LEAD MECHANICAL COORDINATOR

Summary:

Plans and schedules all maintenance related activities for mechanical related tasks. Coordinates maintenance, troubleshooting, installation, repair and servicing of plant equipment as it related to mechanical issues.

Essential Responsibilities & Functions include the following, others may be assigned.

• Coordinate preventive and reactive maintenance activities for mechanical related tasks.
• Coordinates activities related to parts reservations, orders, services and other needed items for completion of all mechanical jobs in a safe and efficient manner.
• Work in conjunction with the lead E&I coordinator to provide mechanical support for preventative and reactive related issues.
• Ensures that tasks are performed safely; appropriate permits are filled out and followed. Also, ensures housekeeping is performed during each job.
• Attends planning and scheduling meetings as required.
• Coordinates work assignments and follows up on progress. Determines the need for contract resources to accomplish mechanical tasks and coordinates with the contractor to arrange for resources. Evaluates contract resource job completion and provides feedback to contract and Prayon management.
• Ensures that adequate equipment, tools and materials are available before jobs begin.
• Maintains basic maintenance shop equipment.
• Operates tools and equipment as required to make or repair parts and equipment. Operates mobile equipment as required.
• Locates sources of problems by observing equipment in operation, listening for problems, using precision and testing instruments
• Locates sources of problems by observing mechanical devices in operation, listening for problems, using precision measuring and testing instruments.
• Troubleshoots mechanical problems and performs root cause analysis in partnership with operators to solve problems and make improvements.
• Ensures operation of machinery and mechanical equipment by ensuring the completion of preventive maintenance requirements, following diagrams, sketches, operation manuals, manufacturer’s instruction, and engineering specifications.
• Ensures operational changeovers are conducted using work instructions, SOPs and following plant safety rules/regulations. Implements improvements on changeover speed, safety and quality.
• Documents work performed in the computerized maintenance database in order to build equipment history. Reviews equipment repair history for PM/PD creation or changes to current practices.
• Delivers red-lined drawing to appropriate person when discrepancies are identified between a drawing and actual plant conditions.
• Maintains a clean, organized and safe work area by complying with documentation, procedural and applicable regulatory requirements (such as safety, environmental and housekeeping.)
• Maintains historical records by implementing record keeping systems and filing documents.
• Attends and participates in required training; trains others in areas of proficiency or expertise.
• Understands and follows all organizational policies, procedures and rules, ensuring that all laws are obeyed and equal employment, safety and environmental protection are practiced.
• Must be able to work in excess of eight hours per day or forty hours per week on any shift or travel as needed. On-call as required.
• Consistently demonstrates prompt, regular and reliable attendance.
• Communicates development and career goals to immediate supervisor and takes ownership of personal development plan.
• Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

Supervisory Responsibilities & Functions

• Completes mechanical operational requirements by coordinating contractor resources; monitoring and following up on work results.
• 90% of Lead Mechanical Cooridinator’s time is spent performing lead mechanical responsibilities.

Direct Report Job Titles:

Maintenance Technicians
Advanced Technical Resource (ATR) – Mechanical

In-Direct Report Job Titles:

Contractor Resources

Requirements: 

Education:       HS Diploma or equivalent, associate degree in Mechanical Maintenance preferred

Experience:    Three (3) years experience in a position requiring mechanical skills; Preferred experience in chemical manufacturing, and supervisory experience in the mechanical field.

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Reading/comprehension, speaking and writing at required education equivalency level.  Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business correspondence, technical/product information, policies/procedures or government regulations.  Ability to complete written forms and write routine procedures, reports and correspondence.  Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions in a group or individual setting.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS 
Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ratio and percent.

COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
Electronic Mail.
Proficiency in relevant SAP modules preferred

COMPLEXITY
The work includes varied duties requiring several different craft skills but with related maintenance and plant processes and methods be applied to a broad range of activities and/or substantial depth of analysis within the mechanical area.  The work decisions that are made include areas of job planning and execution, by interpreting plant procedures, guidelines and evaluating the results.  Also, this job involves generating new ideas or recommendations for process improvements.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The work requires physical exertion to include sitting; walking; standing; bending; carrying/lifting of light and heavy items (up to 50 lbs). Work routinely requires speaking and hearing (expression or exchanging ideas by means of spoken words and perceiving sounds by ear).

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment requires normal safety precautions typical of industrial/manufacturing environments.  Requires use of safe work practices with equipment, avoidance of trips and falls, and observance of fire regulations.  Manufacturing and warehousing areas are not climate controlled and environment includes work that requires special safety precautions such as working with irritant chemicals, around moving parts, carts or machines.  Employee will be required to use protective clothing or gear such as masks, gowns, coats, safety shoes, boots, goggles, gloves, safety glasses or shields.