MRF- Shift Maintenance Supervisor in Santa Barbara, California at MarBorg Recovery

MarBorg Recovery

Job Description

JOB TITLE: Shift Maintenance Supervisor

LOCATION: MRF Tajiguas Landfill

FLSA EMPLOYMENT CLASSIFICATION: Non-Exempt

PREPARED DATE: February 2020 -updated 9/11/26

REPORTS TO: Maintenance Manager

DIRECT REPORTS: Maintenance technicians & helpers

POSITION SUMMARY: Shift Supervisor is responsible for overseeing daily operations during their assigned shift to ensure productivity, quality, and safety standards are met. They manage and support employees, coordinate workflow, address operational issues, and monitor performance metrics. The role involves implementing company policies, training staff, and maintaining communication with other Shift Maintenance Supervisor and Management to ensure smooth shift operations and appropriate shift handoff. Qualities include optimism, self-motivation, care, promptness, and trustworthiness. Responsible for keeping morale high and maintain a cooperative interactive relationship between shifts.

A TYPICAL DAY: This is not just a job; this is a dedicated team determined to redefine waste recovery. We believe in making a difference every hour, every day. Our positive energy and time are invested for the purpose of a cleaner future for our county, next generation, and a healthier environment. You will be at the forefront of ensuring smooth operations, minimizing mechanical downtime, and maximizing production efficiency. Your supervision ensures every piece of equipment works seamlessly, keeping the plant in top condition for production with a motivated team.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include but are not limited to the following:

• Schedule, train and motivate employees for maintenance tasks

• Work with off Shift Maintenance Supervisor and Maintenance Manager to provide daily communications to operations on down equipment and operational needs.

• Prioritizes workload and ensures workload is evenly distributed.

• Reviews productivity levels and the progress of all repairs.

• Ensures all maintenance employees have tools, equipment and supplies to perform maintenance and/or daily tasks.

• Ensure adequate training of maintenance technicians on shift.

• Administer company policy and procedures and promote positive employee relations.

• Promote the use of relevant technology and information systems that improve shop performance.

• Ability to diagnose mechanical & electrical equipment including PLC’s.

• Develop CMMS to implement with Parts Inventory, Parts Area, Maintenance Area.

• Develop planned maintenance system that accurately tracks all equipment data.

• Ensure efficient repair schedules and review repair cost estimates.

• Monitor inventory.

• Develop familiarity with ensuring compliance with safety, health, environment and community company policies and procedures as they pertain to facility operations and equipment usage and operation

• Prepare shift reports (how the shift ran, incidents/resolved, outstanding tasks, what broke or is failing, what needs ordering, staffing) including production metrics for proper handoff.

• Opens up the facility or closes the facility and secured contingent upon assigned shift.

• Maintains a feeling of pride in work; strives to achieve all goals as well as the team.

• Supports the MarBorg Mission.

• Help make this a fun place to work.

• Perform all other duties as assigned in a professional and efficient manner.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Lead by example, help direct reports grow and develop, show that you care. Be approachable. Make the team feel inspired and influential. Solicit input and provide feedback so that everyone feels part of the process. Doesn’t play favorites with people and treats all people the same. Provides clarity by saying "yes" to the right things -- and "no" to others.

QUALIFICATIONS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, ABILITIES AND EXPERIENCE:

• 5+ years mechanic experience with equipment maintenance and repair.

• Previous supervisory experience (3+ years) in a diverse, fast-paced manufacturing/production environment.

• Know how to foster motivation & a first time right attitude and remain calm under pressure.

• Ability to create a transparent work environment.

• Be a strong communicator with the ability to promote collaboration.

• Ability to set clear timelines & specific objectives.

• Monitor productivity and ensure safety protocols are followed.

• Ability to fabricate & install metal & electronic components.

• Coordinate with other shifts to maintain operational continuity.

• Excellent mechanical ability and strong analytical skills.

• Address equipment malfunctions and oversee troubleshooting.

• Demonstrated ability to follow procedure and work from a set of written instructions.

• Ability to work in a plant processing environment for extended periods of time.

• Strong verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills.

• Flexibility required to work successfully on a team.

• Active individual who will be comfortable spending most of the day walking.

• Basic computer skills.

• Good time management and multi-tasking ability.

• Must speak and understand English; Spanish speaking a plus.

CORE COMPETENCIES:

• Doing Good – (i.e. Code of Conduct).

• Making Good – (i.e. Accountability, responsibility and ownership for a problem).

• Treating People Well – (i.e. Works cooperatively and effectively with others).

• Environmentally Focused (i.e. Employee takes initiative as a LEED building initiative to preserve and improve our local environment for future generations).

• Observant: (i.e. Employee can identify safety or operational deficiency’s and to quickly implement a correction).

• Safety Matters: Employee actively participates and promotes a safe and healthy workplace.

NEAT JOB SPECIFIC COMPETENCIES: Technical Knowledge, Problem Solving, Coordination of Work, Attention to Detail, Leadership.

EDUCATION: High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or equivalent business experience required

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Position requires excellent verbal and written English communication skills including; ability to read, comprehend, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. Basic Spanish communication skills desired.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

CERTIFICATIONS: None.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision and depth perception. May climb in and out of equipment; bending at the waist; reaching overhead, above the shoulders and horizontally; carrying; pushing and pulling.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: We are a drug free & alcohol-free work environment.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential function. Work hours will include occasional evenings and weekends to ensure smooth and efficient operations. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes, or airborne particles, and outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; and vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud and dirty. Required to put on protective outfits, like gloves, safety footwear, and hardhat.

Work will require weekend and/or evening work.