Maintenance Manager

General Overview:

Responsible for directing the day-to-day plant maintenance activities while maintaining a safe working environment. Responsible for ensuring that the plant is capable of meeting production requirements with a quality product through maintenance efforts and strategy. Ensure all equipment is in full compliance with all regulatory requirements with regards to Safety & Health and Environmental matters.

Responsibilities:

• Supervise, train, and direct the work activities of maintenance technician team.
• Assigns duties, directs, supervises, and evaluates the performance of maintenance technician personnel.
• Engage in proactive communication with supervisory team members and maintenance team members.
• Maintain, repair, and optimize large scale industrial mining equipment such as up to 150 hp motors, shakers, belt conveyers, slurry pumps, screen separators, etc. 
• Emphasize safety when working with maintenance staff, contractors, electricians, engineers, and management.
• Manage preventative maintenance operations, ongoing repairs and maintenance, automation, and data collection system upgrades on heavy equipment. Recommend replacement for outdated equipment and controls, direct and assist as needed.
• Tour plant daily to inspect assigned maintenance jobs and assess plant mechanical performance in key areas including mobile equipment and transportation vehicles.
• Collect, review, and file daily maintenance reports (electrical, water well,) including presenting plant wide daily report during regular meetings; communicate with maintenance team regarding unaddressed maintenance requirements.
• Review work orders submitted to maintenance team; set priorities for the upcoming shift and week – adjusting priorities in tandem with plant needs and production goals.
• Ensure communication of PPE and EHS requirements as well as plant policies and procedures.   
• Initiate necessary maintenance directives and carry implementation plan through to completion.
• Report activities and status to Regional Maintenance Manager weekly, more frequently as needed.
• Ensure completion of Lube and Inspection routes, inclusive of required paperwork and filing.
• All personnel may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed.

Skills and Proficiencies:

• Advanced experience working with MSHA
• Knowledge of maintenance procedures and machinery functions.
• A strong background in best practice proactive maintenance methods and organizational development for technical personnel.
• Leadership and employee relations ability.
• Able to organize and coordinate maintenance projects.

Required Education, Experience, and Qualifications:  

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Higher Level Degree in related field desired but not required. 
• Ten (10) or more years of maintenance experience in the frac sand industry, manufacturing, and/or mine processing required.
• Five (5) or more years’ experience supervisory experience in a maintenance capacity.

Other Requirements:

• Able to read, speak and write English.
• Work performed in a plant environment. Exposure to inclement weather as most work will be performed outside.
• Regularly required to lift, carry, push, and pull 75 lbs. or more.
• Frequently required to walk on unleveled ground.
• Strong work ethic of integrity and honesty striving for excellence in all activities employing accompanying communication.
• Dependability, reliability, fulfilling responsibilities.
• Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials and manipulating things.
• Able to wear common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hearing protection and hard hats when needed.
• Regularly required to sit, stand, reach and move about the facility.

This job description should not be interpreted as an exhaustive list of responsibilities or as an employment agreement between the employer and employee. The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification and are subject to change as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change.  Any essential functions of this position will be evaluated as necessary should an employee/applicant be unable to perform the functions or requirements due to a disability as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Reasonable accommodation for the specific disability will be made for the employee/applicant when possible.

I acknowledge that I have read and understand the description of this position and have had the opportunity to ask my supervisor about any points I did not understand. I hereby state that I can perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation.