Maintenance Coordinator

Specialized Career Search; Town of Sugar Creek (WI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Specialized Career Search is looking for a Maintenance Coordinator in the Town of Sugar Creek, Wisconsin. This role requires leadership and technical expertise in maintenance execution and improvement.

The ideal candidate will have experience in cement manufacturing and proficiency in relevant software tools, ensuring the optimization of maintenance processes and resources.

Qualifications

• 7-10 years experience in a cement manufacturing environment is highly preferred.
• Professional certification in Rotating & Fixed Equipment is required.
• Familiarity with predictive maintenance tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate daily maintenance execution activities.
• Ensure maintenance activities support production requirements.
• Monitor and report maintenance KPIs.

Skills

Leadership skills

Communication

Problem-solving

Data analysis

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's or Associate degree in mechanical or Industrial Engineering

Tools

Tabware

Microsoft Office

Job description

The role of this position is to provide leadership and technical expertise in maintenance execution, maintenance planning and scheduling, reliability improvement, shutdown coordination, contractor management, and maintenance work process optimization, as well as engineering, projects, and plant services.

Organization Structure

The Maintenance Coordinator reports to the Maintenance Manager who reports to the Plant Manager as do the Procurement Manager, Mine Manager, Production Manager, Optimization Manager, Environmental Manager and Human Resource Manager.

PRIMARY FUNCTION

Under the direction of the Maintenance Manager, leads and coordinates daily maintenance execution activities and the overall maintenance work management process. Collaborates and participates in Operations, Reliability, Engineering, and Maintenance activities, developing and executing preventive, predictive, corrective, and shutdown maintenance programs while ensuring maintenance resources are effectively planned, scheduled, and utilized to maximize equipment reliability, availability, and plant performance.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Lead the maintenance work management process, including screening, prioritization, approval, scheduling, execution and close out of maintenance work orders.
• Coordinate daily, weekly, and monthly maintenance schedules to ensure maintenance activities support production requirements while maximizing equipment reliability.
• Ensure all maintenance work is properly planned, working with the planner before scheduling, including labor, materials, permits, special tools, and all safety requirements.
• Facilitate daily maintenance coordination meetings and weekly scheduling meetings with Operations, Reliability, Procurement, and Engineering departments.
• Maintain and manage maintenance backlog ensuring work orders remain current, prioritized, properly planned, and scheduled according to plant needs.
• Coordinate preventive, predictive, corrective, and condition-based maintenance activities with the asset integrity group (Inspectors) to ensure compliance with maintenance strategies and reliability objectives.
• Monitor PM and PdM compliance and ensure corrective actions are executed in a timely manner.
• Work closely with Reliability Engineers and Inspectors to prioritize equipment defects, bad actors, inspection findings, vibration reports, oil analysis results, thermography findings, and other predictive maintenance recommendations.
• Coordinate and own major maintenance outages, annual plant shutdowns, equipment overhauls, and capital project tie-ins.
• Develop shutdown schedules, monitor critical path activities, and coordinate maintenance resources to ensure work is completed safely, on budget, and on schedule.
• Coordinate contractor activities including scope development, scheduling, execution oversight, safety compliance, and performance monitoring.
• Work with the Maintenance Manger to monitor maintenance labor utilization, overtime usage, contractor costs, and maintenance expenditures to ensure budget compliance.
• Support preparation of annual maintenance budgets, monthly forecasts, and maintenance cost tracking activities.
• Ensure maintenance history, work order closeout information, and equipment records are accurately maintained within the CMMS.
• Maintain proficiency in CMMS systems including Tabware, SAP, Oracle, Maximo, or other maintenance management systems with EM.
• Support implementation and continuous improvement of preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, reliability-centered maintenance (RCM), and root cause failure analysis (RCFA) programs.
• Participate in Root Cause Failure Analysis investigations and assist in developing corrective actions to eliminate recurring equipment failures.
• Collaborate with Procurement and Storeroom personnel to optimize inventory levels, critical spare parts availability, and maintenance material management.
• Support development and implementation of maintenance procedures, job plans, standard operating procedures, shutdown plans, and best practices.
• Provide leadership, coaching, mentoring, and technical guidance to Maintenance Supervisors, Technicians, and Contractors.
• Promote ongoing improvement in maintenance processes, work management systems, equipment reliability, and workforce productivity.
• Ensure compliance with all MSHA, OSHA, environmental, and company safety standards.
• Participate in incident investigations, safety audits, risk assessments, job hazard analyses, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support operational excellence initiatives focused on improving plant reliability, availability, maintainability, and overall equipment effectiveness.
• Monitor and report maintenance KPIs including PM Compliance, Schedule Compliance, Backlog Health, Availability, Reliability, and Maintenance Cost Performance.
• And other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor's or Associate degree in mechanical, or Industrial Engineering, or High School certificate with Millwright foreman experience plus required certifications.
• Required Work Experience: 7-10 Years experience in cement manufacturing environment is highly preferred.
• Required Computer and Software Skills: Tabware, Project, Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%

Additional Requirements

• Professional certification (Special trades in Rotating & Fixed Equipment).
• Prior experience in the cement industry.
• Excellent communication and team collaboration skills.
• Proficiency in data analysis and statistical software tools like Excel.
• Familiarity with asset management systems and predictive maintenance tools.
• Experience with continuous improvement methodologies.
• Job role includes physical demands in either hot or cold working environments.
• Role may require off-hours call-out, weekend or night shift on occasion basis.