Maintenance Supervisor

Company: Lincoln Electric
Location: Gainesville
Posted on: July 8, 2025

Job Description:

Lincoln Electric is the world leader in the engineering, design, and manufacturing of advanced arc welding solutions, automated joining, assembly and cutting systems, plasma and oxy-fuel cutting equipment, and has a leading global position in brazing and soldering alloys. Lincoln is recognized as the Welding Expert™ for its leading materials science, software development, automation engineering, and application expertise, which advance customers' fabrication capabilities to help them build a better world. Headquartered in Cleveland, Ohio, Lincoln Electric is a $4.2B publicly traded company (NASDAQ:LECO) with over 12,000 employees around the world, with operations in 71 manufacturing and automation system integration locations across 21 countries and maintains a worldwide network of distributors and sales offices serving customers in over 160 countries. Location: Gainesville Employment Status: Salary Full-Time Function: Maintenance Pay Range: ($79,557.00 - $119,336.00) Target Bonus: % Req ID: 26820 Summary The Maintenance Supervisor oversees the employee staff within the departments of their responsibility to ensure the departmental goals and targets are met. These areas are but not limited to; completing facilities, grounds and maintenance work schedules, employee selection, training, performance evaluation, rewarding & counseling employees in accordance with the organizations policies and applicable laws. This position is critical for achieving customer service, plant efficiency and facility objectives. Completes these tasks by performing the following duties personally or through others. What You Will Do The Maintenance Supervisor works safely and supports safety within their team across the organization, timely completion of projects and reports, maintains departmental targets, processes and files, optimizes department production schedules, develops skilled and well trained employees, ensures excellent customer service, and inventory accuracy. The position will: - Monitors weekly and Monthly department schedules and support in the manufacturing environment - Recommends/Sets and monitors departmental goals and budgets - Ensures all work orders are properly maintained and closed in a timely manner - Initiates and manages the effectiveness of the preventive maintenance program - Oversees the timely repair of production equipment, support equipment, alarm system, building and HVAC within the operating budget - Works with scheduling to review and analyze timing and scheduling of Major machine or Facility maintenance - Conduct daily gemba walks to openly discuss performance and daily activities - Works with Purchasing/BuyLinc to ensure that all necessary materials are on order and will be received in a timely manner - Support and enforce company policies, procedures, and safety regulations. - Motivate, reward & counseling employees in accordance with the organizations policies - Drive continuous improvement methodologies and tools to achieve daily improvements - Educates and motivates department personnel on the importance of attaining key accountability metrics/goals. Team Based Problem Solving/Projects - Lead cross-functional teams to facilitate optimal departmental performance - Trouble shoots electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic and mechanical issues. - Coordinates with Engineering, Quality, and Environmental, Health, and Safety Departments to ensure the appropriate procedures are followed - Analyzes opportunities, develops and implements solutions to enhance the area processes - Activities include scheduling process improvement, increase machine availability, PM Effectiveness improvements, cost reduction efforts, statistical analysis, as well as utilizing Lean Six Asset Management - Maintains plant assets and routinely reviews per a repair/replace strategy - Keeps current on industry trends as related to Machine and facility management and makes recommendations for the site - Maintains a forward looking facility budget (5-10 years) Education and Experience Required - Associate's degree in Facility Management, Operations Management and/or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school; or five years of related experience as an Facility Manager/Supervisor or Maintenance/Supervisor - Computer Maintenance Management System (CMMS) experience - Excellent trouble shooting skills in PLCs, electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems for production machinery and support equipment - Experience with Lean tools - Excellent computer skills; Effective written and verbal communication; Ability to simultaneously execute multiple assignments; Problem solving; and Project managemen Preferred - Bachelor's degree in Facility Management or Maintenance Management - Six Sigma Black Belt Certification - SAP experience - Operate material handling equipment, scissor lift and manipulating man lift - Familiar with Allen Bradley PLCs, SLC, Micro Logix and Control Logix - Familiar with operation of HMIs (touch screens) - Be able to install and set up AC & DC drives - Familiar with NEC as applies to Industrial applications; Fanuc Robotics Programming/Troubleshooting and Repair; Mazak CNC and Fanuc Controls/Troubleshooting and Repair Lincoln Electric is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to promoting equal employment opportunity for applicants, without regard to their race, color, national origin, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions, including, but not limited to, lactation), sexual orientation, gender identity, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other category protected by federal, state, or local law.

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