Maintenance Manager – Fairmont, MN

Tribonet; Fairmont (MN); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Tribonet is seeking a Maintenance Manager for its plant in Minnesota. You will lead the maintenance and reliability team, drive safety, quality of work, and cost control while embedding reliability-centered maintenance principles across planning, scheduling, and execution.

You will oversee PM and PdM activities, KPI reporting, and collaboration with engineering on improvements. The role emphasizes technical supervision, staff development, and cross-functional partnership to enhance uptime and

Qualifications

• Reliability-centered maintenance technical and maintenance skills.
• Experience leading successful teams with an emphasis on organizational development.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Proficient computer skills: MS Office Suite, CMMS systems.
• Strong communication and leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Accountable for safety performance of the maintenance team and adherence to plant safety policies.
• Implement and embed defined RCM principles to drive reliability and uptime.
• Lead maintenance planning and scheduling one week out; conduct daily review meetings.
• Develop preventative and predictive maintenance elements and track KPIs monthly.
• Manage maintenance budget, spend, and cost-reduction initiatives with area leadership.
• Collaborate with engineering to review and implement process modifications.

Job description

An educational platform on tribology — the science of friction, wear and lubrication

Who is it for

Engineers, researchers, students and industry professionals

Job Description Summary: As the Maintenance Manager, you will be responsible for the performance

of the plant maintenance and reliability team focusing on the key metrics of safety, quality of work,

implementation and execution of reliability-centered maintenance elements, cost control, and employee

development. In this position, you will be responsible for embedding all required elements of reliability-

centered maintenance focusing on maintenance planning, schedule, and execution. Along with the core

principles of route-based preventative maintenance (PM) work plans, route-based lubrication work plans,

precision alignment of high-speed rotating equipment, and deploying predictive maintenance (PdM)

technologies focusing on vibration analysis of high-speed rotating equipment, IR scanning of electrical

gear, and tribology. Success in the role is to include ensuring a safe workplace, ownership and

engagement by the maintenance team, cost management against a defined R&M budget, and

maintenance execution to drive improvements in plant reliability and uptime.

You will also maintain technical skills and knowledge at a state-of-the-art level, while continuing to

develop people management skills. As the Maintenance Manager, you will possess solid skills in

communication (verbal and written) and will be seen as a developing leader within the plant leadership

team. The Maintenance Manager works with integrity and upholds the values of the organization.

In this position, you will work with other managers, maintenance teams, and the engineering team to

achieve plant and company objectives. You will be responsible for the direct management of the

maintenance and reliability team, and will visit other Green Plains Bio-Refineries as necessary and

partner with other location teammates. You will represent the plant in benchmarking exercises across

the fleet. This role is a critical link with groups outside the plant to drive safety, quality of craftsmanship,

and maintenance excellence.

As the Maintenance Manager, you will report to the Plant Manager and are a key member of the Plant

Management Team. You will provide technical supervision and instructions to the skill crafts within the

maintenance team. This position has the freedom to operate, explore, and engage in creative solutions

within the constraints of RCM, the needs of the business, and the plant operates in a safe and efficient

manner.

Responsibilities Include But Are Not Limited To

Accountable for the safety performance of the maintenance team. This includes ensuring

that all plant safety policies and procedures are followed; daily safety-related expectations

are met, and all safety issues are clearly communicated and remediated as timely as

possible. Support the safety representative, participating in the department and plant safety

committees, and team safety meetings are required at the start of each work day.

Accountable for implementing and embedding all defined RCM principles to drive plant

reliability and uptime through a proactive maintenance approach.

• Maintenance planning and scheduling one week out
• Daily maintenance WO review and planning/scheduling meeting with the operations

manager, maintenance planner, and CMMS

• Develop and embed preventative maintenance and Predictive maintenance elements

as ways of working for the maintenance department

• Track, record, and report KPIs monthly including but not limited to PM attainment, %

work order complete, # of service requests written, work order backlog (man-hours)

• Exceute RCA for unplanned equipment failures based on defined triggers

Accountable for the performance, management, and personnel development of your

department. This includes active involvement in the technical training and development of

the craftsmen to ensure knowledge progression is not compromised. Responsible for

developing clearly defined goals and objectives for the area through involvement of the area

leadership. Responsibilities also include performance evaluations of each member of your

team. Managing a progressive disciplinary process, and career development of area

personnel. This role is responsible for working collaboratively with the engineering team to

review and organize the engineering process modifications and projects within the plant.

Accountable for maintenance budget and spend. This is to include a detailed understanding

of the budgeted area cost drivers, both fixed and variable, compared to usages month on

month. The role is responsible for the development of a tracking tool as well as the

involvement of all available resources in the department to focus on reducing excess,

consumption, and cost reduction, effectively creating an environment of continuous

improvement and teamwork. Expected to review R&M spend weekly with the plant

accountant.

Support and partner with the engineering team to execute capital projects. Participate in

MOC reviews, design reviews, pre start up safety reviews, ensure all new and improved

equipment technical data is updated in the CMMS (Maximo) system.

Excellent communicator- the expectation is regular communication between the Quality

Manager, Logistics Manager, Operations Manager, Plant Manager, and other resources that

support the plant. A detailed daily maintenance plan should be generated outlining the

planned maintenance tasks and objectives to be completed and communicated to the

operations team. A key daily meeting with the operations manager and maintenance planner

is critical to ensure timely and accurate maintenance planning.

Expected to learn RCM with the outcome of being a technical expert in all subject matters

defined in the maintenance area.

Accountable for submitting a monthly area report that tracks safety/ environmental, quality,

RCM KPIs, costs and out-of-range cost drivers, and project activity.

Qualifications

Required:

Relevant reliability-centered maintenance technical and maintenance skills.

Experience leading successful teams with an emphasis on organizational development

Ability to demonstrate excellent problem-solving skills.

Proficient computer skills: MS Office Suite, Process Data Historian tools (OSI PI or other),

Excellent verbal and written communication skills, organizational skills, and self-motivated

customer-focused aptitude and attitude. Must have the ability to build good relationships with

both internal peers and external support groups.

Have a leadership style consistent with a participative environment.

Possess broad-based technical skills and the ability to implement goals and objectives

through effective planning and organizing.

5+ years of technical and/or plant experience.

Preferred

Experience working in a continuous industrial processing setting

Experience in skilled trade or craft

Four-year technical degree (Chemical, Mechanical, Agricultural Engineering).

Dry Milling, Corn Wet Milling, or related industrial knowledge.

Broad industrial and technical knowledge.

Experience implementing Process Safety Management (PSM) and related systems.

High School/GED