Job ID: 523983

Ash Grove family of companies, including Ash Grove Cement Company, Ash Grove South Texas, LLC, Sapphire Americas LLC, Oldcastle Cement Holdings, Houston Cement Company, and Suwanee American Cement Company, 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 

Job Description: 

Mechanical Maintenance Manager positions offered by Suwannee American Cement Company, LLC (Sumterville, Florida). Oversee projects and contract labor during routine and plant annual maintenance periods. Manage compliance with safety and environmental requirements to eliminate work-related risks by increased use of hazard recognition techniques. Give guidance, coaching, motivation, training, and development to direct reports at the same time that establishes and maintains close collaboration with parts/services suppliers, external technical services, internal technical resources across the platform, and internal and external networks to identify best practices and benchmark results to drive goal setting and achieving. Provide engineering technical assistance, troubleshooting expertise and project management support to the Maintenance Department. Ensure maximum equipment reliability, availability, and performance through strategic maintenance planning, preventive/predictive programs, and continuous improvement initiatives. Provide technical expertise, leadership, and direction to a multidisciplinary team while aligning maintenance activities with production, safety, quality, and cost objectives.

Minimum Requirements: 

• Requires a bachelor’s or foreign equivalent degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field and 10 years of experience leading teams in a manufacturing or heavy industrial environment.
• Must have 7 years of experience in each of the following:
  • Reading and interpreting technical drawings;
  • Identifying Key Performance Indicators reports for Maintenance and Reliability in Cement Plants, including MTBF, MTTR, and Schedule Compliance;
  • Performing Industrial Safety system Lock Out, Tag Out, Try Out (LOTOTO);
  • Utilizing workflow management and the application of computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) in the improvement of equipment and facility reliability; and
  • Managing a team of at least 5 direct reports including salaried and hourly employees.

• Must have 5 years of experience in each of the following:
  • Performing precision measurements using technical measurement tools (calipers, micrometers, variance indicators, and bore and depth gauges);
  • Managing RCA (root cause analysis) program and utilizing RCA tools and methodologies, for both incidents and significant equipment failures in critical equipment of a cement plant (Kiln, Ball Mills, Vertical Mills, Crushers, Auxiliary Rotating Equipment and Stationary equipment);
  • Interpreting Ultrasound NDE testing results to identify any failure modes in equipment and develop repair strategies; and
  • Interpreting field fan balancing results and providing detailed guidelines on how to resolve imbalance issues.

• Must have 3 years of experience in each of the following:
  • Assisting in the development and analysis of annual Operating budgets for mechanical maintenance, including making adjustments to deliver high reliability in a safe manner within the platform's expected operating budget; and
  • Assisting with and consulting on large capital projects of at least $10 million USD.

• Experience may be, but need not be, acquired concurrently.

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.

If you’re up for a rewarding challenge, we invite you to take the first step and apply today! Once you click apply now, you will be brought to our official employment application. Please complete your online profile and it will be sent to the hiring manager. Our system allows you to view and track your status 24 hours a day. Thank you for your interest!

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

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