Maintenance Reliability Manager

Job Title: Maintenance Reliability Manager

Responsibilities:

• Serve as technical expert for all maintenance areas, providing analysis, recommendations, and oversight of initiatives targeting safety, compliance, production, equipment availability, and budget.
• Lead maintenance team in applying best practices to maximize equipment reliability and resource availability.
• Institutionalize organized maintenance processes by driving planning, scheduling, and work execution.
• Benchmark and perform gap analysis of procedures, practices, and performance measures.
• Lead improvement initiatives identified through root cause analysis, compliance needs, growth, or cost reduction.
• Develop departmental planning, budgeting, staffing, and vendor/contractor management.
• Ensure maintenance objectives are completed on time and within budget.
• Establish preventive, predictive maintenance tasks and work schedules.
• Conduct root cause failure analysis and initiate corrective actions.
• Optimize spare parts and equipment historical data management.
• Develop equipment integrity plan aligning strategic planning, shutdowns, and maintenance activities.

Other Duties:

• Manage maintenance projects from concept to implementation.
• Mentor and develop subordinates for succession planning.
• Conduct cost/benefit analysis and present project justifications.
• Coordinate multi-disciplinary teams and communicate with stakeholders.
• Identify and manage maintenance constraints and opportunities.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience.
• Experience in maintenance management, work management, and reliability programs.
• 7 years in heavy industrial environment.
• 5 years supervising personnel, preferably in a union environment.

Work Environment:

• Frequent walking, standing, sitting, exposure to manufacturing conditions.
• Occasional lifting/carrying up to 50 lbs.
• 60% office, 40% plant environment. On-site position.

If you're an experienced maintenance professional with a proven track record in driving operational excellence through effective maintenance management and reliability engineering, we invite you to apply for this exciting opportunity.

California Salary Range: $135,000 USD - $160,000 USD

Employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus in addition to base pay. Annual bonuses are designed to reward individual contributions as well as allow employees to share in company results. In addition, Imerys provides a variety of benefits including health insurance coverage, life and disability insurance, 401K match savings plan, and holidays.