Introduction

Reporting to the Senior Operations & Maintenance Manager, the Maintenance Superintendent is responsible for leading the site's maintenance organization to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective operations.

What are you going to do 

  • Lead, coach, and develop maintenance personnel
  • Manage hiring, performance reviews, training, and succession planning
  • Promote a culture of accountability, safety, and continuous improvement
  • Ensure employees are trained and competent in all assigned tasks
  • Drive technical skill development and quality execution across the maintenance team

Maintenance & Reliability

  • Manage maintenance planning, scheduling, and execution activities
  • Optimize equipment utilization and reliability
  • Maintain equipment to design standards and operational requirements
  • Develop preventative and predictive maintenance strategies
  • Create long-term asset management and lifecycle plans
  • Drive root cause analysis (RCA) and reliability improvements
  • Ensure maintenance KPIs and performance targets are achieved
  • Lead safety initiatives and promote a strong safety culture
  • Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations and company policies
  • Conduct maintenance audits focused on safety and quality
  • Lead incident investigations and corrective action programs
  • Manage SOP reviews, JHAs, and safe work practices
  • Participate in hazard assessments and risk evaluations
  • Partner with operations, safety, process, and quality teams to maintain safe production

Budgeting & Cost Control

  • Develop annual, monthly, weekly, and daily maintenance plans
  • Manage maintenance budgets and cost forecasts
  • Analyze budget variances and implement corrective actions
  • Identify opportunities for cost reduction and efficiency improvements
  • Ensure maintenance spending remains within budget targets
  • Educate teams on proper cost allocation and financial accountability
  • Implement Lean, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement initiatives
  • Support ISO compliance and management systems
  • Maintain strong relationships with internal customers and stakeholders
  • Ensure equipment availability supports production and quality objectives
  • Drive 5S and housekeeping programs
  • Support waste reduction, recycling, and sustainability initiatives

Essential skills and knowledge

  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical Engineering or a related discipline preferred

Experience

  • Maintenance leadership experience within manufacturing, chemical processing, mining, industrial, or related environments
  • Experience leading and developing multi-craft maintenance teams
  • Approximately 10+ years of experience in a plant processing or industrial manufacturing environment preferred
  • Strong knowledge of maintenance planning and scheduling processes
  • Experience with risk management, incident investigations, and safe work systems
  • Familiarity with CMMS systems and Microsoft Office applications

Closing: 28 June 2026

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Vacancy reference: PR-288496

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