Manufacturing Maintenance Supervisor - Chatsworth, CA

Job Overview

The Chatsworth, CA manufacturing facility is seeking an experienced Maintenance Supervisor to lead our maintenance team through maintaining a preventative and predictive maintenance process for equipment across the facility. The incumbent will work closely with the production team to ensure down time is reduced while addressing maintenance issues and ensuring equipment and tools are maintained in safe operating order. Pay range for this role is comensurate with experience and expected to be $80-100k annually. Benefits begin the first of the month following hire date.

The Company will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of the LA Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO).

A Day In The Life

• Create and maintain Preventive/Predictive Maintenance processes for facility wide equipment
• Lead team through safely and effectively troubleshooting electrical and mechanical equipment issues in a timely fashion
• Communicate directly with equipment vendors to schedule maintenance, repairs and resolve elevated equipment issues
• Oversee and coordinate the maintenance and repair of buildings, equipment, and tools.
• Manage the maintenance team, including hiring, training, coaching and evaluating staff performance.
• Ensure building & grounds are kept clean, safe and in good working order
• Prepare and maintain maintenance logs and reports
• Identify and implement cost reduction strategies
• Manage budgets and forecast maintenance costs
• Work closely with Supply Chain to negotiate contracts with outside vendors, order replacement parts and set up spare parts
• Conduct regular inspections of the facilities to detect and resolve problems.
• Manage inventory of supplies and equipment.
• Track and report out on department KPI’s

What will help you thrive in this role?

• Bachelor’s degree in Facility Management, Engineering, or a related field. (strongly preferred).
• Proven experience as a Maintenance Supervisor or similar role.
• 7+ years of relevant maintenance experience
• Strong understanding of building systems including electrical, plumbing, and HVAC.
• Demonstrated self-initiative, ability to work with minimal supervision, and leadership.
• Proven ability to build a team and working relationships
• Ability to solve problems using root cause analysis.
• Work effectively with others in a fast-paced environment across organizational boundaries as a member of a broader team.
• Possess a demonstrated value for safety and willingness to participate in world class safety programs including providing peer-to-peer feedback and driving safety improvements as a matter of daily business.
• Possess strong decision-making skills and the ability to see a project through to finish with set timeline.
• Ability to communicate technical information in both verbal and written formats.
• Ability to teach others as we strive to grow basic technical skills and preventive maintenance responsibilities in our core operations

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