Sawmill Maintenance Supervisor

Description

Job Summary: The Industrial Maintenance Supervisor leads and coordinates technical teams to ensure maximum availability, reliability, and efficiency of machines and equipment, performing maintenance planning and execution in compliance with safety standards. Key Highlights: 1. Lead and develop the maintenance technical team 2. Develop and supervise preventive and predictive maintenance plans 3. Analyze root causes of failures and implement improvement projects The Industrial Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for leading and coordinating the technical team's activities (mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and automation). Their primary objective is to ensure maximum availability, reliability, and efficiency of the factory plant's machines and equipment through planning and execution of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance—always aligned with safety, quality, and environmental standards. Lead, train, and develop the maintenance technical team (mechanics, electricians, machinists, etc.), assign tasks, and evaluate performance; Develop and supervise the execution of preventive and predictive maintenance plans, minimizing machine downtime; Respond swiftly to unexpected failures, prioritizing critical work orders to avoid impacting production lines; Monitor, analyze, and report key performance indicators such as **MTBF** (Mean Time Between Failures), **MTTR** (Mean Time To Repair), reliability, and maintenance costs; Manage the departmental budget (OPEX and CAPEX), oversee spare parts inventory (technical warehouse), and approve purchase orders; Analyze root causes of chronic failures and implement improvement projects for machines and processes, often applying methodologies such as TPM (Total Productive Maintenance); Ensure all activities comply with Regulatory Standards (e.g., NR-10, NR-12, NR-33, NR-35) and internal Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) policies; Contract, monitor, and supervise maintenance services performed by third-party companies; Exercise active leadership and maintain clear communication with operational teams; Focus on results and continuous process improvement; Ability to make decisions under pressure; Organizational skills, operational discipline, and attention to detail; Strong conflict management and interpersonal relationship skills.