Foundry Maintenance Superintendent

Mueller Water Products•Chattanooga, TN

19d

About The Position

The Foundry Maintenance Superintendent leads maintenance activities to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of foundry equipment, utilities, and facility systems. The role oversees maintenance personnel across multiple shifts, drives equipment reliability, manages maintenance resources and priorities, and works with Operations, Engineering, Safety, Quality, and HR to support production goals. The position is in a unionized manufacturing environment and is responsible for compliance with company policies, safety standards, and collective bargaining agreements.

Requirements

High school diploma required.
At least 5 years of industrial maintenance experience.
Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, automation, and reliability systems.
Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance and CMMS systems.
Strong understanding of OSHA regulations, maintenance best practices, and continuous improvement methodologies.

Nice To Haves

Associate's or Bachelor's degree.
Previous maintenance leadership or supervisory experience.
Foundry, metalworking, heavy manufacturing, or similar industrial experience.
Knowledge or experience with PLCs and automation; industrial electrical systems; hydraulics and pneumatics; mechanical power transmission; welding and fabrication; cranes and hoists; furnaces and thermal processes; conveyors and material handling; industrial utilities and compressed air systems; reliability-centered maintenance; and root cause analysis.

Responsibilities

Lead and supervise maintenance personnel across all shifts.
Establish maintenance priorities that support safety, production, and reliability objectives.
Coordinate emergency repairs, planned maintenance, shutdowns, and major repair activities.
Foster collaboration between Maintenance and Operations teams.
Ensure effective staffing, scheduling, performance management, and employee development.
Develop and improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
Reduce downtime and improve equipment reliability.
Lead root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
Support maintenance of foundry equipment, cranes, conveyors, furnaces, utilities, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, electrical systems, and facility assets.
Manage maintenance planning, scheduling, and CMMS utilization.
Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with OSHA, LOTO, environmental, and company requirements.
Conduct safety audits and investigations, and implement corrective actions.
Ensure safe work practices for employees and contractors.
Monitor maintenance KPIs, including PM compliance, downtime, MTBF, MTTR, backlog, and maintenance costs.
Manage maintenance budgets, labor, overtime, contractors, and spare parts inventory.
Support capital projects, equipment upgrades, and long-term asset management strategies.
Administer maintenance activities in accordance with collective bargaining agreements.
Partner with HR on employee relations, performance management, and workforce planning.
Develop maintenance talent through training, coaching, and apprenticeship programs.