Job Description

Description Based in Brandon, Manitoba, we synthesize and blend nitrogen, phosphate, and sulfur products with ammonia, which we market primarily in the prairie provinces of Canada and the northern United States. Operating 24 hours a day, 365 days per year, we employ approximately 270 dedicated team members. Our fundamental commitment to safety, health, and environmental stewardship drives all our processes.

MAINTENANCE SUPERVISOR, MECHANICAL
Koch Fertilizer Canada, ULC is looking for a motivated individual to join the Maintenance team and contribute to the organization’s value creation capabilities. This role offers a fast-paced working environment and opportunities for career development within our growing organization

What You Will Do In Your Role

HOW YOU WILL ADD VALUE By Developing Talent

• Mentor and promote all team members as they grow and learn
• Seek opportunities to educate and coach team members in initiatives, strategies and behaviors that exemplify good business practices
• Be a good listener, understand your teams’ capabilities and optimize workflows, team structure, schedules, and training
• Provide open, honest feedback to team members as they strive for self-actualization

Be a Preferred Partner

• Advocate team alignment, organizational integration, and open communication.
• Instigate team-based problem solving, sharing in successes and learnings
• Provide other KAES (Koch Ag and Energy Solutions) sites support with knowledge sharing and direct participation in projects and initiatives
• Provide support for Capital Projects, Turnarounds and Outage by participating in design reviews, execution strategies and coordination of trades
• Effectively coordinate work crews and schedules to achieve work expectations and customer satisfaction
• Administer personnel in accordance with the Collective Bargaining Agreement and Company policies

By Supporting Reliability

• Create a culture of problem solvers and action takers to facilitate efficient and effective solutions by exemplifying and coaching a philosophy of mutual benefit
• Participate in RCFA (Root Cause Failure Analysis) with operations, reliability, and maintenance to enhance overall equipment effectiveness

By Capturing Opportunities

• Employ strategies that remove barriers and allow work to flow through the process to improve execution efficiencies.
• Empower individuals to contribute to their potential
• Have humility, believe in people, and empower teams to drive improvements and share knowledge

By Driving Growth

• Seek opportunities that help grow the business by increasing asset availability
• Champion procedural changes that will lead to workflow efficiencies
• Put safety first. Drive environmental excellence and comply with all laws and regulations that allow us to continue to operate reliably

OTHER CONSIDERATIONS

• Capability to work in a multi-level, 24-hour, industrial environment that will be affected by process and weather that may require donning appropriate PPE (PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT).
• 5-10% travel, including air

The Experience You Will Bring

Requirements:

• Valid class five (5) driver's license

What Will Put You Ahead

• 3 years of maintenance supervisory experience, preferably in a unionized, Petro-Chemical industrial setting
• Experience in leading a high-performance team
• Interprovincial Red Seal Millwright certification or related post-secondary education
• Millwright and mechanical knowledge and experience to be able to technically support and mentor the team
• Ability to read and understand blueprints, P&Id’s, design drawings and equipment manuals
• Knowledge of Industrial mechanical installations and maintenance best practices
• Innovative troubleshooting experience with complex mechanical equipment with a proven record of accomplishment.
• Experience in Microsoft Office programs, CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) systems (Maximo), digital tool usage and implementation, technological advances in tooling (Optical Laser alignment tools)
• Ability to develop, review, and improve maintenance procedures as part of a Mechanical Integrity Program

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