Operations Support Manager

RESPECT to people, COURAGE to be pioneers and raise the bar, and always demonstrating INTEGRITY and authenticity. Do these core values align with yours? If so, Lhoist North America may be the place for you! We are a company that believes our people make it happen and rewards talent by offering opportunities to further develop your knowledge and interests. Within our organization, we offer safety first environments, collaboration across teams, diverse and inclusive work spaces all while challenging each other to grow.

This role will direct and lead all divisional regional technical support teams, including process, operations, continuous improvement, automation, maintenance, and project engineering, to meet short and long-range objectives with optimum efficiency and overall improved performance in all dimensions. Supports plants in implementing new tools, CI & RV, Capex initiatives, and projects while ensuring that the team members are aligned and properly technically trained and that necessary tools are available, as well as a regular exchange with Fort Worth and the Group is achieved.

Drive the development and implementation of a sustainable reliability-centered maintenance program that includes the collection and analysis of relevant maintenance/configuration/condition data to change maintenance practices that minimize in-service asset/component failures, extend equipment life, and optimize maintenance costs.

• Review and develop processes, procedures and programs for the different mines and plants
• Review and drive the updating of the Preventative Maintenance programs at the locations.
• Establish and monitor programs for critical equipment analysis and condition monitoring techniques.
• Create efficient spare parts inventory with a focus on development of critical spare parts inventory.
• Lead the Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) program to include the identification and resolution of equipment failures.
• Assists the location's leadership in the direction and prioritization of needed capital projects and expenses
• Allocate resources appropriately in the face of competing demands
• Ensure that equipment is properly designed, selected and installed based on life-cycle philosophy.
• Promote equipment standardization.
• Develop standards and specifications for major maintenance overhauls.
• Perform analysis of critical equipment failures and determine root cause.
• Assure spare parts inventory needs of all new equipment.
• Provide technical guidance for the CMMS (SAP).
• Serve as the focal point for monitoring performance indicators for plant management.
• Implement requirements for reliability program and ensure it is aligned with overall Operations goals

• Improve the efficient operation of operations thru the implementation of a robust plant instrumentation program.
• Assure that plant instrumentation has high reliability and is quickly repaired after downtime.
• Prioritize location automation support to balance the overall divisional automation improvement needs.
• Assure that the automation and instrumentation support functions are properly staffed and robust.
• Track operational KPI's and provide Develop strategies to improve overall reliability and safety of plant, personnel and production processes.
• Identify, collect, analyze, and manage various types of data to minimize failures and improve performance, and use failure analysis, RCFA, and/or other types of root cause analysis in support of reliability.
• Lead the implementation of the Lean program and tools.
• Drive the development of a continuous improvement culture through the use of Kaizen events and yellow belt training.

• Lead and drive the Division's CAPEX projects and cost centers
• Develop and support any alternative fuel sustainability projects
• Support the Strategy team of the division and region on technical but also development matters
• Work close with Corporate Capex team on ensuring Capex reporting is accurate and to the established standards

• Provide structure, direction and…