Maintenance Supervisor - Aerofil

kdc / one Aerofil, 225 Industrial Park Drive, Sullivan, Missouri, United States of America Req #4129

Monday, April 21, 2025

KDC is a network of best-in-class custom formulators and manufacturers of color cosmetics, skincare, haircare, bath & body, fragrance, deodorant, home, health, industrial, and auto care products. KDC delivers high-touch innovation, operational excellence, and speed to market to well-known and emerging beauty, personal, and specialty companies from coast to coast. KDC has its head office in Longueuil, Québec. In addition, KDC has 10 operating facilities located throughout North America. Altogether, the company employs nearly 4,800 talented and dedicated employees in North America.

Position Summary :

Provide maintenance support for the repair and upgrading of building, equipment, systems, and processes. Contribute to the development, modification, and implementation of new and existing manufacturing processes. Implement and sustain continuous improvement, TPM activities, and SMED activities, and assist in OTL, Gemba Mechanic, and Operator development.

Essential Functions :

• Support all Value Stream Initiatives.
• Plan, organize, direct, and control maintenance and project work in Value Streams to supplement continuous improvement activities.
• Organize, lead, and direct Production Line Mechanics and Operation Team Leaders in the Value Streams. OTL and Production Line Mechanics will report directly to this position.
• Schedule jobs to maintain production and plant equipment.
• Work closely with the Project Management team to coordinate manpower assistance when needed.
• Assist other Value Streams and Project teams as necessary.
• Supervise maintenance of equipment ensuring compliance with all applicable electrical, building codes, and OSHA regulations.
• Provide good safety training to subordinates.
• Recognize and use product and process knowledge to conduct root cause analysis for defect-free products.
• Interview maintenance employee applicants as necessary.
• Perform routine analysis of downtime data, working with Value Stream Manager, Supervisor, and maintenance personnel for continuous improvement.
• Demonstrate, coach, and lead TPM program and preventative maintenance program.
• Fully understand the setup, changeover, and operation of all production and process equipment for overall effectiveness.
• Support daily production while developing mechanics and operators in techniques to enhance troubleshooting skills to maximize effective operation of equipment and lines and assist in necessary adjustments or machine repairs as needed.
• Assist production in exploring new and better ways to maximize line speeds and increase uptime including new design, layouts, reduce or eliminate change-over time, yield reduction ideas, waste elimination, and other process improvements that nurture continuous improvement.
• Monitor spare and change parts inventory for a designated production line, ensuring proper availability of parts to maintain the lineup time.
• Monitor visual control boards.
• Communicate progress of the team to immediate Value Stream Manager and supervisors.
• Work with team members, mechanics, and OTL from all shifts to address issues common to each line (Communication between mechanics, operators, training needs, housekeeping issues, TPM, etc).
• Responsible for performing OTL and Gemba mechanic performance evaluations by due date.
• Effectively utilize and support the TPM blue tags from the blue tag boards in the value streams.
• Regular attendance per handbook policy.
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

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KDC-ONE is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, gender, disability, or any other characteristic protected by law. I understand that employment with KDC-ONE Company is at-will, meaning that I or KDC-ONE Company may terminate my employment at any time, or for any reason consistent with applicable state or federal law. I understand that KDC-One requires the successful completion of a drug and / or alcohol test as a condition of employment.

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