MAINTENANCE MANAGER

OVERALL PURPOSE/FUNCTION:

Communicates directly with the Plant Manager to coordinate maintenance and repair work in process areas, implements programs and procedures required to ensure plant cleanliness, and assists with planning and implementing plant improvements and expansions.

 ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Conducts employee performance reviews based on job descriptions to determine competency, knowledge, and contribution of the maintenance technicians.
• Maintains and updates operating and training manuals for the maintenance
• Ensures that all maintenance technicians are trained on the most updated version of the operating procedures.
• Monitors operation of plant equipment and
• Reviews the operation of plant equipment and systems constantly, to minimize unplanned downtime, anticipate solve problems in a timely manner, and to identify opportunities for
• Maintains and repairs maintenance shop
• Establishes and maintains a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) for tracking work orders, spare parts, and maintenance history of plant equipment.
• Prepares reports, analyzes data, and makes recommendations for improving plant operations and solving maintenance-related problems.
• Supervises plant maintenance
• Ensures that maintenance technicians are adequately trained, equipped, and motivated so that the maintenance program can be accomplished in a safe, timely, and cost-effective manner.
• Communicates regularly with all maintenance technicians, both individually and as a group, to ensure good two-way communication concerning maintenance issues.
• Assists with hiring of maintenance
• Initiates and carries out projects that improve efficiency and/or reduce operating
• Tracks, analyzes and improves key maintenance parameters such as asset utilization, maintenance cost, PM compliance, schedule compliance, etc.
• Maintains safety, health, and environmental policies
• Ensures city, county, state, and federal regulations relating to the maintenance department are met at all times.
• Directs, maintains, and enforces the safety program for the maintenance department; reviews safety records to uphold standards of maximum safety for all maintenance technicians.
• Participate in objective setting, plan development and performance review of plant
• Initiates, implements, and manages the plant maintenance program based on best practices in the ethanol industry, with an emphasis on planning/scheduling and preventive/predictive
• Monitors the use and inventories of spare parts, maintenance supplies, and equipment and initiates reordering when necessary.

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

Professional Designations / Licensures / Certifications

• None

Skills, Knowledge and Abilities

• Communication Skills: written and verbal