The Maintenance Manager is responsible for daily, hands on maintenance of plant equipment and transport tankers, ISO containers, etc. This position has the lead role in managing/organizing all plant maintenance activities using a computer based management system. The Maintenance Manager is responsible for maintaining adequate spare parts inventory to insure plant reliability.
SPECIFIC ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Perform hands on maintenance for pumps, compressors, scrubber towers, high pressure piping, refrigeration systems, etc.
- Manage/schedule & direct maintenance activities using a computer based work order system
- Identify and procure critical spare parts to insure plant reliability
- Interface directly with suppliers and service providers.
- Maintain maintenance logs, reports, and filing necessary to support cGMP medical gas production.
- A working knowledge and comfort level with basic office software is required.
- Must be able to recognize significant events and communicate maintenance conditions.
- The ability to weld high pressure stainless steel pipe is desirable.
- A working knowledge of refrigeration systems and compressors, electrical circuits, and process controls is required.
- The Maintenance Manager maintains gas related equipment on bulk gas tanker trailers.
- Take the lead implementing safety procedures such as hot work permitting, electrical lock out, confined space entry, etc.
- Maintain a work area in a neat and clean manner (housekeeping, safety).
- Receive freight shipments.
- Maintain the plant, perform welding, plumbing, and mechanical work. Must be able to troubleshoot pumps, compressors, refrigeration equipment, process controls, etc.
- Compressor and pump mechanical operation, preventative maintenance and overhaul knowledge and experience is required. Reciprocation and screw compressors, positive displacement and centrifugal pumps.
- The Maintenance Manager is accountable to identify and procure all critical spare parts necessary to insure plant reliability.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES REQUIRED:
- Required high school diploma or equivalent. Experience working with pumps, compressors, refrigeration systems, electrical systems, and controls is required. The Maintenance Manager will need to be comfortable using basic office software and should be able to work with and direct others in completing maintenance projects. The employee will need to be available for ongoing education and training after normal working hours.
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and /or move up to 80 pounds.
WORK ENVIRONMENT
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions and regularly risks exposure to toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee occasionally works in high places and is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or air borne chemicals and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in parts of the work environment is high.