Reliability Manager

Job ID: 517446

Ash Grove family of companies is one of North America’s leading cement manufacturers, with a legacy of innovation and excellence dating back to 1882. The company operates 12 world-class cement plants and a vast network of 41 terminals across the United States and Canada. Renowned for its forward-thinking approach, Ash Grove combines technical expertise, robust safety standards, and empowered talent to deliver high performance and better serve our customers. At Ash Grove, we stand together to reinvent the way our world is built.

To learn more about us go to www.ashgrove.com

At Ash Grove Cement, people are our first priority. We offer a complete benefits package to include:

• Health Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• Disability Pay
• Life Insurance
• Growth Opportunities and more!

Summary:

Health and Safety:

• Promote and follow all plant safety guidelines.
• Responsible to drive H&S performance, including exemplary housekeeping, robust adherence to standards and ensuring a strong positive H&S culture.
• Demonstrates a commitment to communicating, improving and adhering to safety policies in all work environments and areas.
• Actively manages risks by ensuring that all related control activities are thoroughly implemented, including safe work job planning.
• Drives committed and effective incident management through active participation in incident review, investigation, and corrective action creation.
• Promotes a culture of vigorous risk assessment, incident reporting and leading indicators, i.e., Near Misses, Risk assessment reviews and Field observation.

Environment:

In consultation with the Environmental team, ensures that operations are provided with the technical support in order to comply with all relevant requirements (e.g. Provincial regulatory, certificate, permit, etc.).

Maintenance:

• Review major mechanical safety incidents using root cause analysis and serious event reviews.
• Provide technical expertise in the fields of grinding equipment, filters, kilns, gears and reducers, fans, blowers, compressors, coolers, hydraulics, conveying systems, packing machines, preventive techniques, and welding.
• Provide first level assistance to plants in eliminating mechanical failures by using systematic and methodical systems to determine root causes.
• Take ownership in the implementation of the Maintenance Management System (MMS) and its integration into the plants organization in alignment with CIF.
• Support operations in the implementing of computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).
• Clarify plant needs regarding the technical expertise required for maintenance processes and request additional support from Corporate CIP when needed.
• Agree on mechanical audits to be performed in the Country with Corporate CIP and lead or support as needed to identify improvement areas and potential.
• Identify improvement opportunities to maximize equipment life cycle and efficiency.
• Support the planning, execution and supervision of complex jobs during major overhauls and provide appropriate information on equipment malfunctions or failures.
• Collaborate with Project Management and Engineering in new projects and carry out design reviews on new and critical mechanical equipment to ensure maintainability.
• Advise operations in developing an optimal replacement strategy for the main mechanical equipment and identify and recommend critical spare parts and follow up implementation.
• Perform analysis to identify critical spare parts in order to optimize inventory and asset sharing.
• Cooperate with the local and regional purchasing team in optimizing sourcing of mechanical equipment and parts, materials and services.
• Roll out new preventive maintenance routine and techniques, train others, and monitor progress in alignment with the Ashgrove and CRH Best practices.
• Provide technical expertise in the fields of maintenance organization, preventive programs, inspection, planning, scheduling, and spare parts management.
• Provide assistance to plant in reaching plant objectives, and in optimizing maintenance costs in a sustainable manner.
• Monitor relevant KPI’s to ensure achievement of objectives and propose action plans in case of deviation.
• Provide experience back to the plant to enrich know how and share best practices in mechanical equipment expertise
• Support the development, design and execution of capital development projects
• Act as a cement process & production expert in developing, leading and participating in targeted training programs within the region.

Relationship with Others

• Works closely with Production, process, Environment and Safety managers and their respective plant leadership teams
• Liaising with regional and global support teams.
• Plant employees including Plant Managers; Maintenance Managers, Inspectors, Planners and Supervisors; and Projects team
• Collaborate with members from other functions including Procurement, Project Management & Engineering, Learning & Development, Information technology Services, and Health & Safety
• Demonstrate teamwork, ensuring openness and respect for others, and welcome feedback.
• Additional duties as assigned by supervisor.

To succeed in this position, you will need:

• Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline is required
• Minimum of 7 to 10 years plant maintenance position in a heavy industry, preferably in Cement operations
• Extensive experience implementing maintenance processes.
• Strong computer skills and knowledge of computerized maintenance systems (e.g. SAP), MS office/google suite applications, etc.

Preferred Skills:

• Knowledge of Predictive Maintenance tools and techniques (Vibration Analysis, Oil Analysis, Ultrasound, Infrared Analysis, etc.)
• Knowledge of problem-solving techniques (Statistical Process Control, Root Cause Failure Analysis, etc.)
• Experience in the development and implementation of Maintenance programs.
• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Planning and scheduling experience
• Budgeting and cost management experience
• Demonstrated Project Management skills
• Strong communicator (both oral & written).
• Excellent interpersonal skills with demonstrated ability to interact with plant personnel.
• Highly motivated with ability to work with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrated commitment to achieving organizational and personal goals.
• Proven ability to work well in a team environment (co-workers, suppliers, etc.)
• Well organized and systematic.

Physical Requirements:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• No physical restrictions that could interfere with functionality

Work Environment:

This position is based across the plant

Additional Information:

• Compensation: $101,900 - $125,700
• Artificial intelligence is not utilized in screening assessing or selecting applications
• This position is intended to fill an existing vacancy

What’s next for you?

We provide stability and advancement opportunities across North America. Use our tuition reimbursement program to help you meet your career goals.

The above duties and responsibilities are representative of the nature and level of work assigned and are not necessarily all-inclusive. The physical demands, working environment, and other conditions of employment listed in this document are representative of but are not intended to provide an exhaustive list of the requirements for positions in this classification. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

What CRH Offers You

• Highly competitive base pay
• Comprehensive medical, dental and disability benefits programs
• Group retirement savings program
• Health and wellness programs
• An inclusive culture that values opportunity for growth, development, and internal promotion

About CRH

CRH has a long and proud heritage. We are a collection of hundreds of family businesses, regional companies and large enterprises that together form the CRH family. CRH operates in a decentralized, diversified structure that allows you to work in a small company environment while having the career opportunities of a large international organization.

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Ash Grove Cement, a CRH Company, is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

EOE/Vet/Disability

CRH is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, status as a protected veteran or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.