Summary Description:

Responsible for management of the maintenance department to ensure maximum utilization of maintenance employees to keep the plant running efficiently and minimizing equipment downtime and facility issues.

Essential Functions:

DEPARTMENT MANAGEMENT:

• Direct, maintain and enforce the safety program for the maintenance department; review safety records to uphold standards of maximum safety for all employees
• Responsible for maintaining the safe operation of all equipment and building infrastructure
• Maintain maintenance budget and capital monies balancing the cost with equipment repair needs
• Responsible for ensuring equipment is maintained to comply with all environmental and health and safety requirements of the city, county, state and federal
• Responsible for the management, supervision and development of the maintenance department
• Ensure regulatory compliance with NFPA-70E (Arc Flash) for all maintenance activities within the Company
• Conduct employee performance reviews based on job descriptions to determine competency, knowledge and contribution of the maintenance technicians
• Assist in the hiring of maintenance personnel
• Assist with planning and implementing plant improvements and expansions
• Implement programs and procedures required to ensure plant cleanliness and accompanying 6S levels
• Track, analyze and improve key maintenance performances indices including asset utilization, up time, PM compliance, etc.
• Prepare reports, analyze data and make recommendations for improving plant operations and solving maintenance-related problems

TRAINING:

• Ensure that maintenance technicians are adequately trained, equipped and motivated so that the maintenance program can be achieved in a safe, timely and cost-effective manner
• Provide technical training and guidance for maintenance, supervisors and employees on equipment
• Maintain and update all operational, LO/TO and training manuals and procedures; ensure that all maintenance technicians are trained on the most current version of all operational and LO/TO policies and procedures
• Participate in training and development programs including all areas of environmental, health and safety issues, especially those dealing with proper handling of hazardous materials and hazardous waste

COMMUNICATION:

• Communicate regularly with all maintenance technicians, both individually and as a group, to ensure good two-way communication for maintenance issues
• Develop and maintain a working relationship with all departments and management insuring an ongoing connection with production teams; coordinate directly with the operations department to coordinate maintenance and repair work in production areas

PLANNING/ORGANIZING:

• Establish and maintain a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) for tracking work orders and maintenance history on plant equipment
• Select and manage contractors and vendors as required
• Initiate and carry out projects that improve efficiency and/or reduce operating costs
• Monitor the use and inventories of spare parts, maintenance supplies and equipment and initiate the re-ordering when necessary

TPM:

• Review the operation of plant equipment and systems constantly to minimize unplanned downtime, anticipate problems, and identify opportunities for improvement
• Responsible for ensuring preventive maintenance work orders are done on a timely basis and all PM’s are returned to be entered into the CMMS maintenance system
• Manage systems and foster an environment of continuous improvement to maximize operational availability
• Engage department to follow health and safety practices as they apply to department and the facility to drive a strong safety culture continuously reducing injury rates
• Ability to assist with problem solving and troubleshooting to minimize downtime and increase uptime
• Perform any and all other job related tasks as assigned