U.S. Silica Holdings Inc. is a global performance materials company and is a member of the Russell . The company is a leading producer of commercial silica used in the oil and gas industry and in a wide range of industrial applications. Over its 123-year history, U.S. Silica has developed core competencies in mining, processing, logistics and materials science that enable it to produce and cost-effectively deliver more than 600 diversified products to customers across our end markets.

U.S. Silica’s wholly-owned subsidiaries include EP Minerals and SandBox Logistics™. EP Minerals is an industry leader in the production of products derived from diatomaceous earth, perlite, engineered clays and non-activated clays. SandBox Logistics™ is a state-of-the-art leader in proppant storage, handling and well-site delivery, and is dedicated to making proppant logistics cleaner, safer and more efficient. The company has 27 operating mines and processing facilities and two additional exploration stage properties across the United States and is headquartered in Katy, Texas.

This position is responsible for the direction and coaching of skilled-trades maintenance crews in a union environment. This includes electrical and mechanical servicing and efficient maintenance of production machinery and equipment, physical plant, utilities and grounds in accordance with state and federal regulations and company policy and procedures. This position reports to the Plant Manager.

Essential Job Functions:

Direct Supervision over maintenance employees and monitoring work of contractors as necessary.
Evaluate and schedule preventative maintenance and unplanned repairs.
Follow and promote all safety regulations and ensures plant adheres to the company EHS and MSHA policies and regulations.
Evaluate and problem solve breakdown and repair issues within the maintenance department.
Schedules personnel and procures materials to accomplish repairs in a timely manner.
Promote safety awareness as well as participate in all safety meetings. Ensure that good housekeeping policies and sanitation practices are followed.
Responsible for enforcing all applicable safety requirements and ensuring MSHA regulations are followed.
Ensure that safety tours are being taken on a regular basis, accidents are thoroughly investigated and reported, and the regular training of employees in the safe operation of their job duties.
Execute and provide input to the weekly maintenance planning process to ensure full economical utilization, availability of equipment requiring work, and availability of equipment, parts, and supplies necessary for the job.
Execute and provide input to the preventive maintenance program and equipment audits when possible within the guidelines of productions scheduling and manpower and make recommendations concerning the priorities for weekends and outage work.
Provide leadership and supervise the activities of the maintenance team to ensure efficient scheduling of workload and proper maintenance of equipment, buildings and infrastructure.
Provide direct feedback and coaching to employees concerning the performance of job responsibilities
Recommend, plan and implement equipment initiatives to improve production efficiency and / or product quality.

Required Education, Experience, and Skills:

Bachelor’s Degree is required. Engineering or similar technical discipline.
Certification in lean / six sigma preferred but not required.
5 years of mechanical experience is required.
Knowledgeable of all department processes, plant electrical and mechanical layouts.
Candidates with a degree must have at least 2 years of maintenance and supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
Candidates without a degree must have at least 5 years of maintenance and supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment.
Strong mechanical and electrical skills.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
Experience with root-cause failure analysis.
Ability to understand technical manuals, layout and assembly drawings, and electrical / control schematics.
Demonstrated project management skills are beneficial.
Experience in utilizing JD Edwards Enterprise Asset Management tool or other integrated CMMS software preferred.
Experience in the mining industry is a plus.