Job Description

Employment Type: Full-time

Available Positions: 1

Location : On-Site

Application Deadline: Aug 19, 2025

Summary

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for leading and managing all maintenance activities within the facility. This role ensures the proper functioning of all mechanical, electrical, and operational systems that support the crushing and extraction process. The Maintenance Manager will focus on minimizing downtime, ensuring safe operations, and implementing preventive maintenance programs to enhance equipment longevity and performance.

Key Activities

• Direct/designate resources to conduct safety, maintenance, and compliance inspections.
• Be an active member of Process Safety Management (PSM). Maintain proper documentation required meeting plant PSM, environmental, and maintenance needs.
• Maintain standards above minimum compliance with all governing laws and regulations.
• Directs SDSP’s safety programs to protect employees and contractors against harm and maintain safe working conditions.
• Formulate and suggest work safety standards and enforce procedures. Risk prevention areas include hazardous materials exposure, accidents, fires, or other unsafe conditions.
• Oversee maintenance team activity and performance including ensuring employees are qualified, trained, and scheduled to meet the needs of the business while maintaining a safe and positive environment and addressing any performance, and/or employee relations concerns.
• Provide leadership that promotes high performing teamwork, personal accountability, cooperation, and career development.
• Train associates within the department on proper techniques for installation, repair, and proper tool selections required to perform maintenance jobs. Provide SDSP staff ongoing maintenance training as needed.
• Direct and plan the daily maintenance and reliability activities at SDSP. This includes setting daily, monthly, and annual goals.
• Preventive Maintenance: Establish and manage a preventive maintenance schedule for all plant equipment, ensuring regular inspections and maintenance to reduce downtime and enhance efficiency. Utilize CMMS to track, log, and schedule maintenance tasks and maintain equipment records.
• Develop and plan the annual shutdown strategies for the facility. This will include short term down times as well as annual summer “turn around” times.
• Equipment Repairs & Troubleshooting: Oversee repair and troubleshooting for essential plant equipment, such as crushers, conveyors, pumps, motors, and boilers. Respond promptly to equipment malfunctions, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions, while leading the maintenance team effectively.
• Practice clear and timely communication with internal and external customers and 3rd party contractors while advising the General Manager of any employee plant, or equipment issues affecting operations.
• Work closely with HR to recruit, onboard and train new team members and lead high functioning teams ready to learn, adapt and respond to new challenges by establishing performance standards and encourage participation in training and development programs.

Preferred Skills

• Effective and professional communication through speaking, writing, and listening.
• Excellent problem solving and analytical thinking skills with ability to prioritize, adapt and act.
• Must be able to diagnose plant operation problems as related to maintenance influences.

Educations & Experience

• Trade School certificate or equivalent
• 5+ years of proven supervisory experience including developing and motivating individuals and teams.
• 5+ years of industrial maintenance training and 1 year of grain/ag processing or related experience.
• Working knowledge of regulations pertaining to plant operations including (OSHA, PSM, NFPA 36, NFPA 61, 2/16/01 National Electric Code, National Boiler Codes, EPA, SQF).

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Job ID: 7921

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