Profession industrial maintenance supervisor

Industrial maintenance supervisors organise and supervise the activities and maintenance operations of machines, systems and equipment. They ensure inspections are done according to health, safety and environmental standards, and productivity and quality requirements.

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Personality Type

Skills

  • Liaise with managers

    Liaise with managers of other departments ensuring effective service and communication, i.e. sales, planning, purchasing, trading, distribution and technical.

  • Read standard blueprints

    Read and comprehend standard blueprints, machine, and process drawings.

  • Perform data analysis

    Collect data and statistics to test and evaluate in order to generate assertions and pattern predictions, with the aim of discovering useful information in a decision-making process.

  • Schedule regular machine maintenance

    Schedule and perform regular maintenance, cleaning, and repairs of all equipment. Order necessary machine parts and upgrade equipment when necessary to ensure optimal performance.

  • Coordinate communication within a team

    Collect contact info for all team members and decide on modes of communication.

  • Wear appropriate protective gear

    Wear relevant and necessary protective gear, such as protective goggles or other eye protection, hard hats, safety gloves.

  • Communicate problems to senior colleagues

    Communicate and give feedback to senior colleagues in the event of problems or non-conformities.

  • Manage maintenance operations

    Oversee maintenance activities, making sure that staff is following procedures and ensuring routine and periodic refurbishment and maintenance activities.

  • Create solutions to problems

    Solve problems which arise in planning, prioritising, organising, directing/facilitating action and evaluating performance. Use systematic processes of collecting, analysing, and synthesising information to evaluate current practice and generate new understandings about practice.

  • Check for damaged items

    Identify products that have been damaged and report the situation.

  • Ensure compliance with maintenance legislation

    Guarantee compliance with building regulations, licensing, legal requirements, electrical installations and health and safety procedures.

  • Oversee production requirements

    Oversee production processes and prepare all the resources needed to maintain an efficient and continuous flow of production.

  • Delegate activities

    Delegate activities and tasks to others according to the ability, level of preparation, competence and legal scope of practice. Make sure that people understand what they should do and when they should do it.

  • Schedule shifts

    Plan staff time and shifts to reflect the demands of the business.

  • Inspect data

    Analyse, transform and model data in order to discover useful information and to support decision-making.

Optional knowledge and skills

maintain machinery train employees manage budgets project commissioning undertake inspections advise on machine maintenance check material rescources quality standards functionalities of machinery write records for repairs integrate new products in manufacturing prepare compliance documents power plant instrumentation monitor manufacturing quality standards follow nuclear plant safety precautions write inspection reports provide advice to technicians oversee quality control recruit personnel radiation protection identify hazards in the workplace use computerised maintenance management systems liaise with quality assurance analyse production processes for improvement evaluate employees work

Source: Sisyphus ODB