Director of Maintenance
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The Company

The client is the leading global pure-play coal company, serving power and steel customers in more than 25 countries on six continents. With a mission to provide abundant, affordable and reliable energy, the client has a strong portfolio of mining operations and developmental projects in regions including the United States, Australia, Colombia and South Africa. As the world's largest private-sector coal company, the client is dedicated to sustainability and responsible mining practices, with a focus on reducing emissions and improving environmental performance.

The company's strategic approach to leveraging its mining assets and advancing technology innovation has positioned it as a leader in the industry, enabling the client to meet the growing energy needs of customers around the world. Through a commitment to operational excellence and sustainable business practices, the client continues to play a vital role in providing energy solutions that drive economic growth and support global development.

The client is a leading coal producer, providing essential products to produce affordable, reliable energy & steel. We employ approximately 5,500 people across our operations in the United States & Australia, serving customers in twenty-six countries. Read more here.

Are you ready to take on a leadership role in a high-performing, fast-paced underground coal mining operation? The client is seeking a strong, technically skilled leader to drive operational excellence at one of the largest mines in the region. Working closely with the General Manager, the Director of Operations will be responsible for improving team performance, optimizing processes, and tackling key operational challenges, such as managing river locks, barge transportation, and fire seal breakthroughs. This role requires experience in underground coal mining, though familiarity with specific equipment is not necessary - what matters most is your ability to lead and improve efficiency. The Director will oversee the capital budget, making critical decisions about equipment procurement or repairs, while challenging the current mindset, with the opportunity to restructure the team and streamline operations. You will help shape the future of the mine, and in doing so, position yourself for growth into higher-level roles, whether within the site, across the organization, or at the corporate level. The scope of this role provides the kind of experience that can propel your career to the next level.

Purpose of the Position

We are currently seeking a Director of Maintenance to join our Production team at our Shoal Creek Mine, located in Oakman, Alabama. Shoal Creek Mine is one of the deepest underground coal mines in the United States. Located on the Black Warrior River, this site produces one of the highest qualities of met coal in the United States. With nine-foot-tall workings, a brand-new longwall, and 15+ years of projected coal reserves, Shoal Creek mine is an ideal place to work.

Located in between Jefferson, Walker, and Tuscaloosa counties in Alabama, this area offers beautiful rivers and lakes, landscapes, and rolling hills at the foot of the Appalachian Mountains. Oakman is about an hour from Birmingham and Tuscaloosa, both of which provide diverse, family-friendly communities with something for everyone, such as vibrant downtowns, safe, friendly neighborhoods, and excellent schools, including the University of Alabama and other area colleges.

The client's Shoal Creek Mine has a safety-first culture and strives to have zero recordable MSHA injuries/incidents.

Key Responsibilities

The Director of Maintenance will provide expert asset management support to mining operations and maintenance governance through auditing, measurement, training, and standards development.

• Visibly support and champion client s Mission and Values.
• Act in accordance with and adhere to Safety as a Way of Life Management System
• Plan, direct and lead the work of a team(s) or a department.
• Plan, direct and control maintenance activities including budgets, staffing, scheduling, facility management and planning.
• Develop and maintain preventative/predictive maintenance programs.
• Direct maintenance teams in maintaining and improving overall mine efficiency and profitability through improved performance & equipment availability.
• Manage and coordinate the duties of all department employees including performance management, skills enhancement, and talent development.
• Perform engineering design activities as necessary.
• Initiate continuous improvement projects, coordinate with other departments, corporate personnel, and external suppliers as necessary.
• Ensure equipment availability meets production requirement through regular and continuing maintenance.
• Ensure activities comply with safety, environmental and statutory requirements. Other duties as assigned by the company.

The Lifestyle

This position may require you to work various shifts (day, evening, and nights) with rotating schedules, weekends, and holidays.as deemed necessary. We provide 401K matching, medical, dental and vision health plans with minimal cost to the employee. Benefit eligibility and PTO starts on your first day of work.

The Candidate

Experience and Professional Qualifications

• 10 years of progressive longwall underground mine maintenance leadership experience required.
• Minimum 5, preference of 10, years crew supervision and department management
• Individuals with a degree in electrical or mechanical engineering may be considered with less than 10 years of experience.
• B.S. degree in mechanical or electrical engineering or related field required.
• M.S. degree in mechanical or electrical engineering or related field preferred.

Core Competencies

• Collaboration: An effective team builder who is inclusive and collaborative. Consistently support internal and external stakeholders to deliver common goals.
• Decision Quality: Good decisions are based upon a mixture of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgement. Making quality decisions while working in an environment where ambiguity and uncertainty are the norm.
• Customer-centric Mindset: Demonstrate exceptional service level quality when working with internal and stakeholders.
• Situational Adaptability: Paying attention to circumstance and adjusting accordingly. Being able to recognize the need to be flexible and act differently because no two situations are exactly alike. The outcome will be ease of transaction and effectiveness of interaction.

Courage: Being comfortable with the conflict that is inherent to being a champion of an idea or course of action. Meeting tough situations head-on to constructively resolve them. Saying what needs to be said at the right time, to the right person, in the right manner to effect change.

Physical Requirements

• Must have ability to stand for prolonged periods of time on uneven, rocky surfaces.
• Must have ability to be seated for up to 4 hours to operate equipment or vehicles.
• Must have ability to walk for up to 4 hours at a time. Will be required to walk through different sections of the mine with varying degrees of clearance and headroom.
• Walking ability will be judged according to SCSR emergency evacuation plan required and approved by MSHA.
• Must have ability to wear required protective footwear, hearing and eye protection, and other personal protective equipment as required by Company and MSHA.
• Must have ability to bend or stoop for a full work period because of mine height.
• Must have ability to climb up and down stairs/steps and climb on and off equipment and ladders.
• Must have ability to perform repetitive hand and wrist motions (push, pull, twist, handle), and have rapid reflex movements of the arms and legs as well as good hand to eye coordination.
• Must have ability to lift 25 to 50 pounds on a frequent basis and the ability to occasionally lift items weighing up to 75 pounds.

Must have ability to work in extreme conditions, including but not limited to changing weather conditions, dust, mud, varying levels of noise from low to high decibels, varying degrees of light and dark, in and around artificial light and in a confined work area.

This is a Safety Sensitive Role. Individuals in safety sensitive roles (i.e., role where impaired performance could credibly result in fatality or permanently disabling injury), with or without an accommodation cannot have:

• an uncontrolled condition which is likely to cause loss of consciousness or ability to control a motor vehicle or other large machinery.
• an uncontrolled respiratory or cardiac dysfunction likely to interfere with the ability to operate a motor vehicle or other large machinery.
• a current clinical diagnosis of high blood pressure likely to interfere with ability to operate a motor vehicle or other large machinery.
• or a current or unregulated mental or psychiatric disorder likely to interfere with ability to drive a motor vehicle or other large machinery.

In addition, individuals must meet the minimum vison and hearing requirements to fulfil a safety sensitive role:

• At least 20/40 acuity (Snellen) in each eye with or without correction. At least 70° field of vision in horizontal meridian measured in each eye. The use of corrective lenses should be noted on the Medical Examiner's Certificate.
• No more than 40dB average hearing loss in better ear (with or without hearing aid).

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; an employee will also perform other related job responsibilities as assigned by immediate supervisor and other management as required. The client reserves the right to revise job descriptions or change and/or modify job responsibilities, functions and requirements as the need arises. This job description does not constitute a written or implied contract of employment.

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