Job Description

The Maintenance Manager’s primary purpose is to optimize the ongoing maintenance repair activities at Silver Bell mine and to make the best use of available resources and best serve the needs of the department's customers. Ensure that the Maintenance areas operate in a safe manner consistent with Company policies as well as Federal, State and Local regulations.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Ensures optimization of safety aspects, environmental impact, production impact, job priority, manpower availability, material availability, financial impact, job duration, customer desires, and planned maintenance and program compliance.
• Must be willing to follow the direction of the General Manager to meet the goals set forth by the Company.
• Ensure maintenance activities are effectively planned, coordinated, implemented and controlled to improve plant and equipment availability.
• The Maintenance Manager is responsible for building and maintaining an organization capable of completing not only the necessary repairs to maintain equipment availability but identifying failure modes and correcting root causes.
• Review project documents prior to issue for scope and technical accuracy
• Develop annual budget for maintenance cost centers. Manage these costs and explain the variances to the forecast on a regular basis.
• Analyze costs to determine where savings can be gained as well as where additional money needs to be spent to reduce costs in either the short run or long run.
• Review invoices for proper billing. Approve all purchases, stocking of parts, spar part levels and warranties.
• Determine maintenance requirements and establish procedures/processes
• Negotiate equipment purchases and leases.
• Justify capital expenditures as required to ensure the maintenance teams have the equipment to perform their duties as safely and efficiently as possible.
• Manage contractor projects, monitoring progress and costs.
• Provide direct supervision to salaried maintenance general supervisors and clerical staff members.
• Coaches and counsels direct reports to provide continuous feedback on performance.
• Communicates and interprets company/departmental directives to direct reports and monitors compliance.
• Observe current maintenance procedures and develop improved procedures.
• Foster a cohesive working relationship.
• Must be able to manage personnel problems through set Company policies and provisions within the collective bargaining agreement.
• Identifies, evaluates and resolves work problems.
• Encourages an emphasis on the departmental and company safety and environmental programs and practices.
• Ability to write technical reports, letters, memos and capital expenditure requests.
• Weekend manager relief.
• Responsible for executing, supporting, and enforcing the Company's Environmental, Health and Safety program as required by OIS policy, directives, and principles.

ADDITIONAL DUTIES

• Maintain required training in the area of environmental awareness
• Maintain required training in the area of environmental, safety and health awareness including MSHA requirements

Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• In addition to basic general maintenance knowledge, must have a thorough understanding of preventive maintenance and reliability concepts and practices, industrial electrical, shovel and drill, haul truck, heavy support equipment.
• Strong interpersonal skills in developing consensus building
• Must have excellent computer skills with MS Windows, MS Word, MS Excel, and MS Outlook
• Must be able to manage time effectively and set priorities
• Requires the ability to manage multiple tasks
• Must have valid driver’s license
• Must be willing to travel 10%
• Must be able to perform fieldwork, walk over rough terrain, sit, stand, bend, climb stairs/ladders

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE

• Degree in Mechanical, Electrical or Industrial Engineering desired
• Requires ten (10+) years of maintenance and supervisory experience demonstrating continuous upward momentum in managerial leadership
• English language fluency.
  • At least CEFR B2 - Upper Intermediate: Can understand the main ideas of complex text on both concrete and abstract topics, including technical discussions in their field of specialization.