Maintenance Supervisor

Maintenance Supervisor / Planner
About Us: Dauch
GKN Automotive is the market leader in conventional all-wheel and electrified drive systems and solutions. With a comprehensive global footprint we design develop manufacture and integrate an extensive range of driveline technologies for over 90% of the worlds car manufacturers.
Role purpose
Supervises employees on an assigned shift to perform maintenance or service functions to specific time quality and cost standards. Maintenance activities can range from janitorial caretaker manual maintenance work carpentry painting and plumbing. At more senior levels may include a higher degree of troubleshooting and more complex maintenance such as machine installation/replacement or electrical work.
Key responsibilities
Site Maintenance
Perform a range of site-maintenance activities critically reviewing and providing input while working within the established site-maintenance plan to achieve preestablished outcomes.
Equipment Maintenance and Repair
Troubleshoot and diagnose equipment and systems for emergency repairs and carry out preventive maintenance inspections.
Operations Management
Provide operational support services and sometimes act as first-line supervisor of a transactional operations area. Involves using existing systems and protocols.
Leadership and Direction
Explain the local action plan to support team members in their understanding of what needs to be done and how this relates to the broader business plan and the organizations strategy mission and vision; motivate people to achieve local business goals.
Work Scheduling and Allocation
Assign short-term work schedules to a team of subordinates in order to achieve expectations while following established timelines.

Respond to personal objectives and use performance management systems to improve personal performance; or monitor the performance of the team allocate work and review completion take appropriate corrective action to ensure timeliness and quality and contribute to formal individual performance management and appraisal.
Health Safety and Environment
Follow the organizations health safety and environment (HSE) policies procedures and mandatory instructions to identify and mitigate environmental risks and risks to the well-being of self and others in the workplace; instruct the team in safe working methods; identify instances of risky behaviors within the team and take appropriate action escalating serious issues as appropriate.
Quality Assurance
Plan and coordinate testing and inspection of products and processes. Implement corrective actions or continuous improvement initiatives and monitor them to make sure they are effective.
Operational Compliance
Use the internal communications system to access specific information.
Organizational Capability Building
Provide instruction and informal advice to less experienced colleagues within the team to develop their skills.
Values & Behaviours
Ingenious: Manages complexity
Makes sense of complex high quantity and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. For example looks at complex issues from multiple angles; explores issues to uncover underlying issues and root causes; sees the main consequences and implications of different options.
Collaborative: Drives engagement
Creates a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives. For example shares insight into the purpose of the work involves others appropriately and gives them credit for their contributions. Praises the successes of others.
Principled: Accountability
Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments. For example accepts responsibility for own work both successes and failures. Handles fair share and does not make excuses for problems. Usually meets commitments to others.
Principled: Communicates effectively
Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. For example disseminates knowledge insights and updates in a polished precise and compelling manner. Demonstrates a deep interest in others comments. Creates rich documents and reports.
Principled: Manages challenging conversations
Steps up to address difficult issues saying what needs to be said. For example shares own ideas and points of view openly regardless of potential criticism or risk; shows conviction when faced with adversity and challenges; raises difficult topics to be sure they are addressed.
Driven: Prioritisation
Plans and prioritizes work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals. For example outlines clear plans that put actions in a logical sequence; conveys some time frames. Aligns own work with relevant workgroups. Takes some steps to reduce bottlenecks and speed up the work.
Driven: Empowering
Provides direction delegating and removing obstacles to get work done. For example confirms mutual agreement on accountabilities fostering strong coordination and minimizing duplicated efforts. Communicates delays or problems early so others can manage their own work schedules effectively.
Driven: Action oriented
Takes on new opportunities and tough challenges with a sense of urgency high energy and enthusiasm. For example takes timely action on important or difficult issues. Identifies and pursues new opportunities that benefit the organization.
Driven: Results driven
Consistently achieves results even under tough circumstances. For example holds self to high standards of performance; sets some challenging goals; wants to achieve meaningful results; pursues initiatives/efforts to successful completion and closure. Focuses on key goals even during setbacks and obstacles.
Skills

Planning and Organizing
Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on planning organizing prioritizing and overseeing activities to efficiently meet business objectives. Verbal Communication
Uses clear and effective verbal communications skills without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on expressing ideas requesting actions and formulating plans or policies.
Review and Reporting
Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on reviewing and creating relevant lucid and effective reports.
Action Planning
Works with guidance (but not constant supervision) to develop appropriate plans or perform necessary actions based on recommendations and requirements.
Health and Safety
Manages and applies safe systems of work without supervision and provides technical guidance when required.
Project Management
Works without supervision while providing technical guidance when required on managing projects and/or programs within desired cost time and quality parameters.
Provides Technical Support
Works with full competence to employ customer-oriented behaviors that help engineers connect with their customers in productive and efficient ways creating positive defining moments. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
Workflow Management
Works with full competence to orient work in a workflow to plan organize and execute the steps it takes to achieve a goal to achieve higher efficiencies. Typically works without supervision and may provide technical guidance.
Education
Short-Cycle Tertiary Education
Experience
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Family: Maintenance Approver: VP Operations Job code: SSMMAM002
Revision date: 09/Nov/2023 Revision Number: 1
Experienced practitioner able to work unsupervised (13 months to 3 years)