Maintenance Supervisor Interview Questions

Maintenance Supervisor Interview Questions

"Maintenance supervisors utilize their certifications from the SMRP, IMI, and NAA to ensure that they are qualified to coordinate maintenance of building systems. During an interview, expect to talk about how you keep your workers on task, how you fire others, and your knowledge on maintenance. You may have to role-play many situations where a worker is unproductive or conflicting with others."

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Baxter
Maintenance Supervisor was asked...December 10, 2010

Have you ever fired anyone

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Only after the employee has been advised verbally of the issue, written and documented of the corrections necessary with appropriate time to correct, and when it is absolutely the only remaining option. Less

Yes, only once

United Airlines

Describe a time you had to deal with a unproductive emplyee

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I asked the employee to meet me and we sat down and talked about his performance and asked how he saw his performance, employee said he was getting jobs below his level of experience and was bored. Suggested talking to his lead and to me when he found bored and in need of a higher experience level job assignment. I set him up with a timeline to work with his lead and as the timeline went by I checked on the employees progress with him and his lead. The productivity improved as the employee got jobs that challenged him/her and then sat one more time to let the employee know that he was doing well and that he should expect his productivity to be at this level along with him working with his lead to get jobs with higher level of experience. Less

Valero Energy

How would you handle the following situation: You and your supervisor are not agreeing on a path forward what would you do.

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I would try to compromise with the supervisor with out jeopardizing safety or cost. If this would not work I would try to discuss with another peer before proceeding to the next boss Less

I would try to compromise with the supervisor with out jeapordizing safety or cost if this would not work I would try to discuss with another peer before proceeding to the next boss Less

SLB

What is instrumentation Amplifier (IA) and what are all the advantages?

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An instrumentation amplifier is differential op-amp circuit providing high input impedances with ease of gain adjustment by varying a single resistor Less

Republic Services

What would you do if the technician performing the vehicle repairs was having difficulties with diagnosis?

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Answer is easy - Gather information from the manufacturing source then walk the technician through a step by step analysis to diagnose the trouble. Less

Cambria

How would you handle a problem employee who will not/can not pull their weight?

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Talk to them to find out if its a question of they cannot do the job. Maybe they need more training? Otherwise perhaps they need to be transferred to another position Less

United Airlines

All questions asked are designed with the TEAMWORK theory in mind and how you communicate your plan, your needs and your expectations.

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Through a team work and coordination

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MRF Tyres

What is ABS

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anti lock braking system, Prevents wheel from locking completely

How much time required to cime call letter in you case? After your last Interview Less

Anti-lock braking system! Is there any skype interview?

Galfar Engineering & Contracting SAOG

Define turbo charger and how does it work explain about it

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It's a device operated in heavy diesel engines which take intake sir from combustion chamber and the atmospheric air and boost the power of the compression chamber Less

Air and cooking very good performance conditions are good heavy load and good mantenace comperactino of chamber clean The all parts of machine Less

Air and cooking very good performance conditions are good heavy load and good mantenace comperactino of chamber clean The all parts of machine Less

How would you deal with others not listening to you

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Consider their experience and understand their reasoning.

An experience of what? The company has a long history of bad reviews. An overstretched company that lacks the capital to sustain its expenses. Less

Age and Maturity play a large part when dealing with younger less experienced persons. This also wins humans the customer over. Called WHO.Customers see the maturity and instantly see their problem under control and soon to be solved. Less

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