Maintenance Superintendent - Des Moines, IA

Maintenance Superintendent - Des Moines, IA

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The Maintenance Superintendent is responsible for the material condition of the facility and all assets. In this dual reporting role, the Maintenance Superintendent reports to the Plant Manager for day-to-day execution and the RCM Lead for technical direction and asset strategy. The focus of this position is to maximize the production time available on equipment, minimize upkeep costs, and manage expenditures related to equipment, spare parts, and consumable items. The Maintenance Superintendent supports the plant production effort and must provide high-quality repair and maintenance services that enable the plant to meet production goals. Activities include ensuring operational effectiveness, continuous improvement, proactive and precision maintenance planning and scheduling, contractor management, vendor and spare parts management, implementing best practices and programs for processes, safety, training, and staff development.

Job Responsibilities :

• Proactively work to ensure that all ADM employees, visitors, vendors, and contractors understand and comply with the ADM safety policies and procedures.
• Set goals and expectations for the maintenance team.
• Support and engage in Performance Excellence activities in the facility.
• Support the production departments with safety and quality, including audit compliance.
• Align, deploy, and execute the ADM Maintenance and Reliability vision / strategy.
• Maintain the production equipment to function as designed or expected.
• Manage and implement preventative maintenance and reliability activities.
• Work with plant leadership and RCM to develop a maintenance budget and manage monthly R&M spending.
• Lead and support root-cause analysis on processes within the maintenance team regarding failures and implementation of countermeasures.
• Develop, review, and analyze maintenance / reliability maintenance metrics and performance.
• Assist the production leadership staff in training operations personnel on proper operations, cleaning, lubrication, troubleshooting, and adjustments on the production equipment.
• Drive effectiveness of the storeroom and spare parts inventory to ensure parts are available.
• Interact with parts and equipment vendors on a regular basis.
• Coordinate the maintenance program to schedule work with / around the production schedule.
• Maintain an effective equipment history, work history, and preventative maintenance program using a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
• Ensure that all maintenance work is documented.
• Manage ongoing maintenance and reliability-related projects (asset reliability and defect elimination).
• Responsible for people management and development of ADM and contractor resources including payroll review, retention, recruiting, and team engagement.
• Identifies needs for training opportunities, and facilitates training sessions for maintenance personnel, focusing on precision skills training and development, safety practices, and work standards.
• May provide ad-hoc technical support as needed.
• Takes an active role in managing the maintenance team and coaching employees to reach their fullest potential by providing feedback in a manner that is effective, consistent, and fair.

Job Requirements : Bachelor's degree in engineering or related field, or technical degree in a related field plus 5 years of maintenance and or operations experience, or an equivalent combined of education and experience in a maintenance supervisory or management role in a continuous, industrial manufacturing environment (preferably in a food, feed or chemical production environment). Experience / Leadership of Reliability Centered Maintenance processes. Experience manufacturing operations managing a maintenance department incorporating Safety & Health, Environmental, Quality, Production, and Project management. Proficient in asset management techniques Strong experience working in Microsoft applications & asset management software Strong problem-solving, diagnostic, and analytical skills, with a results-focused approach. Strong communication skills and an excellent team player Thorough knowledge of machinery, and experience in instrumentation and electrical equipment. Flexible schedule, willing to accept on-call rotation and after-hours trouble calls, including nights and weekends when necessary. Ability to move throughout the facility, including climbing stairs, and ladders in all buildings, and perform work at heights Work is performed indoors and out-of-doors year-round, occasionally in environments that are dusty, noisy, or which could have work hazards Physical Requirements : Able to lift and transport materials and equipment weighing up to 40 pounds on a frequent basis, up to 50 pounds on an occasional basis and up to 55 pounds overhead. Lifting or carrying weights over 50 pounds is rare. Employees are encouraged to request assistance in lifting or carrying objects that weigh more than 50 pounds. Able to traverse up to two (2) miles during a workday. Able to move about or to a work site by stooping, bending, kneeling or squatting frequently during a workday. May require periods of prolonged sitting or standing. Able to operate equipment or diagnose / detect issues of machinery that may be located at different heights. May require work on ladders, scaffolding or other work at heights. Requires a full range of physical motion to operate manual and electrically powered tools and test equipment, to move throughout the facility, including climbing stairs in all buildings, and to work at heights.