Infrastructure Manager

BENTELER Group; Shreveport (LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Match

Dental

Educational Assistance

Flexible Work Schedules

Health Savings Accounts

Holidays

Life & Disability

Medical

Training

Vacation

Vision

Wealth Management Support

Job summary

BENTELER Group in Shreveport, LA, is seeking a professional Maintenance/Engineering leader to optimize plant processes, maintain infrastructure, and lead safety initiatives. The role requires 5+ years in utility and infrastructure maintenance and a relevant engineering degree.

Responsibilities include supervising shift mechanics and contractors, coordinating outages, and driving Lean improvements while ensuring compliance with SAP CMMS and safety programs. Strong teamwork is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or the equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in utility supply and infrastructure maintenance; steel mill experience is a plus.
• Experience managing contractors for plant improvements and shutdown activities.
• Strong safety awareness and ability to work in a team.

Responsibilities

• Optimize processes and maintenance equipment performance.
• Implement quality control to ensure high workmanship.
• Monitor equipment performance and develop countermeasures to reduce downtime.
• Lead projects to improve efficiency and reduce maintenance costs.
• Ensure compliance with SAP CMMS and safety programs (LOTO, Fall Prevention).
• Supervise shift mechanics and contractor trades.
• Coordinate outages and manage external contractors.
• Support training and performance reviews.
• Participate in 5S and Lean manufacturing initiatives.

Skills

5+ years of utility maintenance

Water treatment systems knowledge

Team-oriented with strong safety focus

Planning and organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

SAP

General computer knowledge

Job description

Division: BENTELER Steel/Tube
Functional Area: Maintenance; Engineering
Career Level: Professional
Contract Type: Permanent/Full-time
Weekly Working Hours: 40.00
Required Languages: English
Requisition ID: 47913

Benefits: United States : 401(k) Match || United States : Dental || United States : Development || United States : Educational Assistance || United States : Flexible Work Schedules || United States : Health Savings Accounts || United States : Holidays || United States : Life & Disability || United States : Medical || United States : Training || United States : Vacation || United States : Vision || United States : Wealth Management Support

At BENTELER, we make it possible. From promoting individual talents to international career prospects, or from generous opportunities for designing your career to personal development opportunities at BENTELER, we always have answers to your questions about the future, based entirely on your personal needs. Diverse options that makes sure you can be anything and everything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen!

Core Responsibilities

• Optimization of processes and plant support equipment
• Implementation of quality control measures to ensure high quality of work;
• Evaluation of the performance of the mechanical equipment and development of countermeasures to minimize unplanned downtime;
• Initiation and execution of projects that improve efficiency and/or reduce mechanical maintenance and operating costs;
• Ensure compliance with the implemented computerized maintenance management system (SAP);
• Support enforcement of all Facility Safety Programs, particularly LOTO and Fall Prevention programs. Responsible for participating in safety activities to meet or exceed organizational goals and expectations;
• Initiate and follow through of Preventative and Corrective Maintenance work orders;
• Ensure compliance with all applicable mechanical and electrical codes;
• Supervision of a team of shift mechanics and outside Contractor trades personnel;
• Ensure continuous training of infrastructure utility/mechanical employees to support highest performance requirements;
• Support employee performance review efforts to determine competency, knowledge, training requirements and contributions;
• Organize site, utilities, and facilities work during outages and coordinate contractors during such outages and as required during the normal scope of operations;
• Coordinate work of/with off shift infrastructure maintenance support personnel/supervisors
• Participate in plant 5S and Lean manufacturing programs as well as all continuous improvement activities;

Financial Management

• Operate within a structured budget and prepare budget estimates for upcoming activities.

Reporting & Communication

• Excellent written, verbal, and electronic communication skills.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with personnel of all levels.
• Ability to function effectively within a matrix organization.
• Ability to organize and explain complex data in a clear manner.

Job Requirements

• High School Diploma, GED or equivalent certification required
• Bachelor’s degree in engineering discipline or the equivalent combination of education and experience preferred. Equivalent experience in industrial maintenance and facility maintenance considered.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in utility supply and infrastructure maintenance preferred. Steel mill experience is a huge plus.
• Experience with managing contractors for plant improvement projects and shut down activities
• Working general knowledge of water treatment systems, including pumps and filters; fire systems and piping, compressed air systems, cooling towers and HVAC, as well as mobile equipment repair and PM maintenance. Also, knowledge of welding/metal fabrication and machining desirable.
• Ability to work in a Team orientated atmosphere.
• Strong safety awareness and experience.
• Demonstrated capability of achieving results through people, technology and process. .
• SAP & general computer knowledge not required but preferred.
• Excellent planning and organizational skills.
• Ability to establish and maintain an effective working relationship with supervisors, coworkers and management.

Your contact

Samantha Ann Metoyer
BENTELER Human Resources
Phone: [phone]

Your new employer

The BENTELER Group always has the answer. That’s because in each of our divisions and at every one of our sites, you can benefit from the size and diversity of an international corporation with more than 20,000 employees at around 90 locations worldwide.

The same is true in our BENTELER Steel/Tube division. Here, we develop and produce custom, precision pipes for customers from energy production, automotive engineering, and other industrial sectors. In this division, we enable the unerring application of our products, from the concept up to process integration and thus to integration into our customers’ value chains. Along with that, our diverse fields of application make sure you can be and become anything. Or, as we like to put it: BENTELER makes it happen!