Electrical Maintenance Manager

Talascend is currently seeking an Electrical Maintenance Manager for a direct hire opportunity with our client in Calvert, Alabama.

Overview

The ideal candidate will spearhead electrical maintenance for the Electric Arc Furnace, Ladle Metallurgy Facility, Degasser, Slab Caster, and supporting auxiliary equipment. They will lead training of maintenance electricians and the development of maintenance procedures, while participating in the development of equipment maintenance plans to ensure a safe and reliable and continuous operation.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for safety, quality, environmental and equipment availability of steelmaking electrical equipment, while assisting with mechanical needs when necessary
• Lead or participate in incident root cause analysis and corrective actions for major failures: safety incident, environmental deviation, quality deviation, production loss
• Investigate during the shift safety, quality, environmental and production incidents
• Check and ensure steelmaking equipment complies with all environmental regulations
• Ensure technicians are appropriately trained to perform their duties
• Identify appropriate counter measures in case of non-achievement of performance targets
• Troubleshoot equipment to limit unplanned downtime
• Work with EAF, LMF, RH, refractory interfaces for the overall benefit of steelmaking mill
• Communicate and plan with the production team to ensure equipment maintenance is coordinated with the production schedule
• Lead electrical maintenance planning and scheduling activities, including downturns and outages
• Report data and take actions as needed or directed by upper management
• Provide resources to engineers and specialists for achieving their objectives
• Work with multi-disciplinary teams on continuous improvement projects
• Lead and/or participate in continuous improvement activities
• Assist with budget development and budget management in support of the Area Manager
• Fulfills the commitment to ensure a safe and healthy work environment
• Fulfills the responsibilities required to achieve the quality commitment and environmental commitment
• Demonstrates the company values of safety, teamwork, accountability, relationships, and sustainability
• Demonstrates commitment to teamwork by fostering an environment that embodies trust and respect and accountability
• Ensure working knowledge of competencies as defined in ISO 14001, IATF 16949, and ISO 17025

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field; or equivalent experience leading a team in a steelmaking/melt shop environment
• 6+ years of experience in management position in steelmaking industry

Requirements

• Strong management skills with the ability to lead a team with minimal supervision
• In depth process control knowledge
• Experience to motivate and drive individuals toward a win-win situation
• Intermediate computer skills to include Microsoft Office and SAP
• Technical knowledge of electrical equipment to include drives, PLC’s, instruments, motors, starters, switchgears, transformers, electro-mechanical systems, cooling water systems, baghouses, overhead cranes, etc. strongly desired
• Technical & process knowledge of a Melt Shop preferred
• Holds self and others accountable to meet commitments; leads by example
• Makes good and timely decisions that keep the organization moving forward
• Consistently achieves results, even under tough and uncertain circumstances
• Gains the confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity
• Builds strong-identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals
• Creates a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives

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