Maintenance Area Process Manager

About the job Maintenance Area Process Manager Job Title: Maintenance Area Process Manager Location: Columbus, Mississippi, United States Industry: Manufacturing & Production Job Category: Manufacturing - Plant Management Compensation: Base Salary: USD $87,600 to $116,800 Full-time position with full benefits. Relocation Assistance Available: Yes Commission Compensation: No Bonus Eligible: No Interview Travel Reimbursed: Yes The Job You Will Perform: This position is responsible for improving overall mill performance by increasing equipment uptime and reducing end-of-life failures between outages. The primary area of responsibility will be from the digester through the finishing area. Key Responsibilities: Be a role model and champion for an injury-free workplace. Analyze chronic equipment failures and high maintenance/cost equipment using "Failure Analysis" to determine and document the root cause. Develop and implement solutions to prevent repeat failures. Analyze maintenance-related downtime weekly to fully understand the source of the downtime and ensure an appropriate level of response is taken to eliminate repeat issues. Provide technical support in solving day-to-day production and maintenance problems. Champion preventive and predictive maintenance programs. Maintain the Mechanical Integrity program and procedures for Process Safety Management. Provide input to area maintenance budgets for major maintenance items and optimizations. Analyze financial service cost vs. target and address equipment not delivering targeted cost performance. Develop long-term maintenance plans for rotating equipment, rebuilds, and major maintenance. Estimate, plan, and manage maintenance projects to budget for routine work, quarterly outages, and major outages. Provide capital and expense project design, development, and execution. Provide contractor work management and coordination for routine and major shutdown jobs per mill standards using best engineering practices. The Skills You Will Bring: Required Qualifications: BS (minimum) in Mechanical or Metallurgical Engineering. Minimum 3 years of reliability/maintenance engineering experience in the continuous process industry, preferably kraft pulp manufacturing. Knowledge and experience in Maintenance Best Practices. Working knowledge of ASME, NBIC, and API codes and OSHA regulations. Extensive knowledge of rotating equipment, pressure vessels, piping systems, and atmospheric storage tanks. Use of precision measurement tools and assembly techniques. Ability to teach others. Interpersonal skills necessary to work within a diverse organization. Ability to work in a high-performance team environment. Ability to manage multiple projects at one time. Excellent written and oral communication skills, organizational and planning skills, facilitation skills, computer skills, and the ability to achieve results through others. Willingness to work extended hours, particularly during scheduled outages. #J-18808-Ljbffr