Maintenance Manager

Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a broad range of mineral and mineral-based products, related systems and services. MTI serves a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including household and personal care, paper, foundry, steel, construction and environmental solutions around the world. The company reported global sales of $2.2 billion in 2023.

MTI focuses on two major segments – Consumer & Specialties and Engineered Solutions.

Our Consumer & Specialties segment offers technologically enhanced products to consumer-driven end markets plus specialty additives that become functional components in a variety of consumer and industrial goods. This segment includes our Household & Personal Care and Specialty Additives product lines. The Household & Personal Care product line provides mineral-to-market products that serve consumer-oriented end markets including Pet Care, Personal Care, Fabric Care, Edible Oil, and Renewable Fuel Purification. Our Specialty Additives product line provides mineral-based technologies serving Paper, Packaging, Sealants & Adhesives, Paint & Coatings, Ceramics, Plastics, Food & Pharmaceutical markets.

Our Engineered Solutions segment offers advanced process technologies and solutions that are designed to improve our customers’ manufacturing processes and projects. This segment includes our High-Temperature Technologies and Environmental & Infrastructure product lines. Our High-Temperature Technologies product line offers specially-formulated blends and technologies primarily for Foundry and Steelmaking industries. Our Environmental & Infrastructure product line provides waterproofing, water purification, remediation and other fluid management technologies for critical projects for Remediation, Water Purification, and Infrastructure.

MTI provides a business environment and promotes a culture that encourages all employees to contribute to our success. We have long been committed to the recruitment and advancement of the most talented and qualified people. We recognize that MTI’s ability to provide the highest caliber of products and services is enhanced by a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities and countries in which we work.

Job Summary

The Maintenance Manager, under limited supervision, is responsible for managing the efficient operation and maintenance of all plant equipment and process systems, utilities, automation systems, personnel and contractors while maintaining a safe working environment.

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

• Manages maintenance staff and their training & development
• Owns / Drives TPM - critical spares, PM’s, PdM, Lube, operator maintenance
• Manages all Capital Maintenance and projects
• Build programs for preventive, proactive and predictive maintenance
• Manages maintenance software system-CMMS/EAM
• Owns scheduled maintenance work - reviews each job; decides what the correct repair should be; identifies, sources and kits all needed parts; decides if contractors or special tools/equip are needed; coordinates needed downtime with operations
• Accountable for all unplanned equipment downtime and reduced run rates
• Lead by example, capable of maintaining and repairing all equipment autonomously if needed
• Enhance the longevity and performance of the equipment’s
• Proactively address any issues that impact machine performance
• Enforces all safety rules and compliance set forth by government regulations and company policies
• Ensure all hazardous conditions are promptly reported and corrected
• Keep maintenance records up to date on all equipment
• Interface with vendors on the possible purchase of equipment and facility needs.
• Maintain proper documentation for the dust collector system
• Works with Line Lead Person on insuring weigh scales are consistently providing proper data.
• Responsible for proper mixture of scent chemicals and additives
• Performs QA for all maintenance work
• Proficient in all QA/tech tasks for HPWS and reached all team and business skills of Level 4 Maintenance Tech
• Actively involved with new product development that may impact the manufacturing and packaging process
• Create and maintain an active spare parts list

OE/Lean

• Acts as resource and champion for department continuous improvement activities (Suggestion Program, 5S, Kaizen, TPM, problem solving, etc.).

Qualifications

The requirements listed in the sections that follow are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required to perform the duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions (primary duties) of the job.

Education & Experience:

• 5+ years’ experience required in a maintenance leadership role
• 10+ years’ maintenance experience required

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Licensed electrician strongly preferred
• 2+ years working with automation and PLC
• Excellent communication & problem-solving skills
• Experience in PLC’s and plant automation
• Able to operate startups and shutdowns of critical plant machinery
• Proficient in all types of troubleshooting and repair
• Strong skills in root cause analysis
• Ability to instruct/transfer job information/knowledge to others is required.
• Ability to lift between 50 and 100 pounds is preferred.

Working Conditions:

• While performing the duties of this job, an employee is typically required to have the ability to exert physical strength, coordinate movements, use repetitive motions, have the ability to operate mobile equipment, regularly stand, walk, bend, squat, climb, reach, crouch, kneel, lift, twist, push and pull throughout a work shift, work in confined spaces, have manual dexterity, lift materials weighing up to and including 50 pounds, select and use appropriate equipment/tools to accomplish job duties, read, write, listen, speak and understand English, follow all instructions and other oral/written information, visually inspect equipment/work area, complete paperwork and other documentation accurately, identify, analyze, troubleshoot and solve issues using judgement and mechanical knowledge/abilities, react quickly as needed, be organized and detail oriented, be able to identify/judge the urgency of a situation, use judgement in decision making, communicate effectively with others, be aware of oneself in relation to surrounding equipment, work independently and as a team with others.
• There is exposure to plant production areas, which may include exposure to outside weather conditions as well as loud noise from equipment and dust from production processes.
• Exposure to plant areas requires the use of appropriate safety equipment. Personal protective equipment is available for employee use in these circumstances.