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Hecla Greens Creek Mining Co. Maintenance Planning and Reliability Superintendent in Juneau, Alaska

If you are a skilled Reliability Engineer who enjoys working on cutting-edge projects, consider joining our team at Hecla Greens Creek Mining Company, the largest producing underground silver mine in North America. As part of our team, you will lead all maintenance planning efforts for the Greens Creek Mine Site, ensuring maximum cost benefit while minimizing production interruptions. You will have the opportunity to work on various engineering projects such as optimizing mobile maintenance equipment, enhancing electrical systems, and improving fixed maintenance systems. You will be involved in implementing innovative strategies for efficient maintenance planning. You will oversee the coordination of our Centralized Maintenance Department, taking charge of mobile maintenance, electrical, and the fixed maintenance planning processes. Your role will be pivotal in maintaining Greens Creek's high standards of safety and contributing to our commitment of excellence in underground mining.

About Us The Greens Creek Mine, located on Admiralty Island 18 miles south of Juneau, is an underground polymetallic mine operating since 1989, employing approximately 500 people. The mine is owned and operated by Hecla Mining Company, headquartered in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. Established in 1891, Hecla has a rich history as a distinguished and respected precious metals producer. Winner of numerous safety and environmental awards, Greens Creek is seeking new team members committed to professional growth and success.

Here's what you can expect in this role:

  • Training first. Your journey starts with a dedicated focus on safety. Within the first 4 days, you'll undergo MSHA training, ensuring a solid foundation in safety protocols. Department-level training follows, not just covering basic tasks but emphasizing safety practices as well.
  • You'll offer your technical expertise and guidance to support the team in maintaining and optimizing equipment reliability. Your role involves establishing and upholding Maintenance Planning and Reliability standards in alignment with the site's business plan.
  • You will spearhead weekly planning meetings, collaborating with maintenance and operations teams. Your responsibility includes updating the CMMS, managing work orders, and ensuring planned schedules are accurate, contributing to the overall efficiency of operations.
  • You will organize external service provider visits for condition monitoring and maintenance services not achievable with on-site resources.
  • You will regularly review the spares holding policy for maintenance spares and consumables, adjusting purchasing and inventory control settings to reduce reliance on airfreight.
  • You'll collaborate with the Maintenance Manager to establish tracking and reporting systems for KPIs, facilitating quick analysis of maintenance, breakdowns, costs, and operating performance.
  • You will help to foster a strong safety culture, promoting and exemplifying safe work practices throughout the organization.
  • You will be a part of team you can rely on; a team that will have your back

If you're interested in this role, apply on our website at this link: http://www.hecla.com/current-openings/

We have a two-part interview process. If you are selected, our hiring managers will reach out to you via phone call to get to know you and your skill set a little better. Then, if you are selected to move forward, you will be invited to come for a site interview to ensure that we are fit for you, and you are a fit for us.

Applicants must possess current authorization to work in the United States. Hecla Greens Creek is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Please visit Hecla's website at www.hecla.com and our recruiting page at http://www.hecla.com/current-openings/

POSITION SUMMARY As the Centralized Maintenance Planning/Reliability Superintendent you will be reporting to the Maintenance Manager, you will be respon ible for all maintenance planning for the Greens Creek Mine Site to ensure maximum cost benefit while minimizing the interruption to production. This is to include all Centralized Maintenance Departments which includes mobile maintenance, electrical and the fixed teams

SAFETY, HEALTH and ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES Include, but are not limited to: All Hecla personnel shall strive to achieve best practice in safety and health, and assist in the control of incidents, injuries and loss. Duties include, but are not limited to: Complying with all necessary requirements put in place to prevent incidents, injuries or losses; Ensuring the safety and health of themselves and others in the workplace by being responsible for their actions and taking due care while performing their work; Identifying, eliminating, and reporting hazards as soon as practicable; Reporting incidents and accidents as soon as practicable; Disclosing all information regarding incidents and cooperating in incident investigations; Assisting in the resolution of health and safety matters in a positive and timely manner; Using and maintaining PPE; Providing suggestions for improving work processes; Assisting Management by supporting change to achieve desired targets; Ensuring that plant and equipment operate within their safe working limits; Ensuring that correct equipment is used for the job; Participating in risk assessment methodology; Participating in safety initiatives; Receiving training and instruction as required; and Maintaining good housekeeping standards.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Establish and maintain Maintenance Planning standards and policies in conjunction with the Maintenance Manager to achieve the site's business plan. Establish and maintain Maintenance Reliability standards and policies in conjunction with the Maintenance Manager to achieve the site's business plan. Conduct weekly planning meetings with maintenance and operations and update the CMMS accordingly including the raising and closing of work orders and entry of planned start and finish dates. Training and Coaching of planners in the preparation of work packages and all other planning functions for each maintenance work group within the organization. Help establish reliability centered maintenance functions to drive the company forwards. Prepare and issue shutdown plans and ensure that all resources required for shutdowns are mobilized, planned, and scheduled to meet the timelines agreed. Play a coordinating role during shutdowns to ensure that over-runs are kept to a minimum Organize in accordance with company procedures, external service provider's visits to site for condition monitoring and any other maintenance services not able to be done using on-site resources. Regularly review the spares holding policy for maintenance spares and consumables and adjust the purchasing and inventory control settings as required to reduce reliance on airfreight. Attend regular meetings with operations and maintenance personnel to review equipment performance, develop remedial actions and improvement plans for cost and performance. Support the cost-effective achievement of monthly and annual production targets (ore tonnes and mill throughput) in accordance with the budget. Assist in the development of the departmental budget, with effort towards producing a Zero-based maintenance budget. Record Meeting minutes which include a list of actio

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