Covia is a leading supplier of minerals and material solutions to the industrial and energy markets. Covia’s rich legacy includes many achievements across industries and capital success through partnership. Our ability to deliver the right product, to the right place, at the right time, is unmatched. Just as strong is our commitment to building partnerships that help our customers succeed.

Quality and innovation are at the foundation of Covia; but our real strength is our people. Covia employs a diverse and highly skilled team of professionals to convert natural minerals into engineered solutions for our customers. Every member of our team has a valuable opportunity to help shape our future and make a positive impact on the world around us through our commitment to the locations where we live and work.

COVIA IS COMMITTED TO EMBRACING AND PROMOTING DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION (D&I) WHERE WE WORK, WITH WHOM WE DO BUSINESS, AND WHERE WE LIVE. We strive to create an inclusive culture where diversity is valued and respected and where all feel included and engaged. We are intentional in our efforts to bring Team Members together and create opportunities to contribute their unique skills, experiences, and perspectives in the pursuit of Covia’s business growth objectives. Enabling all Team Members to perform at their best while being themselves is fundamental to the Clearly Covia Values and Culture.

Covia is looking for a Maintenance Superintendent who will have a positive impact on the Operations team at our Wedron, IL facility. The Maintenance Superintendent will be responsible for the safe definition, planning and completion of process related maintenance activities. Working closely with process operations, the Maintenance Manager will provide guidance to the maintenance supervisors, coordinate with contractors, plant and mine operations and the technical services group to achieve planned goals, mechanical/electrical availability and production targets.

The successful incumbent will have the following Key Accountabilities:

• Demonstrate a personal commitment to working safely as an advocate and leader of a safe work culture for all employees
• Responsible for maximizing the mechanical and electrical availability of all plant equipment via strategies for improving maintenance performance, including training, PM development, maintenance and development of computer-based maintenance management systems (CMMS).
• Lead development of an overall asset management program including incorporation of predictive technologies, maintenance data, and work history
• Provide leadership to prioritize work assignments to maximize employee productivity and optimize equipment utilization
• Lead a team of mutli-disciplinary supervisors and hourly workforce to continuously improve performance.
• Ensure employees are properly trained in areas of maintenance
• Conduct field audits to determine to measure performance of the team
• In conjunction with the Operations Manager, set priority of resources and work schedules to achieve the production plans
• Interface with supply chain for the purchase of spares, repairs and warranty issues
• Work with outside vendors to provide technical assistance, resource and training support to department.
• Build effective working relationships with all departments through participation at meetings and promoting daily, cooperative interaction
• Provide leadership by administering fair and consistent personnel policy
• Provide leadership in the effective implementation and support of a work order-based, preventive maintenance program
• Provide input for formulating and defining policy at the plant and mine level
• Direct, monitor and coach subordinates, observing their effectiveness and subsequently conducting performance reviews
• Review reports and work plans; perform spot inspections of equipment
• Provide technical assistance for failure analysis on related components in conjunction with equipment manufacturers
• Direct, monitor and coach subordinates, observing their effectiveness and subsequently conducting performance reviews
• Provide technical assistance for failure analysis on related components in conjunction with equipment manufacturers
• Other duties as assigned

The successful incumbent will have the following Minimum Qualifications:

• Must possess 5 years of maintenance experience and a bachelor's degree, or 10 years of experience in maintenance in lieu of a bachelor's degree. High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Engineering degree strongly preferred (electrical, mechanical, industrial, mining, electronic or automation fields).
• 2 years of experience supervising maintenance team or other related front line supervisory experience required.
• Heavy industrial experience required.

Benefits:

• Excellent Healthcare Benefits – medical, vision, dental
• 401K with company matching
• Vacation Paid Holidays
• Disability, Life / AD&D, and Long-Term Care Insurances
• Employee Assistance Program

At Covia, we strive for and support a diverse workforce as we firmly believe this lays the foundation of our success. Our compelling culture supports inclusion, individuality, and respect within the workplace. We are committed to providing employment opportunities to the most qualified candidate based on work-related factors and without regard to non-work-related factors including race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or veteran status.

The organization offers competitive salaries, advancement opportunities, and a full range of benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

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Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)