Electrical Supervisor
GAF
- Shafter, CA
- $90,000-115,000 per year
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Provide equipment-related expertise and technical guidance. Enhance communication and coordination between maintenance and other departments, especially the production department.
- Provide input and feedback to the planners and storeroom personnel to refine/finalize labor, parts, priorities and methods.
- Manage work distribution ensuring each employee has a full day’s work each day and that the assigned work is within each employee’s knowledge and skill level.
- Ensure safety, quality, timeliness, cost and thoroughness of work performed. Supervise on-the-job performance of the Maintenance Electricians.
- Responds as first call-in contact for automation and electrical emergencies.
- Investigate and analyze electrical and controls related problems associated with the manufacturing operation.
- Assist in the design and installation of electrical/electronic equipment including PLCs, electrical power distribution systems, instrumentation, servo motors and drives, and variable speed aC/DC drives.
- Effectively manages the utilization of planned maintenance hours to maximize machine line efficiency and production volumes.
- Actively participate in the planning, coordination, and implementation of maintenance activities to ensure they are consistently successfully completed in the allotted time frame while ensuring the work completed allows for excellent machine reliability.
- Follow up on issues that did not go as planned during shutdowns and implement methods to prevent future occurrences.
- Assist and train Maintenance Electricians and other employees as needed with technical and troubleshooting related matters.
- Provide a safe workplace through adherence to company safety policy, housekeeping and defined standards of training.
- Lead maintenance department safety meetings.
- Monitor compliance to safety policies and procedures, conduct inspections of plant areas, and ensure deficiencies found are resolved or appropriately communicated.
- Ensure maintenance technicians are well trained, involved, and committed to meeting department expectations including following all safety requirements.
- Stand for long periods of time
- Climb ladders and stairs and use catwalks
- Bend at the knees and waist
- Regularly lift and/or move up to 25 lbs. and occasionally lift and/or move 50 lbs. (or more with assistance)
- Regularly push and pull objects, push carts, and other equipment.
- Hear alarm bells and communicate on radio/walkie talkies
- Use color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and be able to adjust your depth of focus.
- Use hands and fingers to feel and handle objects, tools, controls panels, and products.
- Wear and use required safety equipment, including safety glasses, steel-toe safety shoes, hearing protection, head protection, and gloves.
- Provide Leadership in department and administrative support required to be an effective supervisor. Observe employee work skills and provide on-the-job training, tutoring and coaching.
- Suggest ways to improve methods, procedures and work practices.
- Address performance issues promptly and in a fair and consistent manner and provide effective and timely feedback using the performance evaluation process.
- Schedule work days and off days of Maintenance Electricians and track vacation as well as floating holidays based on work requirements.
- Provide direct input in the hiring of Maintenance Electricians and maintenance technicians.
- Support department expense target goals by minimizing maintenance costs without negatively impacting operating results.
- Support efforts to minimize cost for major repair items and efforts to minimize purchased maintenance costs by utilizing company personnel for maintenance and capital projects versus using outside contractors whenever possible.
- Evaluate alternative parts or new suppliers to improve costs. Identify shop and fabrication work opportunities that can be performed in house versus being completed by outside resources.
- Support efforts for the large capital projects within the plant.
- Participate in maintenance efforts to review equipment design, layout, and safety related aspects of new equipment.
- Communicate project plans and progress to the maintenance department and be a conduit for maintenance employee suggestions and concerns.
- Ensure maintenance technicians understand changes that will result from new equipment.
- Create, modify, and review any maintenance policies and procedures associated with this project.
- Manage contractors and support activities.
- Develop scopes of work for contractors.
- Ensure that contractors are following all safety and environmental policies.
- High School Diploma or equivalent
- 5+ years practical experience as an automation or electrical technician in a high volume manufacturing operation, preferably continuous process
- Technical school training/diploma/certification preferred
- 3+ years recent supervisory experience is required.
- Experience in web handling industry, preferred
- Computer literacy in Windows, DOS, or similar applications/environments.
- Experience with programmable logic controller (PLC), preferably Allen Bradley ControlLogix, PLC5.
- Experience with Digital and Analog D.C. Drive, preferably Siemens Simoreg and Allen Bradley Kinetix and Powerflex series.
- Experience with Digital and Analog D.C. Drive, preferably Siemens Simoreg series.
- Experience with single or closed loop (PID) process controllers.
- Theoretical knowledge of predictive maintenance processes including trend and vibration analysis of rotary equipment.
- We offer a wide range of health insurance options that include medical, dental, and vision for you and your family.
- Our Family-Building benefits support the many different journeys to fertility and parenthood.
- Our robust 401K plan includes an employer match contribution with your pre-tax and/or Roth contributions.
- Other exciting programs and perks are available to help employees achieve work-life balance, including (but not limited to) a wellness program, free financial coaching, a referral program, and product rebates when purchased for an employee’s primary residence.
- Professional growth and development are very important to us! We offer internal training programs and courses, as well as a generous tuition reimbursement program.
- We put diversity and inclusion into action with our Employee Resource Groups, which unite employees based on common perspectives, identities, demographic factors, or out of a desire to be an ally.