Lead Industrial Millwright Job

Employer Name:	SpiderID: 2918939
Location: Columbia, South Carolina	Date Posted: 10/11/2009
Wage: DOE	Category: Manufacturing
Job Code: Job#090919LM
Number Of Openings: 1

Job Description:
Mechanical Lead - souteast USA
Job Purpose
Responsible for managing mechanical maintenance craftsmen to safely maintain and enhance the plant assets for the least cost.
Working Relationships
This position reports directly to the Site Maintenance Manager. This person manages the assigned craftsmen.
Job Task
· Lead mechanical craftsmen for all mechanical systems for their plant.
· Assist in managing monthly and yearly mechanical labor, tools, and spare parts budgets.
· Work with the purchasing clerk on cost controls and spare parts management.
· Work with the plant maintenance planners to assist them in proper work order control and supervision of mechanical craftsmen.
· Responsible for mechanical preventive & predictive maintenance programs
· Insure each job is safely and productively performed while providing quality work.
· Understand critical equipment issues for the plants.
· Optimize plant to reduce waste and clean up cost through Lean Maintenance principals and equipment enhancements.
· Use corrective actions required and follow through with required work to reduce downtime.
· Assure craftsmen are at work on time, take legitimate lunches and breaks, and do not work an excess of hours.
· Responsible for parts and tools are organized, picked up, and safely maintained.
· Review and ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and company policies and procedures.

Job Requirements:
People Skills
· Excellent team leader skills
· Accept responsibility for actions of self and department.
· Honest and open communication skills.
Written Skills
· Assist with monthly maintenance reports for Maintenance Manager
· Read, understand, and organize complex written materials.
Verbal Skills
· Effective communication skills.
Numerical Skills
· Ability to use basic and intermediate mathematical computations and problem solving.
· Assist management with preparation of budgets.
· Mechanical measuring and calculations skills.
· Measure and report monthly on maintenance benchmarks and cost matrices.
Problem Solving and Management Skills
· Develop contingencies for problems that arise while understanding the consequences of the options.
· On call for extended off-hour downtime, safety, product, and employee problems.
Organizational Skills
· Responsible in assisting in troubleshooting and analyzing difficult machinery and process issues.
Technical Skills, Training & Experience
· 5 years in industrial maintenance management.
· CMMS database usage with work orders and management of the same.
· Computer skills, including: Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel, Project, typing at 20 WPM.
· Wood products equipment maintenance requirements
· OSHA requirements.
· Project management principals.
· Reading and interpreting schematics, engineering, drawings, and sketches.
· Understand World Class and Best in the Industry Maintenance practices.
· Thorough understanding of the plants machine operations and maintenance requirements.

Job Criteria:
Start Date: 10/11/2009
Position Type: Full-Time Permanent
Years of Experience Required: 5
Education Required: High School
Overnight Travel: None
Vacation Time:

Job Benefits:
Health/Dental Benefits, Paid Holidays, Vacations, and Sick Leave, Relocation Assistance, Casual Dress

Company Profile:
Recruiting and connecting quality, experienced industrial plant, engineering, construction and equipment personnel for the wood products industry.

Contact Information:

Contact Name: George Meek	Company Type: Recruiter
Company: Top Wood Jobs

City: Eugene
State: Oregon
Zip: 97404

Web Site: http://www.TopWoodJobs.com