage one's time.
• Knowledge of raw materials, production processes, quality control and other techniques for maximizing the effective manufacture and distribution of goods.
• Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair and maintenance.
• Knowledge of design techniques, tools and principles involved in production of precision technical plans, blueprints, drawings and models.
• Education/Experience:
• High school diploma or GED required. Associate's degree in business or related field preferred.
• 5-7 years experience required.
• Ideal Candidate:
• Maintenance supervisors that used to be skilled trades or technicians in their past
• Able to offer coaching and advice to the skilled tradesman that are making the repairs
• UAW experience
• High School Diploma and 8+ years of experience OR Bachelor's Degree with 3+ years of experience
• Automotive industry experience
• Preferred:
• Journeyman certification (not required)
• Needs to be able to work independently because the candidate will be working on afternoon shift with minimal supervision
• Mechanical aptitude
• Hands on automotive hobbyist experience is applicable and a nice to have
• Top 3 must-have hard skills
• Maintenance supervisor experience that used to be skilled trades or technicians in their past employment experience
• UAW Experience
• High School Diploma and 8+ years of experience OR Bachelor's Degree with 3+ years of experience

Why Should You Apply?

• Health Benefits
• Referral Program
• Excellent growth and advancement opportunities