Maintenance Manager at Plexus Scientific Corporation

Main Purpose of the Position

Member of the EMI Management team, the maintenance manager contributes to the strategy of the plant and its execution through her/his knowledge and management.

The primary role of this position is the safe management of maintenance support and plant services functions for EMI.

MN Alloys Maintenance, Department 202 & 203, primarily supports and maintains areas which include, but are not limited to the following departments: (066) Utility, (076) Alloy Mix, and (101-102-MOR).

Plant Services, Department 221, operates and maintains areas which include, but are not limited to the following departments: (205) Plant buildings, grounds and roadways, (266) Scrubber waste water recycle system and sewage waste treatment facilities, (260) UNOX waste water treatment facility, (224) Plant utilities, well water pumping and distribution system, in-plant sanitary drinking water distribution system, in-plant natural gas distribution system, plant-wide HVAC, building heat/hot water boiler systems, (240) Plant laboratory.

This position also coordinates maintenance manpower scheduling to (143) Crushing & Sizing department, (231) Traffic department, and other non-core areas as necessary.

Most areas of the plant operate 24/7, 365 days per year.

Scope of the Position (key dimensions)

• Management of a team consisting of (1) Electrical planner, (1) Electrical supervisor, (2) Mechanical supervisors, (1) Mechanical planner and (1) Major Maintenance Mechanical planner and reliability specialist.
• Craftsmen: (8) General Mechanics, (7) Electrical Instrumentation, (7) Metal Workers, (4) Auto-Diesel Mechanics, (2) Equipment Inspectors. (28) total craftsmen on payroll.
• Management of 202, 203, 205, 221, 224, 260, and 266 department operating budgets.
• Work with EMI Engineering department on long-term CAPEX projects and equipment upgrades.
• Working within operating budgets, develop short duration and longer major maintenance outage work plans on feedback from departments in MN Alloys maintenance direct support areas.
• Coordinate breakdown maintenance repairs in operating departments.
• Coordination of outside maintenance contractors as needed to supplement MN Alloys maintenance craftsmen.
• Procurement of replacement parts for operations department equipment.
• Implement continuous improvement processes using the WCM (World Class Maintenance) and EPS guidelines.
• Develop and sustain the CMMS (SAP PM) of the EMI organization.

Major Responsibilities/Outputs

• Maintain the highest standards of safety and housekeeping by ensuring plant rules of conduct, standard operating practices, job safe procedures and other necessary requirements are observed and followed.
• Improve maintenance support of MN Alloys operation and plant services at Marietta, Ohio.
• Implement the WCM standards to reach efficient maintenance activities.
• Develop good working relationships and trust with the operating departments to improve furnace operating time and load.
• Reduce maintenance costs in areas of accountability.
• Improve MN Alloys and Plant Services equipment performance and uptime.
• Coordinate Plant-wide maintenance activities.
• Give input to Plant Management team on CAPEX projects as a result of asset history.
• Help troubleshoot problems with operations personnel.
• Identify problematic equipment and develop maintenance plans to make it run better.
• Ensure all required inspections and reporting are complete for State Agencies (i.e. EPA).
• Ensure all maintenance employees attend the proper training as required by plant standards.
• Receives, reviews and processes work requests pertaining to assigned area and initiates necessary actions for their execution.
• Coordinates the timely and efficient execution of scheduled work with allowance and due consideration of job scheduling with production needs. Requisitions all pre-determined parts, materials, special tools and arranges for timely staging at the job sites.
• Coordinates the activities of contractors in assigned areas as required, including bid conferences for project or budget quotes.
• Generate contractor work notifications and review with department manager. Issue to assigned contractor after approval.
• Coordinate with production department managers to develop and decide on major maintenance equipment outages. Help compile job listings for outage work.
• Oversee contractor work, assure work is performed in a quality manner, meet safety requirements, approve administrative documents and communicate job progress/problems, if required.
• Maintain active and current backlog file of work orders awaiting scheduling by priority during outages.
• Executes and completes maintenance shift reports, work orders and schedules in a timely fashion as required or directed.
• Re-directs and adjusts assignments of personnel to service unplanned unscheduled priority emergency repairs as required.
• Devises means and methods of repair, facilitates/procures spare parts and materials as required.
• Communicates, in a timely fashion, the status of critical repairs to both area operations and maintenance management.
• Executes and administers company policies, labor contract requirements within area of accountability, including EEO and affirmative action.
• Ensure shop tools and equipment are in safe operating condition.
• Conducts monthly crew safety meetings and completes required reporting documentation and attends all required management and safety meetings and training as required.

Knowledge and Skills

• Bachelor of Science in an Engineering field, mechanical or maintenance is preferred. Equivalency in experience and knowledge will also be considered.
• Successful completion of an upgrade of a maintenance department in heavy industry leading to a notable improvement in equipment reliability/availability will be strongly considered.
• Self-motivation and good organizational skills.
• Good working knowledge of union craft trades and work practices.
• Good skills in supervision, interpersonal communications, and problem-solving ability.
• Strong mechanical working knowledge of rotating, reciprocating, and heavy-duty mobile equipment.
• Good knowledge of SAP and other basic PC skills.
• Knowledge of Federal Title V and Ohio EPA permitting requirements for air emissions, ground water, and soil.
• Familiarity with OSHA 1910 General Industry safety guidelines.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.