Regional Asset Manager

Crucible ETN is a growth-oriented metals manufacturing company focused on producing high-quality zinc products through safe, efficient, and environmentally responsible processes. We are committed to operational excellence, continuous improvement, and responsible stewardship of our people and resources. Our team-driven culture emphasizes safety, integrity, and collaboration while investing in innovation and employee development. At Crucible ETN, employees play a vital role in supporting reliable operations and delivering value to our customers and communities.

The Role
As a senior leader within the Crucible ETN and Crucible MTN organization, the Regional Asset Manager is accountable for developing, governing, and continuously improving the asset management, reliability engineering, and maintenance systems that support safe, efficient, and sustainable operations. This role provides strategic direction for asset performance, ensures engineering and maintenance practices align with company and regulatory standards, and drives a culture of proactive, data‑driven reliability.
The position leads the Asset Management function, overseeing the implementation of reliability frameworks, maintenance strategies, condition monitoring programs, defect elimination processes, and capital project execution. The Regional Asset Manager’s scope includes the fixed and mobile assets of three operating underground Zinc mines and one Zinc processing facility and the planned restart of another mine and processing facility.

Key Accountabilities

• Ensure full compliance with MSHA regulations and all company asset management standards.
• Champion a safety‑first culture embedded in all engineering and maintenance activities.
• Foster a collaborative, high‑performance work environment across maintenance, operations, and engineering teams.
• Provide strong leadership in the development of reliability engineering capability and asset management maturity.
• Lead the continuous improvement of maintenance and reliability strategies, including RCM, FMEA, PM optimization, and defect elimination.
• Oversee the development, governance, and optimization of computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS/EAM) to ensure accurate asset data, work management discipline, and effective planning and scheduling.
• Drive performance improvement through asset health monitoring and condition‑based maintenance.
• Manage departmental budgets, ensuring maintenance and capital expenditures align with lifecycle asset plans and cost‑effectiveness targets.
• Identify cost drivers and implement reliability‑based improvements to enhance unit cost and operational performance.
• Ensure capital projects are scoped, engineered, budgeted, and executed in alignment with asset lifecycle strategies and reliability principles.
• Maintain appropriate staffing levels and develop technical competencies in reliability engineering, maintenance planning, and asset management.
• Oversee procurement and management of external maintenance and engineering resources, particularly during major shutdowns and reliability events.
• Provide leadership in performance management, coaching, career development, and succession planning.
• Promote cross‑functional collaboration to ensure asset strategies support production goals and customer commitments.
• Prioritize work based on risk, asset criticality, and operational impact to consistently meet or exceed performance targets.
• Model Crucible ETN and Crucible MTN values and behavioral expectations.
• Deliver timely, constructive feedback and maintain a results‑driven, improvement‑focused mindset.
• Demonstrate strong organizational, planning, and analytical skills in managing complex asset systems.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or a related engineering discipline.
• Minimum of 8 years of experience in reliability engineering, asset management systems, and maintenance strategy development.
• Demonstrated experience managing maintenance budgets, capital planning, and lifecycle asset cost performance.
• Strong understanding of underground and processing operations in hard rock mining, including asset criticality and reliability challenges.
• Experience with CMMS/EAM systems, reliability methodologies (RCM, FMEA, RCA), and condition monitoring technologies preferred.

Additional Information

• Benefits start on day one.
• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and retirement plan.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Employee discounts for local attractions.
• Annual company performance bonus (based on company bonus program; not guaranteed).