Maintenance Supervisor

Covia; Chardon (OH); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Life Insurance

401k

Job summary

Covia in Chardon, OH is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor to lead maintenance of mobile and stationary equipment, plant buildings, and facilities at our Best Sand location in Chardon, OH. You will schedule and direct the maintenance work, coordinate with other supervisors and outside contractors, and ensure safety, quality, and timely repairs while maintaining open communication with operations.

The role offers competitive salaries, benefits and opportunities for growth in a safety-focused

Qualifications

• 2–5 years of relevant maintenance experience required.
• High school diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor’s degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide safety leadership through inspections and safe work practices.
• Schedule, supervise, and direct maintenance work across mobile and stationary equipment.
• Coordinate with other supervisors and contractors to meet daily maintenance needs.
• Maintain and administer maintenance programs and records.
• Ensure compliance with safety guidelines, permits, LOTO and inspections.

Skills

Maintenance experience

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree (related field) preferred

Job description

Covia responsibly provides minerals solutions for a better tomorrow. As a leading provider of diversified minerals, our products support a variety of industrial markets, including glass, ceramics, coatings, metals, foundry, polymers, construction, water filtration, and sports and recreation. Long-standing relationships with a broad customer base enable Covia’s market-inspired approach to innovation to enhance solutions and customer benefits. Underpinning these strengths is an unwavering commitment to safety and to sustainable development, further enhancing the value that Covia delivers to all its stakeholders.

Covia is looking for a dynamic Maintenance Supervisor who will have a positive impact on the Operations team at its Best Sand location in Chardon, OH. The Maintenance Supervisor will supervise, schedule, and direct the maintenance work and coordinate with other supervisors to accomplish daily maintenance requirements for mobile equipment, stationary equipment, plant buildings, and other facilities.

The Successful Incumbent Will Have The Following Key Accountabilities

• Provide Safety Leadership through regular safety inspections of all operating areas and reinforcing safe behaviors with all hourly employees. Reinforce “Going For Zero” (GFZ) behaviors.
• Participate in daily safety meetings and Toolbox Talks.
• Ensure all maintenance personnel are adhering to best safety practices and completing SLAM Risks assessments.
• Ensure that all employees are aware of all applicable safety guidelines and that they follow them including permit utilization, LOTO, pre-use inspection, among others.
• Proceed with disciplinary action for employees who do not follow safety or operating procedures.
• Ensure that the workplace is inspected on a routine basis and is safe.
• Implement and administer the Controlled Maintenance Program and achieve a 90% or better availability rate.
• Recommend changes in standards, work methods and procedures to improve performance, productivity and profitability.
• Recommend equipment and process modifications to improve efficiencies.
• Maintain open communications with subordinates, superiors, and peers, both verbally and by written report.
• Coordinate day to day work execution with outside contractors performing maintenance related and capital project tasks.
• Execute daily work from the weekly Maintenance schedule. Continually communicate with operations to coordinate equipment downtime needs to execute scheduled work.
• Distribute scheduled work orders to maintenance workers and oversee jobs from start to finish to assure quality and timely repairs are being performed.
• Close out work orders daily including total man-hours spent on the job and materials used.
• Work closely with the Maintenance Planner/Warehouse Supervisor to plan out jobs. This includes man hour estimates (task duration), material needs, and equipment needs.
• Plan and execute break in jobs as they arise. These jobs will break into the current week’s schedule and require additional oversite to assure that employees are competent to perform the task and do it safely.
• Keep track of maintenance hours spent on any Capital Projects so that can be expensed.
• Know where to get parts and/or materials, or where to have something fabricated in case the Purchasing Agent or Maintenance Planner/Warehouse Supervisor is not available.
• Ensure that all employees have the proper training to complete their assigned job during each shift that is worked and provide training when needed.
• Ensure that all employees have the proper equipment and tools to perform their jobs. This includes all safety equipment (PPE) and clothing.
• Ensure that regular housekeeping is performed to maintain the appearance of the plant. A clean, well-maintained plant helps boost employee morale and lend itself to a more efficient and safer operating plant.
• Ensure that the plant follows all applicable state and federal regulations regarding waste disposal (oil, anti-freeze, etc.) air (dust in atmosphere, etc.) and water pollutants, stripping and reclamation laws.
• Work to improve the plant environment by continuously improving upon operating practices and procedures in regards to both safety and efficiency.
• Work to improve the quality of the final product through new or better practices and procedures.
• Routinely check your Project List and complete the projects in a timely manner.
• Adhere to current Purchasing Policies and Procedures when parts, goods or services from outside vendors and contractors.
• Provide cost analysis and recommendations for mobile equipment replacement.

The Successful Incumbent Will Have The Following Minimum Qualifications

• 2-5 years of relevant maintenance experience required
• High school diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor’s degree in a related field preferred

Commitment to Our Culture

Our core values - Safety, Team, Customers, Growth, and Courage—guide our work every day and will help us achieve our vision: Covia is the leading minerals solutions provider, and through the passion and commitment of our people, we enable customer success—ensuring a sustainable future for our company.

All Covia Team Members Are Expected To

• Live the Life-Saving Rules
• Build high-performing work teams
• Focus on customers
• Demonstrate a growth mindset
• Do the right thing, always

Benefits

• Medical Insurance
• Dental Insurance
• Life Insurance
• 401k

At Covia, we strive for and support a diverse workforce as we firmly believe this lays the foundation of our success. Our compelling culture supports inclusion, individuality and respect within the workplace. We are committed to providing employment opportunities to the most qualified candidate based on work-related factors and without regard to non-work-related factors including race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, or veteran status.

The organization offers competitive salaries, advancement opportunities, and a full range of benefits.

An Equal Opportunity Employer