Maintenance Supervisor – Mechanical

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MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR – MECHANICAL

Koch Fertilizer Canada, ULC is looking for an energetic, highly motivated individual to join the Maintenance team to contribute to the organization’s value creation capabilities. This role offers a fast-paced working environment and opportunities for career development within our growing organization! The Maintenance Mechanical Supervisor will be part of a maintenance team of four supervisors whom report directly to the Maintenance Manager. The Mechanical trades team consists of one Machinist and 11 Millwrights/Industrial Mechanics.

Our Team

Based in Brandon, Manitoba, we synthesize and blend nitrogen, phosphate, and sulfur products with ammonia, which we market primarily in the prairie provinces of Canada and the northern United States. Operating 24 hours a day, 365 days per year, we employ approximately 270 dedicated team members. Our fundamental commitment to safety, health, and environmental stewardship drives all our processes.

What You Will Do

• Oversee the performance, training and safe conduct of the Millwright, Machinist, Heavy Duty Mechanic and RV Technicians
• Be instrumental in developing and maintaining the highest levels of safety within the department
• Be responsible for maintaining a high standard of housekeeping in applicable work areas
• Build a high performing team to meet the needs of internal customers by giving feedback and performance management to your direct reports.
• Ensure your team can meet schedule, and quality goals defined prior to execution.
• Align the team on the value of precision maintenance including adherence to design specifications, recordkeeping, and developing maintenance procedures
• Establish and maintain maintenance records, input requisitions for supplies including tools, materials and equipment
• Manage external contractor use and ensure internal overtime is managed to company expectations.
• Assist in preparing maintenance reports and preventative maintenance programs for all mechanical maintenance equipment
• Ensure that maintenance information is maintained and entered into our CMMS system
• Develop tradespersons to input CMMS information to a diligent level for all jobs, including logs, actual hours, QA/QC reports.
• Encourage cross departmental interactions between maintenance, operations, and reliability teams.
• Manage work order backlogs to maintain acceptable levels
• Develop a maintenance progression program for internal talent development to meet the on-going needs of the business.
• Develop and maintain schedules, both on-call and vacations
• Consult with Plant Leadership team and interact with other departments as required
• Demonstrate initiative, with the ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Perform detailed tasks with satisfactory attitude and job performance
• Demonstrate organization and time management skills with a high level of integrity and professionalism
• Demonstrate Strong analytical, critical, economic thinking, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work in an industrial manufacturing environment Manual dexterity required to use desktop computer

Other Consideration:

• Ability to work in an industrial manufacturing environment
• Availability for flexible hours based on job requirements
• Manual dexterity required to use desktop computer and peripherals
• Ability to work outdoors in all types of weather
• Ability to climb stairs, ladders, and work at heights
• Occasional exposure to fumes/airborne particles
• Ability to pass pulmonary breathing test
• Ability to wear a gas mask-type respirator and PPE
• Tolerance to occasional exposure to fumes or airborne particles and toxic/caustic chemicals with appropriate PPE
• Unassisted physical mobility in and around plant and equipment
• Ability to sit, stand, kneel as necessary
• Ability to travel to and enter site to access equipment
• 10% travel, including air

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Industrial Maintenance supervisory experience, preferably in a unionized setting
• Interprovincial Red Seal Millwright certification or a related Red Seal certificate OR Bachelor of Science in Engineering in the mechanical field
• High School Diploma or equivalent (ie. GED)
• Valid class five (5) driver’s license

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience in maintaining & repairing of mechanical processing equipment
• Experience in industrial maintenance with understanding of mechanical equipment and reliability programs
• Large Reciprocating Machinery Experience
• Turbomachinery Experience

We are an equal opportunity employer. If you require accommodation or assistance at any time during the application or selection processes, please submit a request by following the directions located in the FAQ section at the bottom of the kochcareers.com webpage.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate’s knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Who We Are

As a Koch Ag & Energy Solutions company, Koch Fertilizer delivers a full line of fertilizers designed to boost crop performance and help growers reach their yields. Our team also brings logistical expertise and a wide range of invaluable services, from delivered freight and logistics capabilities to online shipment tracking.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.