Maintenance Supervisor

The Mechanical Maintenance Supervisor will coordinate and supervise mechanical maintenance activities to achieve the highest level of quality, safety and effectiveness to maximize equipment availability of plant equipment at the lowest optimum sustainable maintenance cost in compliance with OH&S and environmental rules and regulations, following the maintenance guidelines of the Cement Industrial Framework (iCIF) and Maintenance Management System (MAC).

Responsibilities :

Health, Safety and Environment :

Follow the rules and regulations defined by the company as well as legal requirements; support the elaboration of safety standards for their area, control releases and follow all environmental regulations.

Maintenance Operations :

• Supervise the execution of daily / weekly preventive and corrective maintenance tasks assigned to the team and recommend technical improvements for cost reductions and equipment maintainability and reliability
• Administrate work order system by generating notifications, closing work orders and recording data base and trends. Assure the quality of the job of maintenance Mechanics in the field.

Ensure the proper storage of lubricants and cleanliness of the warehouse and the maintenance shop; manage inventory levels of key parts and supplies.

• Optimize efficiency of completed work orders, and balance the workload for each week of the year. Participate in weekly planning meetings as well as in major shut-down meetings to coordinate jobs with other departments.
• Responsible for the timely response to repair requests. Guarantees the correct and on time execution of work, interprets the results and generates actions based on inspections.

Reports any abnormality in the weekly meetings. Monitors job duration, cost and performance of crew and subcontractors working under their responsibility.

Management Planning & Cost Control :

• Collaborate with the planning team on the development / optimization of job planning. Follow and report the Maintenance Planning KPIs, maintenance cost compared to budget, third party service cost analysis, unplanned downtime and work order efficiency.
• Assist in preparing the annual maintenance budget.

Standards :

Create / optimize with own personnel and / or with suppliers’ innovative techniques and advanced technology procedures to assure the quality of the job and reduce downtime

People Management :

• Establish the training programs needed for crew personnel, schedule available suppliers training based on Frame Contract.
• Coach & assess shop employee performance

Innovation and continuous improvement :

Coordinate meetings with suppliers to check new / innovative developments or new techniques available to optimize the workload and the equipment.

Provide assistance in the mechanical design and execution of plant projects.

Qualifications :

Education and Experience :

• Degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent education / experience
• Minimum of 5 years of maintenance experience in cement or similar heavy industry

S kill Set :

• Knowledge of cement production process
• Ability to work self-directed
• Knowledge of CIF (Cement Industrial Framework), MAC (Maintenance Cement), HAC (Holcim Asset Code System), CbM (Computer based Monitoring), Project Management Approach (PMA), Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Cost Basics preferred, FMEA Concept
• Ability to adjust to changing priorities and propose improvement actions.
• Ability to manage stress, to provide assistance and to encourage the maintenance team in critical situations.
• Computer Skills : Microsoft Office, Google Docs Editors, SAP, CATS.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills. English is required for this role.

Salary Range : $ 94, - $, per year

As part of our dedicated focus on the health and safety of all employees, a pre-employment medical, including drug and alcohol testing and a criminal record check, will be required.