Maintenance Manager

Summary

Oversee the maintenance department and ensure consistent mechanical reliability of the ethanol plant.

• Manage internal maintenance staff and external contract labor as needed to maintain the facility.
  
• Develop and implement preventive maintenance programs and systems to minimize downtime of the facility.
  
• Plan develop and implement procedures to improve operations minimize operating costs and affect greater utilization of labor and materials.
  
• Responsible for developing and maintaining safe work practices within his/her scope of responsibility.
  
• Review maintenance work orders and set work priorities and assignments daily.
  
• Participate with facility management and quality control personnel in the development of major maintenance and engineering projects.
  
• Coordinate the activities of workers fabricating or modifying machinery tools or equipment used in ethanol processing activities.
  
• Direct maintenance activities on utility systems to provide continuous supply of heat steam electric power gas or air required for plant operations.
  
• Develop and/or review production quality control and maintenance reports and statistics to plan and accomplish plant maintenance activities.
  
• Advise and engage engineering staff on implications of new projects from a maintenance standpoint.
  
• Assist engineering staff in vetting engineering projects.
  
• Secure requisite tools equipment and supplies required for efficient plant operations. Hold oversight responsibility for maintenance of storeroom inventory control systems and the facility s inventory of tools and equipment.
  
• Inspect or coordinate inspections of plant assets for conformance with operating standards on a regular basis.
  
• Direct train and oversee the activities of the Maintenance Department workers to improve work efficiency and performance. Assure compliance with the facility s policies work rules and procedures.
  
• Other duties as assigned.
  
• Wear personal protective equipment as required in the plant.
  
• Exemplify company s core values of Curious Grower Optimistic Honesty Hardworking and Organized.
  
• Demonstrate expert mechanical aptitude and excellent troubleshooting skills.
  
• Ability to effectively manage motivate and train employees.
  
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
  
• Highly proficient with CMMS.
  
• Able to work effectively in a team oriented environment.
  
• Valid drivers license required.
  
  

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or GED required.
  
• Minimum 5 years of experience in maintenance operations or other relevant field required.
  
• Bachelor s degree in engineering or related field preferred.
  
• Supervisory experience preferred.
  
• Working knowledge of the operations of an ethanol plant preferred.
  
  

Physical Demands

• Ability to lift and/or move up to 50lbs.
  
• Ability to climb stairs and ladders.
  
• Ability to work in outside conditions and adverse weather.
  
• Walking on catwalks at a variety of heights
  
• Entering and working in confined spaces
  
• Working at heights up to 200ft. with appropriate safety equipment
  
  

Working Environment

• While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly exposed to work near moving mechanical parts.
  
• The employee is regularly exposed to dusty conditions.
  
• The employee is regularly exposed to high noise environments.
  
• The employee is regularly exposed to outside weather in all conditions.
  
• The employee will regularly be exposed to chemicals used in the process.