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Maintenance Supervisor

Employer:	John Deere
Job Location:	Waterloo , IA
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Industry Type:	Building Products - Equipment
Job Description:	What You'll Do We are seeking a Maintenance Supervisor for Waterloo Works Service Parts Organization, leading a team of 25 employees, including maintenance mechanics, electricians and tool makers to achieve safety, quality, cost/expense and delivery goals. Additionally within this role, you will: * Administer employee policies, practices, procedures and work rules appropriate for the unit. Monitor individual and team performance and take corrective action including discipline, as needed and respond to complaints to ensure the Company and employees adhere to policies, practices, procedures and work rules. * Establish employee environment regarding communications, feedback and overall guidance. Ensure that assigned personnel have appropriate training, work instruction and tools to successfully do their job. * Determine maintenance priorities based on the production schedule and make daily assignments including filling vacancies and assigning overtime in order to adhere to the needs of the production operations. * Implement and monitor safety programs and housekeeping. * Plan for maintenance of equipment and facilities to maximize the uptime and utilization of capital equipment assets. * Monitor and make corrections to stay within the department operating budget. * Direct departmental continuous improvement plans and activities. What It Takes What It Takes An Associates Degree in Engineering Technology, Industrial Technology, or other equivalent technical discipline with 3 - 5 years experience in a maintenance environment OR a 4 year technical degree with a minimum of 2 years experience is required. Certification and licenses will be considered toward experience as well. Additionally, this role will require: * Strong prioritization and organization skills (i.e. preventative maintenance programs, tool crib organization). * Knowledge of safety, quality and environmental laws, regulations and goals. * Knowledge of manufacturing processes, quality, tooling, tool design, total preventative maintenance and facilities. * Knowledge of shop floor manufacturing (CIPP) and/or maintenance pay systems. * Understanding of Lean Manufacturing, Just-in-Time, Kanban, Demand Flow Technology. * Strong verbal and written communication skills. * Demonstrated team leadership and mentoring experience. Desired: * 3 - 5 years of supervisory experience in a production maintenance environment. * Experience in a leadership role in a union environment. * Skilled in electrical, hydraulic, and mechanical troubleshooting for CNC machining centers, gear cutting equipment, and robotic systems. * Experience in supporting precision gear manufacturing. * Technical skills or work experience in PLC control system design, communication bus interfaces, and wireless communications. * Knowledge of contract management and Materials & Systems tracking systems. * Knowledge of general accounting in support of establishing and managing departmental operating budgets. * Experience with Maintenance Management systems. * Experience in use of statistical tools and techniques for quality improvement. * Experience with Production Control systems, preferably SAP. The information contained herein is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities and qualifications required of individuals performing the job. The qualifications detailed in this job description are not considered the minimum requirements necessary to perform the job, but rather as guidelines. An Equal Opportunity Employer, John Deere requires a diversity of people, perspectives and ideas to address the complex challenges of its global business.
Company Description:	John Deere and its subsidiaries manufacture, distribute, and finance a full line of agricultural equipment; a broad range of construction and forestry equipment; and a variety of commercial and consumer equipment. The company also provides credit and managed health-care plans for businesses and the general public. Deere & Company, founded in 1837 (collectively called John Deere), has grown from a one-man blacksmith shop into a corporation that today does business around the world and employs approximately 56,000 people. The company continues to be guided, as it has been since its beginning, by the core values exhibited by its founder: integrity, quality, commitment and innovation. How We're Organized John Deere consists of three major business segments (agriculture and turf, construction and forestry, and credit). Those segments, along with the support operations of parts and power systems, are focused on helping customers be more productive as they help to improve the quality of life for people around the world. The company's products and services are primarily sold and serviced through John Deere's dealer network. * Agriculture and Turf — John Deere is the world's leading manufacturer of farm equipment. The company also produces and markets North America's broadest line of lawn and garden tractors, mowers, golf course equipment, and other outdoor power products. John Deere Landscapes provides irrigation equipment and nursery supplies to landscape-service professionals across the United States. * Construction and Forestry — The company is the world's leading manufacturer of forestry equipment and is a major manufacturer of construction equipment in North America. * Credit — John Deere Credit is one of the largest equipment finance companies in the U.S. with more than 2.4 million accounts and a managed portfolio of nearly $23 billion (U.S.) In addition to providing retail, wholesale and lease financing to help facilitate the sale of John Deere agricultural, construction and forestry, and commercial and consumer equipment, John Deere Credit also offers revolving credit, operating loans to farmers, crop insurance (as a Managing General Agent), and debt financing for wind energy. Today, John Deere Credit has approximately 1,900 employees worldwide and has operations in 19 countries.