Maintenance Manager

Allied Reliability is seeking a Maintenance Manager responsible for a lime plant.

Responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, management of facility maintenance, equipment reliability, and developing and managing all strategic and tactical maintenance efforts for the plant; supervision of mechanical maintenance, including safe work practices.

• Management of facility maintenance, equipment reliability, and developing and managing all strategic and tactical maintenance efforts for the plant;
• Supervision of mechanical maintenance, including safe work practices, problem troubleshooting, and timely completion of all mechanical maintenance tasks;
• Ensure maximum equipment availability through cost-effective and innovative resource management, and ensure ancillary equipment in the facility is available to support manufacturing operations;
• Develop, lead and implement activities within operations to meet manufacturing goals, quality, and cost objectives in concert with the organization s strategic and annual operating plans;
• Prioritizes maintenance schedules, linked with supply chain management conventions to meet product delivery and customer needs providing low cost, high quality products;
• Plan and make budgetary recommendations for direct/indirect labor and capital expenditures;
• Select and develop personnel to ensure the efficient operation of the operations function;
• Create and lead an organizational environment focused on operational excellence continuous improvements

Other job functions include:

• Plan and implement activities, creates and maintains policy/procedures related to material planning, scheduling, procurement and system controls;
• Identifies and provides training for operations personnel to facilitate broad assignments involving the purchase of significant/complex items requiring specialized commodity and procurement knowledge and executing Lean Manufacturing contemporary concepts;
• Interact with division and corporate management in developing materials and manufacturing initiatives in support of the company s strategic and tactical plans;
• Provide leadership to implement continuous improvement programs and practices throughout the operations functions.

Qualifications

• Qualified candidates will have a related Engineering Bachelor of Science Degree or related field or equivalent.
• 5+ years experience in a maintenance manager with supervisor experience
• Experience in Root Cause Analysis and troubleshooting.
• Demonstrated competency in preventative, predictive, basic care practices, and computerized maintenance management systems; strong management and Total Productive Maintenance experience; Six Sigma training is a plus
• Heavy industry background in manufacturing related to mining, paper mills, steel plants, refractory, heavy equipment fabrication, stone processing, cement plants, etc.
• Lime and/or cement experience is preferred.
• Qualified candidates will exhibit a positive and proactive attitude with high initiative and the ability to perform with minimal supervision.
• Able and willing to spend the majority of time in the plant with the operators, maintenance personnel, and contractors; and able to communicate production and process plans effectively.
• Good technical aptitude and analytical skills.
• Detail and process oriented with strong problem resolution abilities.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Must be able to support a continuous improvement environment as well as support change management initiatives. Experience in dealing with unionized labor force a plus.