Leads and directs the maintenance activities with respect to reliability within Maintenance Department. Administers all aspects of the planned maintenance activities and root cause analysis to determine action plans to improve reliability.
Requirements
- Drives reliability improvements in the plant to achieve world class MTBF results.
- Directs, supervises, and assigns duties to predictive maintenance supervisor and selective inspection technician.
- Updates existing plant maintenance and preventative maintenance systems;
- Troubleshoots any equipment and/or machinery malfunctions to determine root cause(s) and develops corrective action plans to rectify the problems and improve reliability.
- Conducts technical reviews of vendors and contractors to ensure that they can provide the equipment, machinery, and/or required services.
- Supervises and manages the predictive maintenance supervisor and selective inspection technician.
- Ensures the safety of subordinates through enforcing safe work practices and providing motivation and effective communication.
- Leads the continuous improvement of all operating equipment conditions.
- Manages the continuous treatment in short, medium, and long term of equipment recognized as being in critical condition.
- Participates in and promotes maintenance cost saving initiatives to constantly improve maintenance spend and budget development.
- Supervises and directs maintenance contractors working on the plant site as required.
- Ensures contractor’s time is being managed.
- Ensures quality work by field verification.
- Participates and contributes to scheduled maintenance meetings and initiatives.
- Works towards the continuous improvement of maintenance KPIs.
- Provides detailed feedback regarding equipment condition and reliability improvements.
- Ensures that all technical training and development requirements are met for subordinates.
- Provides recognition and follow-up on suggestions and ideas.
- Provides constructive feedback to maintain a high level of professionalism.
- Provides solutions to problems with employee performance such as absenteeism, discipline, etc.
- Administers the Collective Bargaining Agreement (if applicable) as it pertains to subordinates.
- Administers disciplinary action as required.
- Reviews individual performance with each subordinate.
- Conducts toolbox/tailgate safety talks.
- Manages vacation schedule prior to plant management approval.
- Ensures that technical specifications and special instructions are available to craftsmen for assigned jobs.
- Ensures that technical specifications are understood and adhered to by the craftsmen.
- Participates in Daily and Weekly Planning Meetings.
- Provides input to Maintenance Planner to set job priorities.
- Provides technical assistance to operation groups.
- Maintains accountability of company owned tools.
Benefits
- Competitive wages
- Vacation and holiday time
- Medical, dental, vision, disability and life insurance
- RRSP and DC (CAN) and 401K (U.S.)
- Training, professional development
- Tuition reimbursement/assistance
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP): confidential support for you and your family (CAN)
- Access to Employees Resource Groups (ERGs)
- Educational scholarship program for dependents of regular salaried employees
- Fertility drug coverage
- Paid Maternity Leave Top Up
