Mobile Maintenance General Supervisor

About the Job:

Responsible for coordinating execution of Planned maintenance projects and major repairs to minimize mean time to repair (MTTR) and support availability targets set in by the site Production guidance. Responsible for coordination of emergent work that takes place outside of the normal planning and scheduling process. Assists in the development and implementation of maintenance related continuous reliability improvement activities. Supports root cause failure analysis; and implements remediation action as needed.

Responsibilities: 

• Enforce adherence and compliance to weekly and monthly PM schedules.
• Promote timely, efficient, and effective execution of the PM services. Responsible for oversight and monitoring of scheduled major repair outages (PCR’s) and similar projects. Works closely with shift supervisors and contractors to identify and manage bottlenecks, functional capability gaps and constraints with these projects to ensure that actions are in place to deliver results consistent with the department dashboard key performance indicators (KPI) metrics.
• Recommend and implement changes as needed to ensure continuous improvement in the areas of project execution and efficient work practices. 
• Responsible for ensuring Maintenance team is equipped with required critical spares, workforce, and logistics for a successful execution of work.
• Be highly involved with crew lineouts, to include running effective safety meetings, delivering daily work plans, ensuring quality work is being performed, as well as compliance to work plan.
• Ensure employee development by recognizing employee strengths and weaknesses, be highly involved in identifying technical training needs and working closely with the mobile maintenance training department assisting with employee upwards progression through continuous improvement opportunities, to include Front-line Supervisors.
• Be highly involved in both employee recognition as well as disciplinary actions.
• Be highly involved in setting the priorities for the weekly planned maintenance schedule, work closely with the Mine Operations team to ensure equipment needs are being met collaboratively and that availability goals are met.
• Coordinate the defined troubleshooting strategy with both company and contract labor technicians, ensure world class standards for preventative maintenance practices are being followed and improved upon on a regular basis.
• Review and manage all staffing and skill levels to meet performance goals. Manage outside service requirements including vendor/contractor safety, costs/quality of services.
• Participate in the preparation of the annual Mobile Equipment Maintenance Department budget and continually manage all costs vs. budget to remain within monthly and annual budget objectives.
• Work closely with the Mobile Maintenance Planning Department to ensure all major and minor components are documented internally and staged for core credit returns or rebuilds. 
• Work closely and continuously monitors warehouse inventory for slow moving items, while recommending the correct inventory is updated on a regular basis. 
• Direct the coordination of workplace inspections to identify conditions or practices that have safety concerns and the potential for equipment down time. Correct substandard conditions and practices to minimize employee accidents, property, and environmental damage.

Required Qualifications & Skills:

• 10+ years of progressive experience in the mining industry.
• High school diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering is preferred, or a substantial technical background in surface mobile maintenance equipment.
• Proven experience in surface mobile mining equipment.
• 5+ years Planning and scheduling knowledge using CMMS program. Oracle R12 preferred. 
• Working knowledge of Microsoft WORD, PowerPoint, and Excel computer programs.
• Thorough understanding of standard maintenance and operational procedures, utilizing best practice work management and be able to complete tasks with guidelines stipulated by company safety and environmental policies.
• Ability to adapt to changes in the work environment, manages competing demands and able to deal with frequent change, delays, or unexpected events.
• Ability to work collaboratively and use teamwork to solve problems.
• Must have excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills.
• Proven negotiating skills.
• Strong personnel development skills.