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Founded in 1983 by principal shareholder William I. Koch, Oxbow Carbon LLC ("Oxbow") is a global leader in recycling, marketing, and upgrading of refinery and natural gas coproducts. Oxbow produces and distributes calcined and fuel grade petroleum coke and provides bulk storage and handling services for petroleum coke and other commodities. Leveraging its extensive scale, strong expertise, and leading market positions, Oxbow has established a powerful global sourcing platform supported by superior market intelligence and long-standing relationships with key suppliers and customers. Oxbow's products are essential in the production of aluminum, steel, glass, and cement, while its specialty offerings are integral to a variety of innovative applications, including high-performance plastics, solar panels, electronics, and batteries. Oxbow's continued success and leadership within the industry are attributed to a combination of strong teamwork, innovative uses of technology, and talented employees.

Summary

Responsible for providing the maintenance and engineering support required to meet the plant objectives of safety, environmental, quality, and productivity consistent with operating goals.

Essential Job Duties

• Comply with all of Oxbow's Health & Safety Policies.
• Responsible for understanding and complying with all International Standards Organization (ISO) requirements applicable to the facility, including, but not limited to, compliance with OSHA, environmental regulations, and quality requirements.
• Maintain safety standards to ensure all employees and contractors are complying with Oxbow Calcining's policies to include, but not limited to: wearing proper personal protective equipment, maintaining housekeeping standards, reviewing and performing JSA's and JSOP's, confined space permits, hot work permits, lock-out tag-out procedures, and quarterly safety card compliance.
• Responsible for the maintenance and checking of safety devices, e.g., guards, pressure relief devices, safety systems, fire protection equipment, etc.
• Oversees the assignment of maintenance work orders and monitors the correction action.
• Instructs and supervises the supervisor to ensure that the maintenance personnel perform the necessary inspections, installations, and repairs in a safe and efficient manner.
• Advises personnel in other departments on matters relating to the safe and efficient functioning of plant equipment and facilities.
• Assist in the preparation of plant maintenance and capital project budgets.
• Develops, implements, and monitors programs to assure the efficient use of maintenance and contractor labor and material.
• Coordinates maintenance work with other departments to minimize overall cost of maintenance and to minimize downtime and delays.
• Initiates and carries out preventive maintenance schedules on equipment and facilities that would otherwise result in costly breakdown repairs.
• Consults with maintenance supervisor to ensure that needed spare parts are carried in the storeroom where such inventory would result in less downtime or more efficient maintenance.
• Requests supplies, spare parts, services per the Oxbow Procurement Policy giving sufficient details for ordering and adequate time for delivery.
• Develops plant maintenance procedures on new installations.
• Requests new and replacement parts or equipment that is of good quality and reliability and meets all federal, state, and Oxbow codes and specifications.
• Responds to employee suggestions or comments in a manner that will induce cooperative efforts.
• Observes and evaluates performance of the maintenance department personnel and initiates recommendations or disciplinary reports as necessary.
• Reviews, evaluates and advises plant manager on status of engineering projects for the plant.
• Performs or supervises special plant studies in support of plant projects.
• Coordinates and oversees maintenance projects performed by outside contractors.
• Monitors and controls the use of company-provided tools, equipment, and consumable items in the maintenance department.
• Ensures that the work areas, equipment, and work practices are in compliance with the regulatory codes, statues, and company requirements.
• Reports all injuries, regardless of seriousness, immediately to the plant manager.
• Advises the plant manager on matters relating to the improvement and the continued safe functioning of plant equipment and facilities.
• Assists in the development of written safety procedures prepared for job performed in the maintenance department.
• Ensures compliance with safety, personnel, timekeeping, payroll, attendance and other plant procedures or guidelines.
• Maintains communication with the plant manager on matters concerning daily activities and concerns.
• Works with each direct report to establish goals and objectives for each year and monitor and advise on the progress to enhance the professional development of staff.
• Supports management with special projects and workflow process improvements and other duties as assigned.
• Actively participate in plant health & safety processes, including safety committees, health & safety inspections, safety meetings/toolbox talks, job safety analysis (JSAs), incident/near miss investigations, and formal monthly safety training.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Be aware and comply with all health and safety rules and requirements applicable to their work and
• to the general safety of other employees.
• Communicates clearly and concisely in a variety of communication settings and styles. Effectively tailors the message to the needs of the audience.
• Clear and concise knowledge of grammar.
• Establishes goals and objectives, which are specific, measurable, achievable, and relevant.
• Lays out work in a well-planned and organized manner.
• Ability to recognize environmental hazards, take appropriate action and notify proper personnel