Plant Maintenance Foreman

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The Plant Maintenance Foreman is a hands-on working leader responsible for performing and directing daily maintenance activities for sand and gravel processing facilities, crushing plants, and hot mix asphalt operations. This position works alongside mechanics and maintenance personnel to inspect, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain fixed and portable plant equipment while ensuring safe and efficient plant operations. This role spends the majority of their time performing maintenance work in the field and provides day-to-day leadership, work direction, coaching, and training to maintenance crews.

The position is responsible for ensuring equipment reliability, maximizing plant uptime, maintaining a safe work environment, and supporting operational goals.

The Plant Maintenance Foreman is a hands-on working leader responsible for performing and directing daily maintenance activities for sand and gravel processing facilities, crushing plants, and hot mix asphalt operations. This position works alongside mechanics and maintenance personnel to inspect, troubleshoot, repair, and maintain fixed and portable plant equipment while ensuring safe and efficient plant operations. This role spends the majority of their time performing maintenance work in the field and provides day-to-day leadership, work direction, coaching, and training to maintenance crews.

The position is responsible for ensuring equipment reliability, maximizing plant uptime, maintaining a safe work environment, and supporting operational goals.

• Hands-On Maintenance Leadership
• Lead by example as a working foreman, actively participating in daily maintenance and repair activities.
• Perform troubleshooting, diagnostics, repairs, and preventive maintenance on plant equipment.
• Assign daily maintenance work and provide technical direction to mechanics, welders, electricians, and contractors.
• Work alongside crew members to safely complete maintenance projects, shutdowns, and emergency repairs.
• Ensure maintenance work is completed efficiently, safely, and to quality standards.

• Perform inspections, adjustments, repair, and replacement of components on:
• Crushers and crushing circuits
• Screens and screening equipment
• Conveyors and transfer systems
• Wash plants and classification equipment
• Asphalt plant components
• Pumps, motors, gearboxes, bearings, and hydraulic systems
• Mobile and stationary aggregate processing equipment
• Conduct root cause troubleshooting of mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and basic electrical failures.
• Assist with fabrication, welding, cutting, rigging, and equipment installation projects.
• Coordinate equipment shutdowns and repairs to minimize operational downtime.

• Support and execute preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Inspect equipment on a routine basis and identify developing maintenance concerns.
• Ensure work orders, inspections, and maintenance records are completed accurately and timely.
• Monitor equipment performance and report recurring issues to plant management.

• Coordinate daily maintenance activities and manpower assignments.
• Mentor, train, and develop maintenance personnel on safe work practices and maintenance procedures.
• Assist with onboarding and skills development of new employees.
• Maintain effective communication with operations personnel regarding maintenance priorities and equipment status.

• Promote and enforce all company, MSHA, OSHA, and environmental requirements.
• Conduct pre-task planning, job hazard analyses, lockout/tagout procedures, and safety inspections.
• Lead daily safety discussions and participate in weekly safety meetings.
• Immediately address unsafe behaviors, conditions, and equipment.
• Ensure work areas are maintained in…