Maintenance Foreman

The Company

Imerys is the world’s leading supplier of mineral-based specialty solutions for the industry with €3.4 billion in revenue and 12,300 employees in 40 countries in 2025. The Group offers high value-added and functional solutions to a wide range of industries and fast-growing markets such as solutions for the energy transition and sustainable construction, as well as natural solutions for consumer goods.

Imerys draws on its understanding of applications, technological knowledge, and expertise in material science to deliver solutions which contribute essential properties to customers’ products and their performance. As part of its commitment to responsible development, Imerys promotes environmentally friendly products and processes in addition to supporting its customers in their decarbonization efforts.

Imerys is listed on Euronext Paris (France) with the ticker symbol NK.PA.

Maintenance Foreman

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• Assure that all employees are trained and that work practices meet all requirements.
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate corrective and preventive maintenance activities.
• Develop a weekly plan and define and share job priorities.
• Perform purchasing and procuring of mechanical parts and resources.
• Assist in defining critical spare parts and assure that they are available.

• Participate in a weekly planning meeting that includes hourly staff as well as production supervisors.
• Participate in Root Cause Analysis for any and all plant failures.
• Perform purchasing of mechanical parts and resources.
• Assist in defining critical spare parts and assure that they are available.
• Identify, analyze, and review equipment maintenance problems and drive sustainable solutions.
• Assist in the development of a maintenance centered training program for all technicians.
• Support the development of a plant Capital expense Revenue project.
• Work with other departments and engineering to assist in evaluating equipment.
• Function as a team player on mechanical and cross-functional teams and to provide resources for other teams.
• Working with vendors and OEM’s to ensure equipment specifications are met.
• Track and adhere to maintenance and capital budgets.
• Keep all maintenance areas clean including the tool room and bone yard.

• Support production processes as needed by the business.
• Serious 7 and Take 5.
• Safety PPE: hard hat, safety glasses, Hi-Viz at minimum stripes on shirt, hard hat, steel toe boots.

(Educational requirements should be the minimum level acceptable for the position. Experience should describe both type and amount of necessary qualifying experience. Also note any professional licenses required.)

• 3 - 5 years mechanical engineering in a heavy industrial production environment.
• Direct supervision experience.
• Experience working with reliability based maintenance concepts.
• Maintenance planning and scheduling experience.
• Experience working with industrial electrical systems.
• Solid computer proficiency (Email, Excel, Word, etc.).

Requires English written and verbal communications knowledge; general knowledge of business operations.

Strong interpersonal skills to counsel managers and employees, and the ability to communicate effectively in verbal and written form. Presentation skills also necessary. Ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with other management staff, employees and the general public. Strong organizational skills, the ability to manage multiple tasks and competing priorities, and time management also required. Must be able to maintain professional demeanor at all times and be able to build credibility with all levels within the organization.

• Must be able to weld.
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