About this role
Benefits & Compensation Package Includes:
- Salary as well as an annual bonus plan targeted at $80,000-$110,000
- Paid holidays and vacation time
- Group medical/pharmacy insurance options with company funded health care spending accounts
- Dental insurance & Vision insurance
- A 401k account with company matching contribution
- A robust Wellness program with financial rewards
- Company-paid life insurance and short-term and long-term disability insurance
- Options to purchase additional life insurance (employee, spouse, and child) and additional employee long-term disability insurance.
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Tuition benefits including professional certifications
- Employee referral program
Essential Responsibilities
Maintenance Operations
- Supervise daily maintenance activities for crushing, conveying, screening, material handling, and associated plant equipment.
- Coordinate corrective, preventive, and predictive maintenance activities to maximize equipment reliability.
- Assign and prioritize work orders based on operational requirements and maintenance needs.
- Monitor equipment performance and work with operations to identify improvement opportunities.
- Ensure high-quality workmanship and adherence to maintenance standards.
Workforce Leadership
- Direct and supervise union maintenance employees on day and night shifts.
- Manage employee performance through coaching, training, and accountability.
- Administer applicable provisions of the collective bargaining agreement.
- Participate in grievance meetings, investigations, and labor-management discussions as required.
- Coordinate manpower and shift coverage to meet business needs.
- Foster positive labor relations through fair and consistent leadership practices.
Planning and Reliability
- Partner with operations team to develop weekly and outage maintenance schedules.
- Drive preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
- Analyze equipment failures and identify root causes.
- Support capital improvement and reliability projects.
- Manage maintenance backlog and ensure timely completion of work orders.
Financial and Administrative Responsibilities
- Monitor maintenance spending and work within approved budgets.
- Manage inventory and procurement of maintenance materials and spare parts.
- Review contractor work and ensure compliance with plant requirements.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records and documentation within CMMS systems (SAP).
- Prepare reports related to maintenance performance, costs, and reliability metrics.
Operational Support
- Provide leadership coverage and support for a 24-hour operation.
- Respond to critical equipment failures and plant emergencies as needed.
- Coordinate maintenance support during outages, shutdowns, and major repairs.
- Work collaboratively with production, engineering, environmental, quality, and safety personnel.
Safety Leadership
- Champion and enforce all company safety policies, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
- Conduct regular safety meetings, audits, inspections, and job observations.
- Ensure compliance with lockout/tagout, confined space, hot work, and other critical safety procedures.
- Investigate incidents, near misses, and equipment failures and implement corrective actions.
- Promote a proactive safety culture among union and salaried employees.
Qualifications
Required
- High school diploma or GED.
- Minimum 5 years of industrial maintenance experience.
- Minimum 2 years of supervisory or lead experience in a union manufacturing or mining environment.
- Working knowledge of mechanical maintenance principles related to crushers, conveyors, pumps, hydraulic systems, rotating equipment, and material handling systems.
- Familiarity with OSHA and MSHA safety requirements.
- Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills .
- Proficiency with Microsoft Office and computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).
Preferred
- Associate degree or technical certification in industrial maintenance, mechanical technology, electrical technology, or related field.
- Experience in lime, cement, aggregates, mining, quarrying, or other heavy industrial operations.
- Experience with reliability-centered maintenance practices.
- Knowledge of welding, fabrication, and mobile equipment maintenance.
- Experience with budget management and capital project coordination.
Working Conditions
- Industrial manufacturing environment with exposure to dust, noise, vibration, and varying weather conditions.
- Routine walking, climbing stairs and ladders, and working in and around heavy industrial equipment.
- Must be available to support day and night shift operations and respond to off-hour emergencies as required.
- Required use of personal protective equipment (PPE).