Maintenance Manager

Responsibilities (main areas of responsibilities of the position)

• Provide leadership to ensure all company safety rules and regulations in accordance with Occupational Health & Safety Act are observed by employees. This includes planning the necessary resources in manpower and budgeting to accomplish site safety goals in the PaSSEand SHARP plans

• Interface with MSHA/MOL and other governing health and safety agencies at local and federal level as required

• Follow up investigations working with Safety Committee, and others as needed or applicable

• Participate in the daily morning production meeting to communicate with production and maintenance

• Preparation and implementation of training plans to provide employees with the necessary training to perform their job safely and effectively

• Ensure the Management System is effective and well understood by all employees

• Actively participate in the weekly scheduling meeting between maintenance and production

• A good understanding of the maintenance modules under the CMMS/SAP system

• Ensures correct, accurate, and timely reporting of information on all maintenance Work Orders, including “Urgent Repairs”

• Ensure maintenance personnel perform good quality work

• Ensure the execution of the daily maintenance plan

• Oversee necessary arrangements to keep plant running during breakdowns

• Routinely monitor key performance indicators identifying opportunities for improvement and making appropriate supervisory and management personnel aware of the findings

• Provide feedback to the maintenance team on goals and expectations status

• Initiate, recommend or provide solutions through designated channels

• Lead the Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) program to improve reliability and reduce maintenance costs

Key performance indicators

• Meets or exceeds safety, environment and legislation regulations and laws

• Meet budget and Inventory goals

• Kiln Reliability - 98%

• Meet or exceed agreed goals and targets on a consistent basis

• Successfully coordinates maintenance functions requirements with contractors

Basic requirements (Education, Level of Experience, Language)

• Related Engineering Bachelor Degree, or Master’s Degreeis preferred

• Minimum 10+ years’ experience progressive experience in mining or heavy engineering industry

• Extensive knowledge and background in operations supply chain business processes, extensive knowledge of continuous manufacturing and production processes, knowledge and experience working contemporary concepts of continuous improvement and Lean Manufacturing

• 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

• Proven in leading operational excellence through applying behaviour basedmanagement

• Prior experience demonstrating effective management skills

• Demonstrable team workand maturity with a strong work ethic

• Fluency in spoken and written English

Needed Knowledge and Skills (Technical knowledge required by the position)

Knowledge

• Knowledge of people management skills

• Experience in mining and/or heavy engineering industry

• Knowledge of continuous manufacturing business sector

• Technical creditability as it relates to industry, with a preference on mining and kilns

• Skills

  • Demonstrated ability to assess organizational and people issues, provide coaching and mentoring, and deliver solutions that improve facility performance

• Demonstrated ability to take initiative, strong organization and prioritization skills

• Demonstrates the ability to apply appropriate conflict management strategies to ensure conflicts are resolved to the benefit of all parties

• Establishes and maintains highly productive working relationships across the organization with all groups within the region and the company; demonstrating respect for conflicting points of view, listens to others, and builds strong working relationships

• Demonstrates excellent technical writing and computer skills for producing SOP, reports, and other appropriate communications

• Knows appropriate negotiating tactics and is able tonegotiate win/win agreements without compromising principles

• Demonstrates the ability to manage maintenance projects using project management methodology and techniques

• Uses quality management skills to ensure all procedures and work activities conform to work specifications and standards

• Demonstrates the ability to work autonomously with an emphasis on being results oriented

• Demonstrated ability to cultivate and lead a team successfully