Finishing Electrical Maintenance Manager Job Shreveport area,Louisiana USA,Engineering

Maintenance Manager

At BENTELER, we make it possible. From promoting individual talents to international career prospects, or from generous opportunities for designing your career to personal development opportunities—at BENTELER, we always have answers to your questions about the future, based entirely on your personal needs. Diverse options that makes sure you can be anything and everything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen!

Job Responsibilities

Overall responsibility for upkeep and repair of the manufacturing equipment and the infrastructure on site.

Establish and manage a preventive maintenance program for the manufacturing equipment infrastructure on site.

Establish and maintain systems to monitor, track and improve operational efficiencies while maintaining planned costs.

Provide technical and disciplinary leadership to subordinates.

Provide technical leadership and support for cost reduction efforts and prepare and monitor all maintenance project budgets.

Establish and utilize Maintenance Management Systems to facilitate maintenance control, analysis, recording and reporting of maintenance activities.

Perform efficiently in a team-oriented environment and establish a good cooperation with the production managers.

Develop, and maintain a network of outside contractors, outside consultants, and equipment suppliers.

Display and utilize analytical and troubleshooting skills for new equipment.

Keep up to date of new technological developments, recommending applications when warranted by such developments.

Develop and implement creative solutions to plant operational improvement areas.

Monitor and upgrade maintenance systems to include downtime analysis and work order control.

Assess and evaluate performance, development, and motivation of subordinates through the yearly performance appraisal process.

Enforce employee compliance with all plant and department operating policies and procedures.

Prioritize maintenance activities and coordinate with subordinates and other parties involved and coordinate with operations to accomplish maintenance activities.

Assume responsibility for related duties as required or assigned.

Ensuring the maintenance of machines and manufacturing facilities.

Planning and performing preventive maintenance and major repairs.

Coordination and decision making of internal and external performance.

Ensure an adequate spare parts supply and low spare parts inventory.

Compliance and implementation of the management system (processes and standards).

Job Requirements

High School Diploma, GED or equivalent certification required.
AAS/AS/BS or the equivalent combination of education and experience preferred.
Minimum of 10 years' experience in a maintenance leadership position, ideally in heavy manufacturing (respective experience in maintenance management processes and systems).
Skilled in electrical and mechanical troubleshooting of manufacturing and infrastructure equipment in the Finishing mill, Quench & temp line, and Threading mill.
Experienced in building up of complex and successful maintenance organizations.
Ability to interface with personnel on all levels.
Ability to make decisions analytically and rationally.
Excellent time management, planning, and organizational skills.
Excellent communication and presentation skills.
Proficiency in a maintenance management system (e.g. SAP PM).
Proficient in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Proven track record of understanding and coordinating complex technical issues that require the use of project management skills.
Proficient in mechanical drive systems, hydraulics, pneumatics.
Basic knowledge of electricity and electronics and PLC fundamentals.

The BENTELER Group always has the answer. That's because in each of our divisions and at every one of our sites, you can benefit from the size and diversity of an international corporation with more than 20,000 employees at around 90 locations worldwide.

The same is true in our BENTELER Steel/Tube division. Here, we develop and produce custom, precision pipes for customers from energy production, automotive engineering, and other industrial sectors. In this division, we enable the unerring application of our products, from the concept up to process integration and thus to integration into our customers' value chains. Along with that, our diverse fields of application make sure you can be and become anything.

Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen!