Supervisor - Plant Maintenance

Sibanye Stillwater•Columbus, MT

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Supervisor - Plant Maintenance leads assigned employees and contractors and supports the planning, scheduling, and coordination of safe, resource-ready maintenance work for the Metallurgical Complex. The role translates plant priorities, equipment condition, and compliance requirements into executable work plans and daily assignments that support reliable performance, quality, cost control, and continuous improvement. The supervisor supports maintenance execution and performance tracking, ensures work is performed safely and documented accurately, and helps develop employees and job plans. The position is located at the Metallurgical Complex in Columbus, Montana, and is scheduled for a 7-on/7-off day shift from 6:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Requirements

High school diploma or equivalent.
Five years of relevant industrial, process plant, fixed plant, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, or facilities maintenance experience, including coordinating work and leading employees or contractors; alternatively, an associate or bachelor's degree in a related field and three years of relevant experience.
Experience leading, training, directing, or supervising employees or contractors.
Demonstrated experience using work orders, maintenance schedules, technical documentation, computerized maintenance systems, and standard office software.
Leadership, coaching, delegation, conflict resolution, performance management, and employee development skills.
Sound judgment, critical thinking, troubleshooting, and problem-solving ability in changing operating conditions.
Ability to interpret technical drawings, schematics, piping and instrumentation diagrams, manuals, specifications, and equipment history.
Proficiency with office, maintenance management, enterprise resource planning, and reporting systems; accuracy, adaptability, and composure under pressure.
Knowledge of applicable OSHA requirements, ASME Codes, AWS Standards, building codes, environmental requirements, and industrial maintenance safe-work practices.
Knowledge of hazard identification and controls, including energy isolation, confined space, hot work, line breaking, fall protection, electrical safety, lifting and rigging, contractor safety, and emergency response.
Maintenance experience or knowledge covering mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, structural, utility, and fixed processing equipment.
Knowledge of maintenance planning, scheduling, work-package readiness, backlog prioritization, shutdown coordination, work execution, and work-order closeout.

Nice To Haves

Two or more years of frontline supervisory or lead experience in a processing, manufacturing, metallurgical, chemical, utility, or other heavy industrial maintenance environment.
Experience supervising fixed-plant or process-equipment maintenance and collaborating with planners and schedulers.
Experience with shutdowns, turnarounds, major repairs, preventive and predictive maintenance, reliability processes, and contractor coordination.
Experience using a computerized maintenance management system and/or JD Edwards.

Responsibilities

Lead safe work in accordance with applicable OSHA requirements, ASME Codes, AWS Standards, building codes, company standards, operating procedures, and environmental requirements; reinforce stop-work authority and fit-for-duty expectations.
Conduct field inspections, pre-job reviews, risk assessments, and observations to verify safe conditions, qualified and authorized personnel, appropriate tools and equipment, permits, and effective work controls.
Communicate maintenance priorities, safety expectations, daily assignments, results, and escalation requirements to employees and stakeholders.
Maintain accurate, auditable execution records for work performed, equipment history, labor, materials, failures, costs, safety, technical information, tests, calibrations, and schedule changes in required systems.
Support tracking and reporting of maintenance performance, including schedule and preventive maintenance compliance, statutory or regulatory work, break-in and deferred work, backlog, work quality, reliability, labor, overtime, materials, cost, and corrective actions.
Verify work-package readiness, direct crew allocation and task sequencing, and monitor safety, quality, productivity, progress, technical constraints, and changing plant conditions.
Remove or escalate execution barriers and control break-in work based on urgency, risk, available capacity, and effects on schedule commitments.
Support hiring, onboarding, training, qualification, authorization, cross-training, performance management, discipline, and employee development.
Manage labor, overtime, contractors, materials, tools, consumables, rentals, and vendor support within delegated authority; address significant planned-versus-actual variances.
Screen, prioritize, and field-scope work requests based on asset condition, risk, production impact, compliance, and planning requirements.
Support job-plan development by validating field scope, task sequence, labor and skill needs, equipment access, tools, technical information, permits, isolations, controls, contractor support, testing, and acceptance requirements.