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 PaSSE and 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 Degree is 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 based management

- Prior experience demonstrating effective management skills

- Demonstrable team work and 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 to negotiate 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