Maintenance Superintendent presso Lyons Salt

For over three decades, Lyons Salt has provided superior deicing and agricultural salts from our century-old mine in Lyons, KS. Our thriving business stems from commitment to our customers and a respect for every product request to help them better serve their clients. As a member of the team at Lyons Salt, you are contributing to personalized, responsive service day or night. Lyons Salt is proud to operate under one umbrella with other iconic salt companies including Morton Salt, Windsor Salt, and more.

Job Summary:

The Maintenance Superintendent oversees all maintenance activities, including but not limited to mobile equipment (loaders, dozers, LHD’s, scalers, cutters and blasting equipment and automated packaging), stationary equipment (belt conveyors, crushers, screeners, bucket elevators and screw conveyors), hoists and shafts, storeroom, procurement, planning, and all plant utilities.  This includes safety, personnel, preventive and predictive maintenance, resource staffing and maintenance project execution. 

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Use technical knowledge, equipment documentation, safety procedures, and maintenance schedules to improve and develop preventative and routine maintenance programs.
• Directly supervise maintenance workforce personnel and salaried staff, including mechanics, electricians, laborers, hoist operators and planners/buyers across 3 shifts per day in both the surface and mine operations. This includes responsibility to be on call as needed on off-shifts and weekends.
• Has a safety focused approach to gaining results in all areas of responsibility and administers the company's safety program to ensure a safe work environment including proactive solutions, timely corrective actions of hazards, and proper housekeeping.
• Ensure proper maintenance practices are followed to minimize repeat failures.
• Supervise in a manner that creates a positive labor relations climate. Interprets the contract and management policies to supervisory team.

• Develop a team environment, encompassing staff at all levels and expertise that utilizes individual, site and corporate strengths to meet daily business needs, solve problems, develop and implement long-term goals and objectives.

• Responsible for ensuring accountability standards are maintained within the maintenance department.
• Accountable for identifying and executing cost reduction projects.
• Ensure weekly schedules are adhered to for production equipment to remain reliable.
• Responsible for overall oversight of electrical projects/work and infrastructure.
• Prepares operating cost center budget and constantly monitors expenditures to stay within plan.
• Investigates and resolves problems related to engineering and maintenance.
• Monitors the purchasing of spare parts and inventory of spare parts, as well as setting minimum and maximum quantities.
• Instills a proactive approach to maintenance, being the champion for change and continuous improvement for the maintenance team.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or similar field preferred or equivalent work experience considered.
• 10+ years of experience in maintenance or reliability functions.
• 7+ years experience in an engineering or maintenance leadership role.
• 5+ years working in mining or similar industry, underground experience highly preferred.
• Must be a self-starter with the ability to plan, organize and carry out multiple project assignments at once.
• Extensive experience utilizing CMMS systems. Experience in administration of or installation of CMMS processes preferred.

• Ability to understand, train and enforce all company policies and procedures, and MSHA regulations within the operations.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated success in leading and developing teams.
• Demonstrated problem solving ability.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize.
• High level of attention to detail and excellent follow-up skills.
• Excellent planning, leadership, organization, and communication skills.
• Experience working in a union environment is a plus.

Physical Demands & Other Requirements:

• Regularly required to stand, sit, and demonstrate manual
• Must be capable of climbing stairs and ladders and working on elevated
• Must be able to lift and carry up to 50 pounds
• Must be able to wear proper PPE including steel-toed shoes, miner’s belt, safety glasses, hard hat, and any other protective equipment as required.
• Must be able to work safely in varying temperatures in warehouse/outdoors.
• Must be capable of obtaining an ATF employee possessor permit.
• Must submit to pre-employment drug screening, physical and background check.

At Lyons Salt, we work best when we work as a team, when we treat one another with dignity and respect, and value the unique contributions of others. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, national origin, sex, religion, color, disability, marital status, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, citizenship, or any other characteristic protected by law.