Regional Maintenance Manager

HWI has a fantastic opportunity to lead the maintenance teams in our Missouri plants. This is a challenging role in which you will manage all plant maintenance, including our maintenance, electrical, and housekeeping teams for three plants. SummaryThe Regional Maintenance Department Manager directs and coordinates all aspects of facility maintenance activity including Preventative and Predictive Maintenance (PPM) to assure product quality and equipment availability at HWI's 3 Missouri production plants. The Regional Maintenance Department Manager establishes and fosters an employee atmosphere of preventive rather than reactive maintenance and is responsible for managing the economical use of manpower and materials to meet budgetary targets. The Regional Maintenance Department Manager will maintain effective housekeeping standards by monitoring historical data via MP2CMMS to ensure quality service. This role will be based at our Vandalia cluded in key responsibilities is to identify gaps in development of skilled trades such as electrical, electrical controls, general maintenance and skilled tradesmen. This individual should have the ability to develop tactical plans to close key resource gaps in the region's maintenance skill sets.ResponsibilitiesMonitoring and prioritizing work orders, improving PM work orders, and developing historical PPM Data via CMMS system for HarbisonWalker International's 3 Missouri production plants; implementing a standard of maintenance excellence across all three plants maintenance departmentsDirecting and coordinating maintenance activity, including direct supervision of salaried and hourly workforce and seeking opportunities to share talent and common practices across all of HarbisonWalker Internationals production plantsPlanning, scheduling, and coordinating maintenance activities for HarbisonWalker International's 3 Missouri production plantsEvaluating and directing staff to better improve performance; fostering atmosphere of preventive rather than reactive maintenanceResearching purchases, parts, equipment, and supplies to facilitate prompt repairs of equipment; optimizing opportunities to minimize pricing and standardizing purchasing across all plantsWorking with vendors and contractors to enhance the PPM process including spare parts inventory and predictive maintenance toolsRequirementsEducation Skills KnowledgeBachelors degree in Mechanical Engineering or other applicable degreeRequires advanced training in Maintenance Management, Supervision or PPM CMMS.Requires knowledge of the entire manufacturing process.Requires computer operation skills, preferably MS Word and Excel.5 - 10 years plant maintenance and supervisory experience in an industrial manufacturing operation. Experience needs to include managing multiple functional groups within the skilled trades along with contractors. Individual should have some level of experience in heavy manufacturing processes that utilize automation to be more productive.Physical and Environmental RequirementsPhysical Activity: Requires more than 23 of time talking or hearing; 13 to 23 of time standing, walking and or sitting; and less than 13 of time using hands and fingers, reaching, climbingbalancing, stoopingkneelingcrouchingcrawling; andor tastingsmelling.Lifting: Requires lifting sometimes in excess of 100 pounds less than 13 of time.Vision: Requires accurate close and distance vision, color and peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to focus.Environment: Requires 13 to 23 of time working near moving mechanical parts and less than 13 of time exposed to fumes or airborne particles, working with explosives, in an office setting, working in high, precarious places, exposed to outdoor weather, extreme heat, vibration, andor the risk of electrical shock.Noise: Requires exposure to moderate noise.ABOUT USHarbisonWalker International BackgroundHWI is the largest supplier of refractory products and services in the United States. It counts 19 manufacturing sites, 22 distribution centers and the largest refractory industry research facility in North America. Serving virtually every major industry that requires refractory solutions to enhance production and protect assets, HWI is consistently recognized for its talented experts, industry firsts, and intensely driven excellence.It is part of Calderys and is the brand for the Americas region of the Group. Joining HWI means joining an international organization with a history that spans more than 150 years, a Group present in 30 countries with a strong and ambitious purpose.Are you looking for a career with opportunities to create, build, and participate in the evolution of an industry that's vital to American and global manufacturing? A career with a company whose leadership is committed to business success and making HWI a great place to work? A career that is both challenging and rewarding? A career with professional and personal growth, work-life balance, and the chance to work with exceptional coworkers? Think HWI.Purpose: We are the vital partner of all high temperature industries. We support them building a better world through sustainable solutions.Values: We are Tenacious, Accountable, Multicultural, and AuthenticAs an equal opportunity employer, and as demonstrated by our values, we are committed to a diverse workforce

Created: 2025-02-21