Lhoist North America is seeking a Maintenance Manager to oversee maintenance hourly employees, subcontractors, and implement improved maintenance processes to optimize plant productivity. The successful candidate will have strong knowledge of electrical power infrastructure and process control systems, demonstrated management and financial leadership experience, and excellent communication and analytical skills.
Requirements
- Reliability and availability of plant assets and equipment
- Directs and prioritizes needed repairs
- Regularly advises production / plant management of needed equipment status and repair
- Leads the identification of and resolve of equipment failures
- Allocates resources appropriately in the face of competing demands
- Effectively manage the selection and utilization of contractors
- Champion maintenance department communications
- Communicate effectively with all maintenance employees
- Clearly establish and communicate the vision for the department
- Creates a culture of trust and open communication
- Direct Maintenance, electrical and engineering to meet short-and long-range objectives with optimum efficiency.
- Plan maintenance/capital budgets through the identification of plant opportunities.
- Ensure annual outages are planned, scheduled, executed, and closed.
- Meet reliability, efficiencies and cost objectives as planned and budgeted.
- Ensure project standards and guidelines are applied and adhered to as established.
- Focus on productivity improvements to attain cost optimization.
- Ensure regulatory compliance is maintained and documented.
- Implement spares management best practices.
- Develop and implement improved maintenance processes aimed at optimizing the overall productivity of the plant
- Leadership and Development of Maintenance Staff (Electricians and Mechanics)
- Provide structure, direction and feedback to maintenance team
- Readily share information and develop the maintenance team by delegating to their strengths
- Set clear guidelines and expectations for the maintenance team
- Establish and communicate clear roles and job performance expectations
- Be a positive leader that encourages cross-functional communication.
- Establish Key Performance Indicators to measure implementation and progress of goals.
- Drive culture change from reactive to pro-active in the approach to asset management and reliability.
- Provide feedback to direct reports and of those managed through projects
- Environmental, Health and Safety
- Lead by example and demonstrate EH&S leadership
- Ensures compliance of maintenance team with all EH&S standards, programs and requirements
- Monitors workplace to ensure a safe and healthy environment
- Demonstrate environmental and safety regulatory leadership. Support Environmental Health and Safety initiatives and awareness programs.
- Ensure employees have a clear understanding of expected safety performance.
- Be a leader and promoter of a safety culture
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
- Paid vacation and sick time
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with a generous Employer Match
- Supplemental Contribution based on Years of Service
- Educational assistance
