Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assigns daily work to crafts people and distributes work packs.
• Determines priorities and alters daily schedule as required.
• Obtains information for emergency parts requisitions.
• Arrange for contractors to perform emergency and planned jobs.
• Provides information on carryover and on-going jobs.
• Provides information to Scheduler for updating daily work schedules.
• Ensures daily work is completed; work packs are completed.
• Completes report on reasons for not meeting schedule.
• Provide technical support to craftspeople for both electrical and mechanical tasks.
• Obtain quotes from contractors on capital projects.
• Oversee contractors on both capital projects and maintenance corrective work orders.
• Audit craftspeople performing PMs.
• Performs regular coaching evaluations for all craftspeople.
• Reviews all work orders and creates new corrective work orders from work order feedback.
• Arrange for coverage of vacation and sick leave for shift Maintenance Techs.
• Participate in the Indorama Ventures, Covington FOX Reliability Pillar.
• Lead efforts to control costs in the maintenance department.
• Report KPI’s that are required by the Plant Engineer.

Job requirements

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in production/maintenance.
• Minimum 3 years in supervision and leadership
• Minimum 3 years extensive experience with trouble-shooting and correcting equipment maintenance - breakdowns and failures.
• Proficient in maintenance reliability
• Strong understanding of industrial safety, OSHA standards, ISO standards, and quality control.
• Proficient in budgeting, scheduling, and troubleshooting.
• Proficient in using a CMMS database preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office suite of programs.

Required Soft Skills

• Excellent communication and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent people management and team building skills.
• Strong leadership and organizational skills.
• Ability to multitask and prioritize tasks.
• High level of accuracy and attention to detail.