Electrical Maintenance Supervisor

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Ensures safe work practices and procedures.

- Responsible for the application and formulation of the Company’s Health and Safety program and ensuring all employees have an opportunity to learn elements of the safety program.

- Performs safety audits.

- Ensures that all employees are trained in job requirements before permanent assignment. A team of around 20 people.

- Searches for new material to update training for all employees.

- Ensures implementation of Company training programs and development of department’s personnel.

- Informs subordinators of performance expectations.

- Monitors and evaluates performance and coaches, as necessary.

- Interviews, reviews qualifications, selects and recommends employment candidates.

- Ensures compliance with regulations and Company policies. Ensures the usage of corrective measures/discipline on violations.

- Defines department Quality Standards and ensures all employees are aware of standards and new requirements.

- Ensures ISO procedures are current and adhered to for the department.

- Support troubleshooting and failure analysis to prevent recurrence of problems.

- Excellent communication skills and ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES

- Be an active safety champion for his area and the plant, complying with all safety rules and promote a safe workplace.

- Follow maintenance plans and help development and improvement of Melt Shop Maintenance system. Determines the repairs required, using reports and schedules, determines work schedules, plans shutdown and repairs.

- Reports and investigates all accidents with an aim to prevent reoccurrence.

- Conducts monthly safety meetings and makes safety observations.

- Ensures that each employee is trained on their job. Complete training checklists as soon as training is completed.

- Informs employees of expectations.

- Assigns tasks, communicates work schedule and deadlines, set and defines priority, reports on delays. Initiates preventive/corrective actions to meet deadlines.

- In coordination with his supervisor attempts to settle concerns/interpretation disputes at his own level and applies provisions of the Collective agreements.

- Ensures daily shift reports are entered to detail all work completed by the department.

- Ensures timekeeping is updated and approved on a weekly basis.

- Responsible for calling employees for overtime and keeping records of calls made.

- Will be put into the Electrical on-call rotation.

- Enforces, collaborates and is a model for working with other trades to create a common goal of improved reliability.

SKILLS AND REQUIREMENTS

- Qualified and Red Seal certified trades people would be considered an asset.

- Bachelor’s in Electrical Engineering would be considered an asset.

- Previous planning experience in heavy industry would be considered as an asset.

- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, Outlook). Familiarity with ERP systems (e.g., D-365, SAP, Oracle, NetSuite), WMS, TMS & Power BI would be considered an asset.

- Strong analytical, organizational skills and coordinating abilities

- Ability to work under Pressure

- Problem solving skills

- Excellent communication, leadership and supervision skills

- Ability to multitask, prioritize and manage time effectively

- Bilingual: English and French (oral and written)