Maintenance Supervisor I
Lear · Farwell, MI
- Level
- Supervisor
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Industry
- Automotive
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
An engineer-level reliability role at Lear (automotive) in Farwell, MI. Provide leadership to department associates and create a positive, safe work environment for maximizing employee development, effectiveness and efficiency.
- They ask for
- degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Control plans, Tooling, EHS / safety
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How this role compares
Against 70 other live reliability postings in Michigan.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $87k–$145k, from 10 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 59%
- PLC 42%
- Welding 27%
- ✓ EHS / safety 25%
- Robotics 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Control plans, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Lear in Farwell
1 other open role at this site · 6 people we found on the reliability team.
- Senior Quality Engineer · Quality · Senior
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Responsibilities
- ◆Provide leadership to department associates and create a positive, safe work environment for maximizing employee development, effectiveness and efficiency
- ◆Deliver safety training for proper access and use of equipment and audits individuals’ safety performance in accordance with OSHA, MIOSHA, and company safety policies
- ◆Implement Reliability Engineer’s control plans for preventative, precision and predictive maintenance
- ◆Work with maintenance team to craft effective job tasks for repair work orders and routine inspections
- ◆Create and administer job packages that include task instructions, safety
requirements
and permits, special tool requirements, kitted parts list, priority, and timing.
- ✓Audits the execution of critical repairs and inspections for accuracy and completeness
- ✓Maintains the Work in Planning (WIP) and Work Ready to Schedule (WRTS) backlog
- ✓Provides daily work schedules, including job packages, to all maintenance and tooling associates
- ✓Works with suppliers to ensure that parts arrive on time and as ordered
- ✓Ensures that maintenance and tooling associates accurately and consistently input required data into MP2
- ✓Maintains the daily and weekly resource availability schedules
- ✓Works within the corporate purchasing system to maintain effective spare parts inventory
- ✓All other duties assigned by supervisor
- ✓Majority of work is indoors
- ✓Direct the work of Maintenance and Tooling associates. Evaluate, discipline and reward as needed
Qualifications
- ✓Associates degree or equivalent in verified experience and training
- ✓Excellent safety record.Facility with Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook, Word) and MP2 (Maintenance software)
- ✓Ability to complete and maintain department records and reports
- ✓Verified supervisory and maintenance experience in positions of increasing responsibility
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Lear For You
We work hard for the people who work for us. We champion our teams and foster collaboration, inclusion, respect and excellence. Because we want to be more for you.
A path to a better career. A better future.
Our teams have invented groundbreaking technologies, manufactured millions of products and earned a long list of awards. Year after year, we’re named one of the World’s Most Admired Companies.
They’re the secret to our success—empowered, inventive and inclusive. Passionate about their craft. Driven to succeed. Because we win together.
Are you ready for a better career? A better future?
Job Description
As a member of the Lear Farwell Maintenance Team, the Maintenance Supervisor will be responsible for ensuring plant equipment and facilities are operational and meet health & safety and production requirements; including the supervision of staff, assuring the quality of work, providing needed supplies and components, scheduling work, and the accurate documentation of work scheduled and completed.
Bonus If You Have
- •Reactive molding experience with polyurethane
- •Tooling Experience
- •Experience working with dynamic groups
- •Experience in the Automotive Industry
Lear Corporation is committed to fair, merit‑based employment practices and equal opportunity.
Applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the country where the position is located. Unsolicited resumes from search firms, employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.
Applicants must submit their resume for consideration using our applicant tracking system. Due to the high volume of applications received, only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. Unsolicited resumes from search firms or employment agencies, or similar, will not be paid a fee and will become the property of Lear Corporation.