Assistant Maintenance Manager

We firmly believe that our employees drive the success of the company! With success in mind as the ultimate goal, we strive to create and provide an environment that offers challenging, stimulating and financially rewarding opportunities. We are looking for The Right One to join our team!

What's In It For You?

• Competitive Salary with Bonus Opportunities

• Paid Time Off

• Comprehensive Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits (Low Premiums!)

• Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts

• 14 Paid Company Holidays

• 401(k) with Company Contribution

• Educational Tuition Reimbursement

Summary

The Assistant Maintenance Manager helps lead the planning, execution, and continuous improvement of the maintenance activities within the organization. This role helps to ensure that equipment and systems operate safely, efficiently, and reliably while supporting production goals, regulatory compliance, and cost effectiveness.
•Safety-First Mindset – Consistently prioritizes employee health, safety, and regulatory compliance.
•Analytical Problem Solving – Uses data driven methods to diagnose equipment issues and optimize processes.
•Project Leadership – Works with the other management members to plan, budget, and execute projects on schedule and within scope.
•Team Development – Builds skilled, cross-trained maintenance crews through structured training and mentorship.
•Effective Communication – Translates technical concepts for diverse audiences and maintains clear documentation.

What You'll Do:

 Leadership & Strategy:

• Define the maintenance strategy aligned with KST’s objectives.
• Lead, mentor, and develop a multidisciplinary team.
• Set performance targets for reliability, downtime, safety, and cost.

Maintenance Management:

• Oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs.
• Prioritize work orders, allocate resources, and manage scheduling to minimize production impact.
• Implement CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) best practices and ensure data integrity.

Operations Support:

• Provide technical guidance to the maintenance team for equipment upkeep and preventive maintenance programs, targeting 100 % on-time delivery to customers.
• Oversee the Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition System (SCADA) and its displays, continuously expanding data capture capabilities.
• Develop, maintain, and troubleshoot all PLC programs supporting plant equipment; train maintenance personnel to increase PLC proficiency
• Work with KST Plant Manager to manage maintenance team members hours, PTO time and although the final decision would be up to the plant manager, some input in addressing corrective actions up to termination.

Project Management:

• Assemble and lead project teams (internal and external).

• Assign tasks, monitor progress, and adjust schedules as needed.
• Facilitate regular status meetings and communication channels.

Stakeholder Collaboration:

• Communicate with production, maintenance, quality, and senior leadership to align priorities.
• Communicate plans, risks, and outcomes clearly to all stakeholders.

What You Need

High School Diploma or GED

5-10 years experiences in a smelting facility with 3-5 years of management experience. Bachelor's degree preferred, but not required.

Travel Less than 10%.

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Our company is proud to be an equal opportunity employer! It is the policy and commitment of the company to maintain a work environment that provides equal employment opportunity (EEO) for all its employees and applicants. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, age, marital/domestic partner status, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other applicable lawfully protected basis. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment.

We seek to employ individuals qualified for a position by virtue of job-related educational standards, training, experience, and personal qualifications.