Mechanical Maintenance Manager

SSAB Group; Mobile, Northern (AL, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonuses

401(k) with 5% employer match

10 paid holidays

Vacation

Excellent, affordable benefits

Tuition reimbursement

Profit sharing

Development opportunities

Friendly and welcoming workplace

Global company committed to sustainabl

Job summary

SSAB Group in Mobile, AL seeks a Mechanical Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance, reliability, and continuous improvement of mechanical systems across the EAF, LMF, VTD, casting, refractory, and crane operations. You will oversee preventive/predictive programs and manage outages and critical spare parts.

The role requires 5+ years in industrial mechanical maintenance, supervisory experience, and strong knowledge of mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 5+ years of mechanical maintenance experience in an industrial setting.
• Minimum 1 year of supervisory or leadership experience.
• Excellent knowledge of industrial mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment.
• Strong understanding of production planning and maintenance systems.
• Experience scheduling employees, equipment, projects, and outages.
• Experience with CMMS systems.
• Good computer skills, including proficiency in M365 and familiarity with AI tools.
• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, interpersonal, and teamwork skills.
• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or closely related field (preferred).
• 5+ years of industrial mechanical maintenance experience (preferred).
• Extensive knowledge of steelmaking mechanical systems (preferred).
• Experience managing multi-day maintenance outages using MS Project or similar software (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Manage maintenance and reliability of mechanical systems supporting the EAF, LMF, VTD, Casting, Refractory and cranes.
• Develop, revise, and continuously improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Ensure all safety practices and mechanical safety requirements are followed and improved.
• Lead the maintenance team with clear objectives and development, ensuring productivity.
• Participate in root cause analysis and problem-solving for equipment failures.
• Manage and maintain critical spare parts inventories.
• Plan outages, publish detailed outage plans, and conduct meetings.
• Support apprentice, cooperative education, and student development programs.
• Coach contractors on time-sensitive issues and ensure training compliance.
• Align activities with company goals and adhere to policies.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Organizational skills

Teamwork

CMMS experience

MS Project familiarity

M365 proficiency

AI tools familiarity

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or closely related field

Tools

MS Project

CMMS

MS Office (M365)

Job description

Position Summary

The Mechanical Maintenance Manager is responsible for leading the maintenance, reliability, and continuous improvement of mechanical systems and infrastructure supporting Primary End operations, including the EAF, LMF, VTD, Casting, Refractory, and crane systems. This position manages mechanical maintenance activities, projects, outage planning, preventive and predictive maintenance programs, critical spare parts, and contractor support to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient equipment performance. The role provides leadership to the mechanical maintenance team by setting clear expectations, supporting employee development, promoting collaboration, and ensuring compliance with company requirements.

Main Responsibilities / Essential Functions

• Manage maintenance, and reliability of mechanical systems supporting the EAF, LMF, VTD, Casting, Refractory and cranes.

• Develop, revise, and continuously improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs.

• Ensure all company safety practices, procedures, and mechanical safety requirements are followed and continuously improved.

• Manage team by establishing clear objectives, monitoring performance, encouraging professional development, and promoting collaboration and engagement among team members. Ensure the team is efficient, productive, and produces high-quality results.

• Participate in root cause analysis and problem-solving activities related to equipment failures and reliability concerns.

• Manage and maintain critical spare parts inventories.

• Hold regular outage planning meetings and publish detailed outage plans in a timely manner.

• Conduct crew meetings, safety meetings, and contractor meetings.

• Support apprentice, cooperative education, and student development programs.

• Monitor and coach contractors on specific time-sensitive issues and concerns.

• Complete required training and ensure all team members remain current on required training.

• Understand and support the company's goals and values and ensure adherence to company, department, safety, environmental, quality, and ethics policies and procedures.

About You / Qualifications

Required

• High school diploma or equivalent

• 5+ years of mechanical maintenance experience in an industrial setting

• Minimum 1 year of supervisory or leadership experience

• Excellent knowledge of industrial mechanical, hydraulic, and pneumatic equipment

• Strong understanding of production planning and maintenance systems

• Experience scheduling employees, equipment, projects, and outages

• Experience with CMMS systems

• Good computer skills, including proficiency in M365 and familiarity with AI tools

• Strong leadership, communication, organizational, interpersonal, and teamwork skills

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or closely related field

• 5+ years of industrial mechanical maintenance experience

• Extensive knowledge of steelmaking mechanical systems

• Experience managing multi-day maintenance outages using MS Project or similar project management software

OurOffer

AtSSABweuseourvalues–driven,trueandahead– inmakingeverydaydecisions.

WhenjoiningSSAByouwillbecomepartofanorganizationofpassionateproblemsolversworkingtogetheronimportantchallenges.

Weofferawiderangeofbenefitstoourteammembers:

• Bonuses
• 401(k)with5%employermatch
• 10paidholidays
• Vacation
• Excellent,affordablebenefits (Blue Cross Health)
• Tuitionreimbursement
• Profitsharing
• Opportunitiesfordevelopment
• Friendlyandwelcomingworkplace
• Globalcompanycommittedtosustainability