Maintenance Manager: Plant Reliability Leader

Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC; Council Bluffs (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sign-on bonus up to $2,500

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC seeks a Maintenance Manager in Council Bluffs, IA to lead the maintenance department and ensure mechanical reliability, uptime, and safe operation of the ethanol plant. The role reports to the Chief of Operations and drives the annual maintenance budget and maintenance programs.

The position is a salaried, exempt, onsite role with opportunities to optimize costs, partner with Operations and Engineering, and plan outages and projects.

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of maintenance teams in heavy industry.
• Experience with CMMS, budgeting and outages.
• Strong communication across departments and vendor management.

Responsibilities

• Lead, schedule, train and develop the maintenance team and manage outside contract labor.
• Own the annual maintenance budget and forecast monthly.
• Oversee preventive/predictive maintenance programs to minimize downtime.
• Manage the CMMS and ensure work orders are planned and closed.
• Plan scheduled shutdowns and outages with scope, vendors, and cost.

Skills

Team leadership

Budget management

CMMS proficient

Outage planning

Vibration analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

High school diploma

Tools

CMMS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, LLC seeks a Maintenance Manager in Council Bluffs, IA to lead the maintenance department and ensure mechanical reliability, uptime, and safe operation of the ethanol plant. The role reports to the Chief of Operations and drives the annual maintenance budget and maintenance programs.

The position is a salaried, exempt, onsite role with opportunities to optimize costs, partner with Operations and Engineering, and plan outages and projects.