Maintenance Superintendent

Kaiser Aluminum

$75K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in maintenance or engineering leadership roles in relevant settings.
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, technical, or business field.
  • Experience with project leadership and planning.
  • Preferred: 8+ years in mechanics, operations, or maintenance in industrial settings.
  • Preferred: CMRP certification; experience in industrial smelting; union leadership experience.

Responsibilities

  • Lead and coach maintenance personnel to meet department objectives safely and effectively.
  • Coordinate daily maintenance activities to optimize plant asset performance.
  • Supervise maintenance crafts and planning groups across the facility.
  • Provide expertise in building maintenance teams and enhancing process efficiencies.
  • Conduct technical Root Cause Analyses on equipment failures and maintenance issues.
  • Manage a predictive and preventative maintenance program to lower costs.
  • Build solid relationships with asset owners to oversee overall asset health.
  • Deliver technical training to enhance team maintenance skills and reliability.

Benefits

  • Industry leading compensation program.
  • 401K options that start vesting immediately.
  • Comprehensive vacation plan for improved work-life balance.
  • Relocation assistance for new employees.
  • Access to employee resource groups.
Full Job Description
We are looking for a Finishing Maintenance Superintendent to join Kaiser Aluminum Warrick Operations in Newburgh, Indiana!

What's in it for you!
To support our teams and their families beyond the workplace, we provide an outstanding benefits package effective day one of employment!
  • Industry leading compensation program.
  • 401K options that begin vesting day 1.
  • First-rate vacation plan for valuable work-life balance.
  • Relocation assistance for new team members.
  • Employee resource groups.


What you will work on:
  • Be able to lead, coach, develop, and motivate subordinate personnel to achieve department objectives in a timely, safe, and environmentally compliant manner.
  • Coordinate daily activities to ensure all plant assets are maintained in the most effective manner possible while sustaining continuous plant operations.
  • Lead craft supervision and/or planning group; has the ability to perform maintenance supervision duties for any area of the plant.
  • Provide and apply technical expertise in development of area maintenance teams, reliability procedures, and continuous improvement of process efficiency and performance.
  • Facilitate technical Root Cause Analyses of asset failures or degradation associated with maintenance of large and sophisticated mechanical, electrical and electronic equipment including an electrical substation.
  • Work as an integral member of the Maintenance team to manage a comprehensive predictive and preventative maintenance program while sustainably minimizing repair & maintenance cost.
  • Partner with asset owners to manage asset health across the facility. Facilitate productive relationships and effective communication between the Maintenance department and the other plant production and support departments.
  • Deploy technical training to improve the quality and efficiency of maintenance personnel to achieve reliability goals.
  • Develop functional competence in the Kaiser Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) for supervisors and crafts employees.
  • In conjunction with the Department Leadership and Maintenance Supervisors, facilitate positive labor relations within the Maintenance department. Function as the company's maintenance representative involving union contract issues.
  • Assist in preparing and monitoring the maintenance budget to ensure financial targets are achieved.
  • Fulfill department-specific Environmental, Health & Safety (EHS) requirements.


About you:
  • 5+ years of progressively increasing leadership experience in maintenance or engineering within industrial, commercial, or military environments.
  • Project leadership and planning experience.
  • Bachelor's degree in engineering, technical, or business-related field.
  • Preferred Qualifications:
  • 8+ years' experience in mechanics, machine operations, electric-electronics, instrumentation, or associated maintenance within industrial, commercial, or military environment.
  • CMRP certification. Industrial smelting experience. Leadership experience within a unionized workplace.

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