Senior Plant Maintenance Manager - Recycling Services

Waste Management is seeking a Senior Plant Maintenance Manager in Los Angeles, CA, to oversee the Maintenance Department for recycling facilities. The role involves managing a team, executing preventative maintenance, coordinating tasks, conducting inspections, and managing financials. A strong understanding of mechanical systems and safety compliance is essential. The manager will ensure efficient operations and contribute to environmental goals.
About the position

As a Senior Plant Maintenance Manager at Waste Management, you will play a crucial role in overseeing, directing, and controlling the efforts of the Maintenance Department to ensure the safe and efficient operation of multiple recycling equipment at our Sun Valley Materials Recovery Facility and Green waste recycling facility. This position requires a strong understanding of maintenance repairs and a working knowledge of various mechanical systems including welding, conveyor equipment, motors, gearboxes, pumps, hydraulics, electrics, pneumatics, balers, and compressors. You will be responsible for managing a team of 12 employees, which includes both union and non-union staff, as well as temporary employees. Your leadership will be essential in maintaining high standards of safety and efficiency in our operations. In this role, you will be tasked with executing the preventative maintenance program and ensuring that all equipment and facilities are maintained to minimize unscheduled downtime. You will coordinate maintenance tasks between operations, the maintenance team, and commercial vendors, and perform regular plant inspections to identify safety and maintenance improvement opportunities. Additionally, you will compile and analyze reports to effectively plan and assign tasks to your team, manage the department's financials, and control labor costs. Your ability to build strong relationships with vendors will be key to ensuring that materials and supplies meet Waste Management's standards. You will also be responsible for hiring, developing, and evaluating staff, ensuring that all team members are trained in safety procedures and maintenance practices. The role requires a proactive approach to maintaining a clean and safe work environment in compliance with Corporate and OSHA standards. Your contributions will directly impact the operational success of our recycling facilities and help advance Waste Management's commitment to reducing environmental impact.

Responsibilities
• Manage and execute the preventative maintenance program and maintenance of equipment and facilities to effectively reduce unscheduled downtime.
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• Direct leadership of maintenance team and other staff that may include contractors, consultants, and/or temporary employees.
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• Develop, maintain and administer an organization qualified to maintain all equipment and facilities in a safe and efficient working condition.
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• Coordinate maintenance tasks between operations, maintenance team and commercial vendors to minimize downtime.
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• Perform plant inspections for safety, maintenance and process improvement opportunities, generating work requests from findings.
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• Conduct weekly maintenance operations meetings to ensure all safety and mechanical issues are addressed in a timely manner.
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• Compile and analyze reports to plan and assign tasks to the maintenance team for upcoming PM inspections & work requests.
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• Manage department financials, maintenance budget and spending, controlling labor costs and generating monthly financial reports for the site Controller.
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• Plan and provide for an adequate supply and ensure control over spare parts and maintenance supplies, ordering parts and supplies utilizing maintenance database and corporate purchasing program.
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• Audit all completed Work Orders to ensure all parts, labor and commercial vendors are charged out correctly to the unit.
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• Build a good working relationship with all vendors to ensure materials, supplies and third party repairs are delivered and accomplished to WM standards.
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• Attend and participate in all required financial, operation, safety and maintenance meetings.
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• Responsible for hiring, ongoing staff development, performance reviews and employee coaching and discipline.
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• Coordinate and oversee the efficient maintenance of all plant transportation equipment.
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• Develop objectives and standards of performance for projects within the maintenance department required to meet departmental, divisional and corporate goals and objectives.
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• Maintain a clean, safe work area in compliance with Corporate/OSHA Standards, and perform all work in accordance with established safety procedures.

Requirements
• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.
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• Seven to ten years previous experience in engineering or maintenance of equipment and facilities.
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• Understanding of maintenance repairs and working knowledge of welding, conveyor equipment, motors, gearboxes, pumps, hydraulics, electrics, pneumatics, balers, and compressors.
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• Knowledge of computer-based software such as Windows, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word.
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• Experience in budget preparation and management.

Nice-to-haves
• Knowledge of accounting principles.
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• Experience in people management, planning and scheduling work.

Benefits
• Medical Insurance
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• Dental Insurance
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• Vision Insurance
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• Life Insurance
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• Short Term Disability
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• Stock Purchase Plan
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• Company match on 401K
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• Paid Vacation
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• Paid Holidays
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• Personal Days