May - The Monty Heat Treat News

Item #O313 Successful and Growing Midwest Commercial Heat Treater is looking for a
hands on Maintenance Supervisor with 5-10 years of heat treat maintenance in a
supervisory position from a Commercial or Captive Heat Treat Operation. The Maintenance
Supervisor will be responsible for overall plant maintenance including supervision of
technical staff, budget development and tracking, capital projects, equipment installs,
development and tracking metrics for preventive maintenance program, and working with
outside vendors to identify support resources for completing capital projects. This person
will need to read and update blue prints to support equipment changes, modifications or
plant layout to support manufacturing processes. You will work with reading diagrams,
schematics or engineering specifications, The Maintenance Supervisor must know how
furnaces work, atmospheres, and overall heat treat operations. Internal Quench,
Endothermic gas generators ideal. This person will be responsible for the repair of
equipment, electrical and mechanical, hydraulic and electromechanical. The Supervisor will
maintain and record equipment preventative maintenance schedules on set intervals,
pursue opportunities for continuous plant improvements and maintain a well organized
maintenance/tool shop. They will be responsible for long term planning and tactical/reactive
issues as needed. They will have to grasp the departmental responsibilities that affect scrap,
rework, on time delivery, departmental wages, departmental profitability and overall
effectiveness of the department. The Maintenance Supervisor will be responsible for
estimating time and material cost for repairs. Building maintenance, forklift operation and
tool use are required. Good communication, record keeping and organizational skills a must.
The ideal candidate will have welding and fabrication skills, and should have 5-10 years
experience as a Maintenance Supervisor or Manager. They should have experience with a
good understanding in repair, assembly, disassembly, brazing, soldering, welding, installing
equipment, maintaining, adjusting or lubricating machinery and controls, trouble shooting
(locate, identify, diagnose, repair and test) with a Commercial Heat Treat company.
Candidates can also be considered from Captive Heat Treat operations, within a
manufacturing organization.
For an ideal fit, the following items are desired.
• Proven track record with managing / leading a multi person maintenance
department.
• Good understanding of a maintenance department budget and has managed their
monthly budget effectively
• Root cause analysis training. Can identify all possible causes of a problem and or at
least lead his people to identify causes.
• Understands a maintenance software package and has managed his department
using one.
• Has put together a comprehensive PM program and can show improvement over
time.
• Has great organizational and planning skills and has demonstrated that equipment
break downs will not put his plans on hold.
• Must demonstrate good communication skills by being clear and concise with his
people, other departments, and the leadership team.
• Able to mentor a team of 5 or less.
• Excellent attendance required.
• Can be a strategic leader, long term planning, ability to be tactical and reactive as
needed.
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