Maintenance Manager - Heavy Industrial

Minerals Technologies • Adams, MA

134d • $150,000 - $170,000

About The Position

Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a broad range of mineral and mineral-based products, related systems and services. MTI serves a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including household and personal care, paper, foundry, steel, construction and environmental solutions around the world. The company reported global sales of $2.1 billion in 2024. MTI focuses on two major segments - Consumer & Specialties and Engineered Solutions. Our Consumer & Specialties segment offers technologically enhanced products to consumer-driven end markets plus specialty additives that become functional components in a variety of consumer and industrial goods. This segment includes our Household & Personal Care and Specialty Additives product lines. The Household & Personal Care product line provides mineral-to-market products that serve consumer-oriented end markets including Pet Care, Personal Care, Fabric Care, Edible Oil, and Renewable Fuel Purification. Our Specialty Additives product line provides mineral-based technologies serving Paper, Packaging, Sealants & Adhesives, Paint & Coatings, Ceramics, Plastics, Food & Pharmaceutical markets. Our Engineered Solutions segment offers advanced process technologies and solutions that are designed to improve our customers' manufacturing processes and projects. This segment includes our High-Temperature Technologies and Environmental & Infrastructure product lines. Our High-Temperature Technologies product line offers specially-formulated blends and technologies primarily for Foundry and Steelmaking industries. Our Environmental & Infrastructure product line provides waterproofing, water purification, remediation and other fluid management technologies for critical projects for Remediation, Water Purification, and Infrastructure. MTI is committed to cultivating a diverse and inclusive work environment for all employees. In our offices around the world, our differences are respected and valued as essential to MTI's continued growth and innovation. Our goal is to ensure that all employees at MTI experience our workplace as a welcoming and respectful environment where they can achieve their full potential.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field preferred
• Minimum of ten years' experience in engineering assignments as a Manager working in a quality-focused environment with strong employee oriented programs
• Good technical skills and the ability to develop the plant processes
• Well-developed business understanding
• Excellent written and oral communication and presentation skills
• Strong inter-personal skills
• Ability to communicate effectively with, to motivate others and to promote a positive work atmosphere
• Ability to work effectively with all levels of employees within the company
• Self-starter who seeks responsibility and is able to work with minimal direction
• Demonstrated a willingness to challenge conventional ideas
• Flexible, innovative individual who can function effectively in a team format

Nice To Haves

• Ability to travel is preferred

Responsibilities

• Providing leadership, guidance, and coaching of the maintenance team is top priority and critical to the success of this position
• Enforces safety rules and regulations
• Responsible for developing and maintaining effective employee relations within the Maintenance Department and properly staffs all positions
• Initiates the training of new and inexperienced personnel, as well as experienced personnel
• Develops and maintains a high degree of morale within the department and with other departments within the plant
• Directs the effective maintenance of all plant facilities, including breakdowns and preventive maintenance, work control, automation, outside maintenance contractors and repair shops
• Establishes and enforces maintenance procedures and methods
• Establishes and monitors maintenance budgets for all plant cost centers, as well as the entire budget for their assigned centers
• Works with Engineering on design, cost estimating, and installation of additions, renewals, changes, and improvements to the plant
• Coordinates all contractual and vendor arrangements with suppliers, vendors, repair shops, and capital/maintenance contractors
• Directs the efficient operation of plant energy (utility) systems to include: electricity, water, natural gas, air, and steam
• Explores and directs energy system related efficiency, improvements, conservation, and insures appropriate in-plant distribution of energy costs
• Participates in the activities of professional and technical societies and associations to promote the interest of the company
• Takes initiative to achieve departmental/divisional EEO objectives and to insure that personnel practices are fair and consistent with company policy and government regulations
• Provides technical support to other plants and satellites
• Acts as resource and champion for department continuous improvement activities (Suggestion Program, 5S, Kaizen, TPM, problem solving, etc.)
• Manages individual employee involvement in continuous improvement activities to ensure equal opportunities are available for all department members to participate and contribute
• Driving Operational Excellence (OE) initiatives and improvements

Benefits

• Competitive pay, commensurate with experience
• Health/Dental/Vision plans
• 401k company match
• Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability & Long-Term Disability
• Educational Assistance
• Employee Assistance Plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees