MAINTENANCE TEAM LEADER
Gestamp · Alabama
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Reliability
- Experience asked
- 2+ years
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A supervisor reliability role at Gestamp (automotive) in Alabama.
- They ask for
- 2+ years
- Tools it names
- 5S, Robotics, Welding
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How this role compares
Against 67 other live reliability postings in Alabama.
- Experience asked
- Less than usual (2+ vs 3+)
Similar roles usually ask 3+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Welding 50%
- Team leadership 50%
- PLC 49%
- Root cause 26%
- EHS / safety 26%
- Tooling 21%
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Responsibilities
- ◆Proactive in preventative and predictive maintenance.Lead personnel in all aspects of the job.
- ◆Help develop a qualified maintenance team by effectively developing personnel through formal and on the job training.
- ◆Maintain situational awareness of plant activities pertaining to safety, quality and production.
- ◆Effectively follow up on open issues and communicating to Group Leader(s) and Managers, of any open issues not resolved during the assigned shift.
- ◆Cover production; perform equipment repairs, assigned work orders, and preventative maintenance, to maximize plant efficiency.
- ◆Assist management in maintaining and improving all maintenance processes through continuous improvement; ensuring these processes are documented by the team, as required by company and departmental policies.
- ◆Leader of 5S principles.Perform other duties as directed by Management
- ◆Communicate any/all issues with equipment that needs to be addressed on weekend or other designated downtime of equipment.
Education and experience
- ✓High school diploma or equivalent
- ✓Minimum 1-2 years of hands-on experience;
- ✓Previous experience in manufacturing desired
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2nd Shift Assembly Maintenance Team Leader
With presence in more than 20 countries, Gestamp is a leading international group specializing in the design, development, and manufacture of metal automotive components. Our commitment to innovation drives us to create safer, lighter vehicles that minimize energy consumption and reduce environmental impact.
Summary
Working leader of a maintenance team; must be able to maintain, repair, and operate plant equipment to support production. Support and train team personnel in all aspects of the job required to properly troubleshoot, repair, and maintain equipment in order to maximize safety, quality and efficiency. Responsible for execution of short and long-range work plans.
Knowledge, skills and abilities
- •Must have strong knowledge of assembly equipment to include: Fanuc Robots, Control Logix, Technifor Engravers, and Nordson Sealer systems.
- •Must have a thorough understanding of the assembly process.
- •Must have solid equipment troubleshooting skills.
- •Must have experience with Microsoft applications.
- •Must be able to weld, machine and fabricate utilizing CAD or hand drawings.
- •Ability to take detailed instructions and implement quality procedures
- •Must have excellent people, communication, and analytical skills.
- •Must have the ability to work in a team based environment.
- •Previous leadership skills are a plus.
Of the position
- •Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus
- •While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to handle, manipulate, or feel objects, tools or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, talk and hear
- •Employee must occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds
- •While performing the duties of the job, the employee is exposed to weather conditions prevalent at the time
- •The ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences
- •The ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so other will understand