Maintenance Group Leader
Listed on 2026-02-27
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Management
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Engineering
Location: Vidalia
Job Category:
Manufacturing - Plant Management
MAINTENANCE GROUP LEADER
Vidalia, LA
EXP 2-5 yrs
RELO
Job Description
The Maintenance Supervisor leads, directs, and manages activities related to the maintenance of chemical and mineral processing equipment, buildings, utility systems and other property. Leads the mechanical and E/I maintenance groups, and leads continuous improvement efforts in maintenance areas.
Day-to-day supervision of mechanical and E/I maintenance activities
Day-to-day supervision of stores
Day-to-day assistance of planning, scheduling, coordination of manufacturing activities
Compliance with all environmental, safety, and health requirements, and fosters an injury-free work place by establishing high safety and housekeeping standards
Participate in and implement MOCs (Management of Change), PSSRs (Pre-Startup Safety Review), PHAs (Process Hazard Analysis), PSM (Process Safety Management), and ISO processes as required
Development and implementation of preventive and predictive maintenance programs and best practices for mechanical and E/I equipment
Root cause failure analysis of equipment failures and implements corrective actions
Coordination with operations to accomplish tasks while minimizing disruption to the production department
Leadership
Core Responsibilities:
Coach and develop team members to reach their full potential
Support development assignments and movement of talent across units
Motivate and challenge to drive high performance
Commit to "hiring the best" internally and externally
Create an inclusive environment which embraces and derives value from diversity
Execute performance and career development discussions
Role model and enable development of competencies in others needed to implement our strategy
Establish and support a safety culture in which all accidents are preventable Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or technical field and 3+ years of experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment, OR an Associate’s Degree in a technical field and 5+ years of experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment in addition to 2+ years of experience in maintenance, OR 7+ years of experience in an industrial/manufacturing environment in addition to 5+ years of experience in maintenance and 2+ years of supervisory experience required
Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance programs, and E/I experience a plus
Ability to work independently under broad goals and objectives with minimal guidance
Strong verbal and written communication skills
Strong interpersonal skills. Experience in a union environment a plus
Familiar with SAP, MS Office, AutoCAD, other CMMS and a plus
Experience with PSM program a plus
Experience with solids handling equipment preferred
Leadership Expectations:
As a leader, you will play a key role in creating value for the company through people. Our top candidate will be expected to enable greater personal success among our employees through quality people development, coaching, and performance management. Leaders are role models to help employees develop the competencies needed to implement our strategy. Our expectation is that leaders will coach and develop team members to reach their full potential, and support relevant development assignments, opportunities and moves while motivating and challenging employees to drive high performance.
Our leaders must be committed to "hiring the best" internally and externally at the same time they are creating an inclusive environment which embraces and derives value from diversity. Finally, a leader must establish and support our safety culture in which all accidents are preventable.
All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
Direct Staffing Inc
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