Maintenance Manager (REQ584)

The Maintenance Manager plans, directs and coordinates the activities of employees engaged in chemical production plant support in the functions of central maintenance, utilities supply (steam, electricity, water, air, nitrogen and others), treatment of incoming water, pretreatment of waste waters, and engineering stores.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Develops programs, procedures and practices to encourage employees to work safety in an environmentally responsible manner to achieve quality results at acceptable cost levels.
• Participates in safety, health, and environmental continuous improvement initiatives.
• Prepares budgets and monitors expenses.
• Plans, coordinates and oversees annual plant and boiler shutdown activities.
• Provides technical support for maintenance functions for central maintenance.
• Plans, coordinates, and executes strategic CapEx projects.
• Provides advisory support to the plant-engineering group.
• Maintains plant engineering standards and compliance.
• Support and coordinate off shift maintenance staff.
• Drives the cultural changes necessary for the organization.
• Resolves personnel conflicts and ensures customer satisfaction.
• Develops systems and uses applicable tools to improve understanding of maintenance costs and utility measures relative to overall goals of reliability.
• Oversees the daily operation of the utilities systems for the site.
• Inspects and troubleshoots equipment as needed, including steam boiler internals.
• Manages engineering stores functions to properly support plant needs, including maintenance material and contracting needs, process material needs, raw material purchasing, and physical inventory.
• Other projects/duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Solid knowledge in most or all of the following: industrial maintenance, plant electrical systems, AC/DC, boiler room operations, welding, pneumatics, plumbing, pneumatics, and hydraulics
• Knowledge of budgets administration and financial reporting preferred
• Ability to read, understand, and interpret technical manuals, blueprints, operating and maintenance instructions, safety rules and procedure manuals
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to build and maintain strong team environment
• Ability to write routine reports, correspondence, and policies/procedures. Ability to read, analyze and interpret applicable business periodicals, journals, technical manuals, and government regulations.
• Ability to effectively communicate with all levels and types of internal and external individuals, including speaking effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations, including computing rates, ratio, and percents; ability to draw and interpret bar graphs.

We offer competitive salary, incentives, and benefit programs. – Most Benefits Start Day ONE!

Benefits include:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision.
• Flexible Spending Accounts.
• Company paid Life & Long-term/Short-term disability programs.
• 401(k) with strong company match.
• 120 hours Paid Time Off (pro-rated based on hire date),.
• 11 paid holidays.

Spartech LLC, headquartered in Maryland Heights, Missouri is a leading manufacturing organization in the Custom Sheet & Roll Stock and Packaging industries with over a dozen locations throughout the United States. We have a broad customer base with extensive product offerings. Many of our materials are used in products you might see every day— for example if you start your morning with a yogurt or your child eats a single serving peanut butter—you may have already seen some of our materials. More unique uses of our materials can be seen in Military or security applications; for example, with bullet proof materials. From routine daily-life to life-saving applications—we make a difference. Our broad scope of products and services keep our environment interesting and challenging with a culture focused on success.

Spartech, LLC provides equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, genetic information, or veteran status, or other legally protected classification in the state in which a person is seeking employment. Spartech will use E-Verify to ensure employment eligibility of newly hired employees where required.