Finish Mill Superintendent

Sparrow Company•Tuscaloosa, AL

20h

About The Position

Under the direction of the Maintenance Manager, the Finish Mill Maintenance Superintendent leads and supervises bargaining-unit employees and contractors performing maintenance in the Finish Mill area. The role supports safe, efficient, and reliable plant equipment operation through maintenance planning and execution, reliability improvements, outage coordination, and workforce development, while supporting production objectives and controlling maintenance costs. The superintendent maintains equipment and facilities in operating condition, oversees preventive, predictive, autonomous, and corrective maintenance work, and keeps maintenance work orders and equipment records up to date. The position coordinates work with production, specialists, and planners to minimize downtime and production losses, improve maintenance quality and efficiency, and manage costs and spare-parts inventories. The role also supports budgeting, reliability-centered practices, equipment and installation reviews, equipment standardization, and implementation of Total Productive Maintenance.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a technical field.
Three to five years of experience in a related industry.
Ability to work extended hours, occasional evenings or weekends, and take calls after hours, evenings, weekends, or holidays; on-call weekends are specified.
Ability to communicate with others verbally and in writing.
Knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance methodologies and technologies.
Experience executing reliability methodologies such as RCA, RCI, FMFA, statistical downtime analysis, and Fishbone analysis.
Experience in engineering, specification, and design of mechanical systems, assets, and projects.
Strong communication, team interaction, and presentation skills.
Ability to work independently and lead or participate in cross-functional teams.
Ability to manage multiple tasks and achieve results with minimal supervision.
Understanding of electrical regulatory and industrial standards and codes.
Understanding of control and instrumentation systems in an industrial manufacturing environment.
Ability to work in conditions involving continuous exposure to extreme heat, extreme cold, extreme noise, and outdoor work, and to wear required protective equipment.
Ability to meet physical demands including walking, sitting, lifting, pushing, pulling, and climbing; heavy work may require exerting up to 100 pounds occasionally, 50 pounds frequently, and 20 pounds constantly.
Ability to talk and hear regularly for communication and safe work around heavy rolling equipment.
Ability to perform job functions that may include pushing, turning, or pulling controls.
Must pass a DOT physical, including back X-ray, hearing test, and drug/alcohol screening.

Nice To Haves

Supervisory experience.
CMRP or CRE status.
Vibration Level 1 or Level 2 certification.
Experience with CMMS systems.
Knowledge of reliability methodologies and strategies such as RCM, TPM, spare-parts management, planning, and scheduling.

Responsibilities

Ensure continuity of equipment operation in ideal operating conditions.
Define and execute required work based on maintenance work orders.
Update preventive, predictive, autonomous, and corrective maintenance data in work orders and maintain machine history and equipment technical records.
Charge materials and spare parts to the appropriate cost centers, accounts, and work orders.
Maintain facilities in satisfactory operating condition at the lowest possible cost, with quality services, in compliance with company safety standards and applicable environmental laws.
Support Maintenance Specialists in preparing the annual maintenance budget and share responsibility for operating within the budget.
Supervise maintenance and operating costs by defining and executing maintenance work.
Support preventive, predictive, and autonomous maintenance and the application of reliability-based maintenance to reduce equipment repairs and failures.
Plan and program maintenance execution to minimize production downtime while ensuring repair quality and efficient use of labor.
Coordinate scheduled maintenance work sufficiently in advance to plan equipment interruptions and minimize production losses.
Review scheduled activities, durations, and work scope with specialists and planners before execution, drawing on staff experience.
Improve maintenance work methods to deliver quality work with minimal time and cost.
Minimize non-productive time through effective maintenance planning, programming, and coordination.
Notify management of risks and potential costs associated with continued operation of critical equipment or operation outside design conditions.
Inform specialists when equipment requires major maintenance and take appropriate action to reduce the need for it.
Evaluate equipment, new installations, and proposed modifications for maintenance capability and maintenance prevention, and provide recommendations.
Promote standardization of plant equipment and facilities to minimize overall maintenance costs.
Define spare-parts requirements and inventory quantities based on maintenance experience and company policy.
Advise specialists on operational technique modifications intended to improve equipment reliability and effectiveness.
Support implementation and follow-up of Autonomous Maintenance in accordance with the company's Total Productive Maintenance philosophy.