Who We Are:

Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries. We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation, and premium products to all of our customers.

Why We are Different:

At Lippert, Everyone Matters. This is not just a tagline or empty promise; it is who we are. We have intentionally created a culture that values and celebrates our team members' unique and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to give our team members a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members.

What You will Get:

1. A unique, inclusive and supportive company culture.
2. Comprehensive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more!
3. Fair and competitive compensation.
4. Career development and mentoring and opportunities to grow.
5. Holiday, personal and vacation days.

Summary/Objective

Responsible for coordinating, leading, and supporting the work activities of Maintenance Technicians in an industrial production environment. Responsible for adhering to LCI core values, safety guidelines, and lean initiatives. Required to provide support, as necessary, to Maintenance Technicians and other Maintenance leadership. All Maintenance positions support operations and production first, when necessary.

Essential Functions

1. Day to Day - oversees a staff of hourly maintenance workers in one or more areas of plumbing, carpentry, painting, plastering, and machine and electrical maintaining, repairing, rebuilding, installation, and servicing
2. Continuous Improvement - Champions improvement activities, including, but not limited to, preventative maintenance, world class manufacturing methodologies, predictive maintenance, 5s, lean/six sigma principles, safety, and daily team maintenance strategies as directed by Maintenance or Plant Managers
3. Processes - Contributes to the development of processes and procedures to align with overall goals of the department as established by the General Manager and Maintenance Director
4. Scheduling - Works with the Maintenance Planner to review work requests and establish daily and weekly priorities
5. Planning - Works with the Maintenance Planner and Maintenance Technicians to ensure that materials for work to be completed are received in a timely manner
6. Spare Parts - Responsible for keeping spare parts inventories for the group at pre-determined levels
7. Safety - Enforces the Safety standards throughout the Maintenance Department and throughout the facility
8. Communication - Follows up with Requestors on work requests when complete or when additional information is available/needed
9. Auditing - Responsible for reviewing the quality, consistency, and efficiency of Maintenance Technicians' work product
10. Corrective Actions - Responsible for communicating with the Safety department to enforce current policy and implement corrective action plans throughout the facility
11. Accountability - Responsible for hourly team member disciplinary actions, team member reviews, and team member timekeeping, field job assignment observation, and scheduling
12. Training - Creates training plans and opportunities for all team members; trains team members on safety topics, as required
13. Coordination - Works with other team members to coordinate work between Maintenance team members and outside vendors when necessary
14. Goals - Ensures that project/department milestones/goals are met, and approved budgets are observed

Competencies

1. Good housekeeping and implementing/sustaining 5s standards
2. Observation and promotion of all safety rules and policies
3. Excellent communication, interpersonal, team building, and computer skills
4. Outstanding organizational and leadership abilities
5. Required to use honesty, integrity, and candor with the entire Maintenance team to create trust, and to support their passion for winning
6. Committed to a maintaining positive attitude and caring about people

Supervisory Responsibility

This role will have multiple direct reports, including Maintenance Technicians.

Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by a team member to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active - while performing this job the team member is regularly standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, balancing, reaching, handling, and climbing all day. The team member may have to lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

In addition, the team member may be exposed to dust, fumes, gases, noise, heat, cold, and wet work while performing job duties. This position requires Personal Protective Equipment.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work

This is a full-time salary position, and hours of work and days are based upon the need to support operations and production. Some Saturdays will be mandatory.

Travel

Only local travel will be required regularly, with infrequent extended travel opportunities.

Required Education and Experience

1. High school diploma or equivalent
2. Experience as a Maintenance Supervisor or in a supervisory role
3. Experience organizing and overseeing multiple projects, and crews
4. Must successfully complete LCI new hire safety training and refreshers
5. Must be able to successfully pass the LCI OSHA approved forklift-training course
6. Must successfully complete LCI Lock Out Tag Out Training
7. Must successfully complete LCI Arc Flash/Electrical Hazard Training, as required
8. Must successfully complete LCI Fall Hazard Training, as required
9. Must successfully complete LCI Confined Space Training, as required
10. Must successfully complete all LCI lean training, as required
11. Must successfully complete LCI Tabware training, as required

Preferred Education and Experience

1. Department - Extensive knowledge of department processes preferred
2. Welding - Experience working in a Welding environment preferred
3. Coating Systems - Experience working in an environment with a powder coating system preferred
4. CMMS - Work with CMMS software preferred; knowledge of Tabware software a plus
5. Lean - Experience with preventative maintenance, world class manufacturing methodologies, predictive maintenance, 5s, lean/six sigma principles, and/or daily team maintenance preferred
6. Concrete - Experience pouring and finishing concrete may be preferred
7. Basic Fabrication - Ability to weld or experience with basic metal fabrication may be preferred
8. Overhead Doors - Experience diagnosing/resolving issues with overhead doors may be preferred
9. Rigging - Experience rigging and moving equipment with a boom preferred
10. Multi Meter - Experience with a meter or other electrical test equipment preferred
11. Schematics - Ability to read electrical, hydraulic, or pneumatic prints preferred
12. Repair - Education/Experience with machine operation and repair preferred
13. Mechanicals - Experience with servicing HVAC or pneumatic compressors may be preferred

Work Authorization/Security Clearance

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Other Duties
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the team member for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters. All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert.

Lippert's strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member. Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members. Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership. Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.