NAES Staffing Services is seeking an experienced, hands-on, and solution-driven Maintenance Manager to lead our maintenance and establish and or improve current reliability driven processes during critical phase of growth.

The Mineral Plant in located in Theodore, AL! This is a 6-month contract working day shift. This position requires you to be on call as the plant operates 24/7. OT will be available.

The daily per diem rate is $200. Pay rate is $65-$85 DOE.

Key Responsibilities
1. Leadership, Culture & Team Development (Critical Focus)
• Manage and Mentor: Direct, coach, and elevate the existing team members, shifting their mindset from reactive troubleshooting to proactive maintenance.
• Standardize Professionalism: Establish clear accountability, safety compliance, dress code, cell phone policies, and professional behavior on the maintenance floor.
• Skill Mapping & Training: Evaluate the individual strengths of the current team, identify technical gaps, and implement structured training programs (cross-training mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation skills).
• Work Order Discipline: Enforce strict utilization of our CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) to log, track, and complete all work orders, ensuring zero unrecorded maintenance is performed.
zero unrecorded maintenance is performed.
2. Transition to Preventative & Predictive Maintenance (PM/PdM)
• Significantly minimize Reactive Downtime: Implement systems and processes focusing on shifting facility’s downtime ratio from 80% reactive / 20% proactive to an industry-standard 80% proactive / 20% reactive footprint.
• Develop PM Programs: Design, execute, and continually optimize structured preventative and predictive maintenance schedules for key industrial assets (ball mills, classifiers, packaging lines, pneumatic conveying systems, compressors, and rotary valves).
• Critical Spare Parts Management: Reorganize and manage the spare parts warehouse. Establish strict inventory controls, min/max stocking levels, and critical spares strategies to minimize lead-time bottlenecks.
3. Lean Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement
• Implement Total Productive Maintenance (TPM): Collaborate with production supervisors to build autonomous maintenance checklists, empowering operators to perform basic clean/inspect/lubricate (CIL) tasks.
• Root Cause Analysis (RCA): Champion structured problem-solving (5-Whys, Fishbone diagrams) to investigate mechanical failures. Implement permanent engineering or procedural solutions rather than temporary "band-aid" fixes.
• Workplace Organization (5S): Design and enforce 5S standards across the maintenance shop and tool storage areas, ensuring a clean, safe, and highly efficient working environment.
4. Cost Control & Profitability Alignment
• OEE Maximization: Directly impact the plant's bottom line by increasing Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and reducing unscheduled downtime during this critical path to profitability.
• Budget Management: Formulate, track, and manage the annual maintenance budget (labor, parts, and contractor services), ensuring maximum ROI on every dollar spent.
• Contractor Management: Oversee external contractors and specialty technicians, ensuring they adhere to INCOA's strict safety standards, deadlines, and cost constraints.

Required Qualifications & Experience
• Educational Background: Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Management, or a related field is preferred. Equivalent hands-on technical leadership experience will be strongly considered. (15+ years if no degree)
• Experience Level: 5+ years of progressive maintenance leadership experience in a heavy industrial manufacturing environment (minerals processing, chemical processing, mining, cement, pulp & paper, or bulk material handling).
• Lean Manufacturing Expertise: Proven, hands-on experience implementing Lean tools such as TPM, 5S, Value Stream Mapping, and Root Cause Analysis. Six Sigma Green or Black Belt is a major plus.
• Technical Proficiency: Deep understanding of heavy rotating equipment, milling operations, pneumatics, hydraulics, bulk packaging automation, PLCs, and electrical distribution systems.
• CMMS Mastery: Strong experience selecting, implementing, or optimizing a Computerized Maintenance Management System (e.g., eMaint, Fiix, SAP, Maximo).
• Proven People Manager: A track record of successfully managing, professionalizing, and developing a team of 10+ blue-collar technicians. Experience managing former peers is highly valued.