Supervisor, Maintenance

Position Description:

Saint-Gobain Corporation is the holding company for the U.S. and Canadian-based businesses of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain (Paris, France), a leading worldwide producer of abrasives, building materials, high-performance plastics, insulation, flat glass, glass containers, piping, reinforcements and industrial ceramics. The company is also a major distributor of building materials in Europe. One of the top 100 industrial companies in the world, Saint-Gobain had worldwide sales of $39.8 billion in 2004. In the United States and Canada, Saint-Gobain employs approximately 25,400 people, and has approximately 180 manufacturing locations. Its total, U.S. and Canada net sales in 2004 were $7.1 billion.

Saint-Gobain is the world's largest glass bottle manufacturer. The company's Packaging Branch includes Saint-Gobain Calmar, Saint-Gobain Containers and Saint-Gobain Desjonqueres. Products include fluid dispensing devices; Glass bottles and jars for perfumes and cosmetics; glass bottles and jars for beer, liquor, wine, other beverages and food products; glass vials for pharmaceutical products; light bulbs for special applications; candle jars, candleholders and floral vases; caps and stoppers for cosmetics and hygiene products.

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Qualifications:

Job Description:
Responsible for supervising and coordinating the activities of hourly skilled maintenance and general labor employees. Supervise the glass container lines, while effectively maximizing the utilization of equipment through a sound preventative maintenance program.
? Organize and coordinate the maintenance/breakdowns of all equipment within assigned responsibility, including maintaining a necessary inventory of replacement parts.
? Provide regular training of personnel as needed to maintain new and existing equipment and ensure good GMP Principles are followed.
? Develop and maintain a constant safety environment and provide necessary training updates, while striving for zero accidents, and complying with OSHA standards.
? Develop and implement process controls to provide continuous improvement.
? Establish and maintain positive/team relations with employees, other departments, customers, and the Union.
? Maintain administrative records in a timely fashion necessary to comply with job requirements such as manning scheduling, maintenance activities, attendance, grievance documentation and capital projects.
Minimum Qualifications:
? An undergraduate degree in electrical engineering is required.
? A minimum of five (5) years maintenance supervision in the manufacturing environment. Will consider extensive experience as an alternative to education, including experience with electronics, electrical and mechanical maintenance.
? Excellent and effective problem solving, listening, written, and verbal communication skills needed as well as exceptional interpersonal and organizational skills.