Maintenance Supervisor

Lasko Products, an industry leader of home environment products for over 100 years, is looking to add a Maintenance Supervisor to our light manufacturing facility in Franklin, TN.

The Maintenance Supervisor will supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers.

This position will report to the Maintenance Manager.

Essential Functions: 

• Determine schedules, sequences, and assignments for work activities, based on work priority, quantity of equipment and skill of personnel. 
• Monitor work areas and examine tools and equipment in order to detect unsafe conditions or violations of procedures of safety rules. 
• Monitor employees' work levels and review work performance. 
• Examine objects, systems, or facilities, and analyze information to determine needed installations, services, or repairs. 
• Counsel employees about work-related issues and assist employees to correct job- skill deficiencies. 
• Requisition materials and supplied, such as tools, equipment, and replacement parts. 
• Compute estimates and actual costs of factors such as materials, labor, and outside contractors. 
• Interpret specifications, blueprints, and job orders to construct templates and lay out reference points for workers. 
• Conduct or arrange for worker training in safety, repair, and maintenance techniques, operational procedures, or equipment  use. 
• Investigate accidents and injuries', and prepare reports of findings. 
• Confer with personnel, such as management, engineering, quality control, customers to coordinate work activities, resolve employee grievances, and identify and review resource needs. 
• Recommend or initiate personnel actions, such as hires, promotions, transfers, discharges, and disciplinary measures.
• Perform skilled repair and maintenance operations, using equipment such as hand and power tools, hydraulic presses and shears, and welding equipment. 
• Develop, implement, and evaluate maintenance policies and procedures. 
• Monitor tool inventories and the condition and maintenance of shops in order to ensure adequate working conditions. 
• Inspect, test, and measure completed work, using devices such as hand tools and gauges to verify conformance to standards and repair requirements. 
• Meet with vendors and suppliers to discuss products used in repair work. 
• Design equipment configurations to meet personnel needs.

Competencies and Abilities: 

• Analytical Skills - Ability to use thinking and reasoning to solve a problem.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Initiative - Ability to make decisions or take actions to solve a problem or reach a goal.
• Organized - Possessing the trait of being organized or following a systematic method of performing a task.
• Problem Solving - Ability to find a solution for or to deal proactively with work-related problems.
• Safety Awareness - Ability to identify and correct conditions that affect employee safety.
• Technical Aptitude - Ability to comprehend complex technical topics and specialized information.
• Working Under Pressure - Ability to complete assigned tasks under stressful situations.

Required Education and Experience 

• High School Graduate or General Education Degree (GED)
• 3-7 years of related experience 

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

About the Company

Lasko Metal Products was founded in 1906 by Henry Lasko in Philadelphia. Lasko designs, manufactures, assembles, and distributes portable fans, heaters, and humidifiers for the consumer market (Lasko brand), air purifiers (Germ Guardian brand), ventilation products such as range hoods and bathroom exhaust fans to the construction industry (Air King brand) and water damage restoration products such as air scrubbers and dehumidifiers (B-Air brand).  Lasko’s products are sold in North America, South America, the Caribbean, and Asia. The company is recognized as the leader in the portable fan and portable heating categories and proudly operates American manufacturing, assembly, and distribution facilities across the US.  Lasko’s leading market share in fans and heaters is 2X – 4X larger than the #2 brand.  Lasko’s domestic production capabilities uniquely position Lasko to serve its customers.

Lasko’s Mission is to improve everyday life with trusted products which create a healthier and more comfortable environment.  The company’s success is based on 5 Core Values:

• Be Bold:
• Challenge the status quo
• Courageously pursue the impossible 
• Reject mediocrity
• Be Together 
• Work together for success 
• Drive trust and candor with each other 
• Prioritize "We" before "I"
•  Be A Leader
• Lead with personal conviction 
• Inspire each other to deliver high- quality results
• Leverage resilience and agility to drive excellence
• Be Accountable 
• Consistently deliver to our customers 
• Embrace commitments as a contract 
• Take pride in our actions
• Be The Change 
• Demonstrate a passion to win 
• Make a difference at work in our communities 
• Step forward and take initiative

Geographic Reach

Based in the greater Philadelphia, PA area, Lasko Products operates in locations throughout the US and Canada. The company’s Tennessee, Texas, and Pennsylvania manufacturing facilities produce both indoor and outdoor fans and heaters. The company also sources select products internationally from China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia, and India.  Lasko operates distribution centers in all manufacturing locations plus Nevada and Ohio.