Maintenance Supervisor

**Location**: Multimatic Engineering Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

**Multimatic Structures & Suspension has expanded its manufacturing presence in Fort Wayne, IN. We are searching for a dynamic individual who desires to join an energetic and dedicated team.**

**CURRENTLY, WE ARE SEARCHING FOR A **1**st** shift Maintenance Supervisor.**

Multimatic is a global enterprise supplying engineered components, systems and services to the automotive industry. The company's success has been fueled by its ability to attract and motivate a team of highly skilled and passionate individuals who want to make a difference. With expanding facilities around the world, including in Canada, the US, the UK, Germany, Mexico, Japan and China, there is always room in Multimatic's growing team for people who share a dedication to technical excellence, quality and enthusiasm.

**Why Work For Multimatic?**
- Great benefits _first day of employment_; (e.g. Medical, Dental, Vision, Paid Time-off, & 401k)
- Tuition Assistance for Apprenticeships & continuing education programs
- An excellent opportunity to be part of a new plant expansion
- Perhaps best known as constructor of the new Ford GT road and race cars, Multimatic's products also span a wide range of automotive mechanisms, structures and suspension systems (including Formula 1 race dampers)

**FACILITY ADDRESS**:
Multimatic New Haven

2808 Adams Center Road

Fort Wayne, Indiana USA 46803

**SUMMARY**

Supervises, directs, plans and implements all skilled trade activity in order to optimize production equipment including safety, cost, machine up-time and product quality in an automotive manufacturing environment.

**ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Foster a "safety first" culture.
- Institute, review and rationalize all PM's and improve program to reduce downtime and improve overall maintenance costs.
- Ability to lead a multi-technical team across multiple shifts and ensure open and effective communication within the department, all other departments, external contractors, and vendors.
- Lead and facilitate continuous improvement teams.
- Responsible for the daily approval of associate timecards and accurate completion of all attendance paperwork.
- Experience with PLC, Robotics and a strong mechanical aptitude.
- Assess, associate training needs to improve skills for each associate and plan & schedule needed training as necessary.
- Effectively manage and direct all department associates; assess performance, regularly provide feedback and solicit feedback, and provide annual performance evaluations.
- Assign associates to trouble-shoot, repair and/or replace machinery for maximum machine utilization.
- Coordinate weekly PM schedules to optimize skilled trade effectiveness when equipment is available.
- Plan, schedule and manage all shutdown and start-up related activities.
- Recommend a budget plan and participate in capital projects.
- Drive productivity, safety and process improvement opportunities.
- Utilize instructions, manuals, pre-established guidelines and forms to perform the functions of the job and recommend opportunities for improvement to internal systems.
- Be flexible, capable and willing to provide assistance to tasks as department manager deems necessary.

**EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE**

Bachelor's degree or Associates degree in engineering or technical related field and/or four (4) years' experience within an applicable skilled trade, and/or journeyman experience. Minimum of two years supervisory/leadership experience. Lean manufacturing experience preferred.

As part of our commitment to ensuring our employment practices are fair, accessible, and inclusive of persons with disabilities, recruitment-related accommodations for disabilities, are available upon request throughout the recruitment and assessment process for applicants with disabilities.