Plant Maintenance Superintendent

SUMMARY OF COMPANY

Bio Urja Renewables, LLC is a leading manufacturer of industrial-grade, beverage-grade, and fuel-grade ethanol and co-products, located in Peoria, IL. The company operates a 135 million gallon per year production plant, which is among the largest industrial alcohol facilities in the U.S., with a long history of successful operations. We are part of the Bio Urja Group, a family-owned energy and agricultural trading, supply and distribution group headquartered in Houston, Texas and having operations across the USA, as well as in the UK, UAE, India, Singapore, and Mexico.

We are proud to have been listed as one of the top four largest privately held companies in the Houston metropolitan area.

Bio Urja Renewables, LLC is a leading manufacturer of industrial-grade, beverage-grade, and fuel-grade ethanol and co-products, located in Peoria, IL. The company operates a 135 million gallon per year production plant, which is among the largest industrial alcohol facilities in the U.S., with a long history of successful operations. We are part of the Bio Urja Group, a family-owned energy and agricultural trading, supply and distribution group headquartered in Houston, Texas and having operations across the USA, as well as in the UK, UAE, India, Singapore, and Mexico.

We are proud to have been listed as one of the top four largest privately held companies in the Houston metropolitan area.

The Plant Maintenance Superintendent is responsible for the overall maintenance activities for a corn milling facility with 24 hour, 7 days a week operation. The Plant Maintenance Superintendent will ensure that all company policies and procedures are adhered to using positive feedback when possible and discipline when necessary. This position will train and supervise maintenance staff and key personnel to ensure that the facility has a safe and reliable maintenance program at the lowest cost.

• Maintain and improve facility equipment and systems by efficiently planning work and effectively utilizing available personnel.
• Work with the facility superintendent and plant manager to establish and/or maintain the appropriate KPIs for the plant.
• Work with the department to address equipment scheduling, preventative and corrective work, and equipment reliability issues.
• Lead the development of a reliability team and complete Root Cause Failure Analysis where appropriate.
• Manage the plant wide CMMS system, inventory control system, materials and parts and related training.
• Maintain facility, structure, grounds, utility and related infrastructure and systems.
• Manage the performance management system and other miscellaneous department personnel issues.
• Participate in budget preparation and administration, coordinating purchasing and documentation, and monitoring departmental expenditures.
• The facility operates 24/7; therefore, this position occasionally requires the ability to take calls and/or occasionally work at times other than normal business (day shift) hours to accommodate plant needs.
• Support and comply with all food safety, quality, and legality requirements.
• Other similar duties as assigned.

• Strong troubleshooting abilities.
• Working knowledge with preventative maintenance practices and predictive maintenance technologies.
• Demonstrated safety record and involvement.
• Knowledge of reliability programs including vibration analysis, software, and data collection.
• Must be computer literate and detail oriented with good verbal and written communication skills.
• Must be willing work independently along with making necessary recommendations to fellow management as needed.
• Ability to work extended hours and on-call responsibilities.
• Able to understand and comply with plant GMP and personnel practice requirements.

The employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the job with or without reasonable workplace accommodation.

The individual must also be able to wear and properly utilize appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) to work or visit within areas where it is required. This includes hard hat, safety glasses, life vest, respirators, ear plugs, steel toed shoes, personal flotation devices (PFD’s), or other protective equipment as required by the work performed and location the work is being done.

In addition, Employees in this position must also be capable of:

• Walking, stepping, climbing, or otherwise moving from one location on the job site to another, which may be of varying heights and access parameters.
• Standing, stooping, bending, crouching, kneeling, squatting, climbing, crawling, or sitting for long periods of time.
• Repetitive movements by feet, shoulders, arms, wrists, hands and back in performance of work, including twisting and reaching.
• Climbing stairs, and/or vertical ladders of varying heights.
• Working in confined work areas and/or elevated heights.
• Lifting objects of minimum of 10lbs, with maximum…