1. Tell us how well do you take criticism?
I am not a sensitive person when it comes to criticism. Even criticism that is not meant to be constructive, I take it as positive feedback.
2. Tell us how did you stumble upon this career path?
To be perfectly candid, I was quite clear about what I wanted to do, and since maintenance work was my forte and organization was my core skill, I gelled them.
3. Where do you see yourself in 5 years as Maintenance Supervisor?
I am an extremely diligent and hard-working individual, and I am trying very hard to learn the ropes of the trade so that I can work as a maintenance director soon.
4. Tell us what are the main responsibilities of a supervisor?
A comprehensive list of the tasks and responsibilities of a typical supervisor is provided in these job descriptions.
5. Tell us what process do you follow when conducting safety inspections?
This illustrates the candidate's knowledge of health and safety regulations and practices.
6. Tell us what are your strengths as a supervisor?
This complete list of employee strengths will help you answer this common interview question. Make sure you highlight those strengths that are relevant to the job opportunity.
7. Tell us what are your future plans as far as this work is concerned?
I am working hard to climb the ladder to a higher managerial position, where my skills and capabilities can be put to a more challenging use.
8. Tell us a time you had to manage conflict within your department/team/group?
Your example can show how you identified the source of conflict, used the conflict situation as a constructive process to exchange opinions and ideas and clarify roles and responsibilities.
Discuss how you kept the focus on the desired outcome rather than on personal grievances.
9. What is your greatest weakness as Maintenance Supervisor?
I am too much of a perfectionist, which sometimes makes it difficult for me to handle things when they go wrong. I'm working on this so that I can look towards more realistic goals.
10. Can you explain me a time you had to introduce important change in your last job?
Your ability to persuade and influence your employees or team members to accept change is key.
Show how you were able to gain support and commitment from them by using the appropriate communication style, by listening and responding to concerns and questions, by asking for their help and commitment and by providing support.
11. Tell us what brought you into the world of facilities and equipment maintenance?
I started working as an apprentice in a small facility 10 years ago, with the main aim of learning any skill. As time went on, I realized that I was focusing my energies on the maintenance end of the work. One thing led to another, and here I am, a decade later, in a position to lead maintenance work in any facility that chooses to hire me!
I am organized by nature, which I believe is the core requirement of anyone working as a medical records supervisor. Also, I possess great insight into medical terms and procedures, and have the capacity to ensure medical data integrity and safekeeping.
13. Please explain how do you motivate your employees/team members?
The more your employees or team members understand about their jobs and responsibilities the more motivated they are. Show how you ensure each subordinate has clarity about his or her role and responsibilities.
Discuss how you set clear, specific and realistic targets that are agreed on rather than dictated. Focus on how you involve employees by asking for suggestions, ideas and feedback.
14. Can you please explain about a time you had to coach an employee to perform a task?
Coaching and developing others is part of the supervisor function. Supervisor interview questions about the development of employees should include your ability to agree on the outcomes and methods of coaching with the employee, to explain and demonstrate task performance, to observe and provide constructive feedback.
15. Can you please explain your supervisory style?
When answering supervisor interview questions around your personal supervisory style remember that there is no wrong or right supervisory style.
The only criteria is that it should be appropriate to the situation. Your ability to adapt your style to the demands of the person you are dealing with, the task at hand and the circumstances is key to success as a supervisor. Provide examples of how you have had to adapt your supervisory style to meet different needs.
16. Explain me what method do you follow to store equipment and inventory?
This illustrates the candidate's knowledge of equipment and inventory storage.
I am responsible for creating and implementing solid medical records systems, in sync with care requirements, and statutory protocols. As a medical records supervisor, it is my duty to make sure that all records and files under my supervision are kept in a confidential manner, and retrieved only after verifying the authority of the requester.
As a maintenance planner, I have been busy creating and implementing maintenance schedules, act as a principle point of contact between maintenance and operations departments, analyzing backlog associated with available resources, ensuring that proper resources and equipment are made available to workers, overseeing and administering planning budgets, and ensuring that issues and problems related to maintenance are resolved before they convert into crises.
While working as a medical supervisor, one is constantly in touch with people – both internally and externally. If one's communication skills are not good, ensuring operational and logistic smoothness will be a problem.
I believe that maintaining both confidentiality and integrity of medical records and files is quite challenging.
21. Tell me what is the biggest challenge that you are faced with in the maintenance process?
This illustrates the candidate's ability to solve problems.
Apart from possessing exceptional communication and interpersonal skills, which I believe are very important for anyone wanting to work as a maintenance supervisor, I possess deep knowledge of the different types of maintenance work, and how each needs to be carried out. Demonstrated expertise in strategizing maintenance work activities, exceptional leadership qualities, and the ability to think and act in an analytic manner are also skills that I am sure will be welcomed by you.
23. Tell me in your previous position as a medical supervisor, what have been your specific duties?
As a medical supervisor, I have developed and implemented organizational policies and procedures, conducted and administered fiscal operations, directed and evaluated work activities of medical, nursing, technical, clerical and maintenance staff, and created and maintained communications between governing boards and medical staff.
24. Behavioral Maintenance Supervisor Job Interview Questions:
☛ How do you hire technicians and other staff for maintenance works? How do you manage them?
☛ Have you ever identified and fixed a problem before it became evident?
☛ Did you ever go against the orders of your superiors due to the need of the hour? Was your decision right?
☛ Have you ever failed to lead your team successfully? What were the reasons for the failure and how did you react?
☛ How patient are you with your team on a scale of 1 to 10?
25. Role-specific Maintenance Supervisor Job Interview Questions:
☛ Can you tell me what are the three types of maintenance? Have you ever carried out preventive maintenance?
☛ Which software do you use to store and maintain the important maintenance data?
☛ What is your experience with MEP maintenance works?
☛ What is the best part of your job?
☛ Can you describe your maintenance duties in your previous job?
☛ Do you know about ISO 14001?
26. Operational Maintenance Supervisor Job Interview Questions:
☛ How do you allocate work to your subordinates?
☛ If a repair exceeds the budget allocated to a specific machine then what will you do in such a case?
☛ Your manager asks you to develop a training program for your subordinates. How will you do this and what aspects will you consider in the program?
☛ How do you make sure that your team has completely understood your orders and instructions?
☛ In case a machine develops some fault, will you prefer to repair it or replace it? How will you decide?
☛ How do you ensure the safety of your workers working with heavy machinery?
27. Top 21 Maintenance Supervisor Job Interview Questions:
1. Tell me about yourself?
2. Why did you leave your last job?
3. Please tell me about your long-term career goals for Electrical maintenance supervisor?
4. What have you learned from your past jobs that related to Electrical maintenance supervisor?
5. In your life, what experiences have been most important to you that related to Electrical maintenance supervisor?
6. What made you choose to apply to Electrical maintenance supervisor?
7. What are top 3 skills for Electrical maintenance supervisor?
8. What characteristics would you search for inside a boss?
9. Let me know about a period when you assisted resolve a dispute between others.
10. What position would you prefer on the team focusing on a task?
11. What's been your greatest professional disappointment?
12. What are most common mistakes for Electrical maintenance supervisor job and how to solve them?
13. Do you consider you're overqualified with this position?
14. How can you offer make amends for your lack of skill?
15. What are techniques/methods list that you used in your work as Electrical maintenance supervisor? Please explain how to you use them?
16. Let me know concerning the most enjoyable you've had at work?
17. Have you got any queries for me personally?
18. Do you know the hardest choices to create?
19. Do you'd rather work individually or on the team?
20. How do you apply ISO 9001 for your Electrical maintenance supervisor job?
21. Do you have any questions?
I am definitely hardworking as has been proven many times. One occasion to prove this was when I joined a new medical facility 8 years ago, and realized that the facility was seriously lacking in emergency equipment, in case of a natural disaster. So my first day at the new job was spent determining what was required to take necessary steps to ensure safety of the facility and its occupants.
29. Please explain why do you think that you are a good choice to hire as a maintenance planner?
I am a highly organized individual, which makes it easy for me to handle the various aspects of working as a maintenance planner. In addition to this, I am exceptionally well-versed in creating and implementing strategic plans to ensure that the maintenance staff is provided with proper schedules and that they follow their schedules appropriately. Moreover, I am skilled in ensuring that maintenance equipment and materials are obtained on time and that no issues arise that may hinder maintenance efforts.
As a maintenance supervisor, I have been actively working to create, maintain, and implement maintenance strategies and programs for assigned areas and equipment. Apart from this, it has been my duty to hire maintenance staff members, and ensure that they are properly trained and put to work to their best abilities. Staff oversight and leadership is also part of my work, as is to ensure that all maintenance and repair work is properly carried out.
This question is designed to assess your performance standards. Show how you set high work standards for yourself and your subordinates, how you communicate your expectations and how you monitor performance.
32. Please explain me about a time an employee made a significant mistake. What action did you take?
This is a behavioral or situational interview question. You are expected to provide an example of how you successfully managed a difficult employee or team member. Find out more about handling the behavioral interview.
In your answer to this supervisor interview question focus on your ability to communicate openly to understand the cause of the mistake. To discuss with the employee how it can be prevented from happening again. To view the mistake as a learning opportunity to improve future performance.
Since I have worked in a similar capacity before, I am aware of the procedures that one has to follow to ensure operational success of a medical facility or unit. As someone who is a perfectionist, the programs and processes that I develop and implement are spot on with the facility's requirements. My communication skills are excellent, (which is the backbone of this work) and I am highly knowledgeable about the medical world (medical terminology and procedures specifically), which make me an excellent choice to work as a medical supervisor.
34. Tell us how do you make sure that you come on top of these challenges?
I am a stickler for perfection, which means that all work processes entrusted to me are handled keeping priority in mind. Challenges for me are an everyday thing, and I find them to be great motivators.
35. Tell us what is the most difficult thing that you have done in this capacity?
If you mean to ask what my most difficult task has been up till now, it was managing the maintenance of two facilities at the same time, one of which was not initially under my wing. But I managed to make it happen, without missing the deadline, or receiving a single complaint from any side.
