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Maintenance Superintendent

About Syrah

Syrah Resources Limited is an Australian Securities Exchange listed (ASX: SYR) industrial minerals and technology company with its flagship Balama Graphite Operation in Mozambique (“Balama”) and a downstream Active Anode Material Project in Vidalia, Louisiana USA (“Vidalia”). Syrah’s Vision is to be the world’s leading supplier of superior quality graphite and anode material products, working closely with customers and the supply chain to add value in battery and industrial markets.

At Syrah, our people are our point of difference. In pursuit of our Vision, we have established and continue to drive a high performance culture founded on our Company Values where employees, contract partners and value chain participants are treated with fairness and respect, and where ethical and sustainable business practices are upheld.

We are proud of our workforce diversity and remain committed to providing a safe and inclusive work environment for all of our employees. Accordingly, Syrah keeps an open mind to its recruitment and selection processes and strongly encourages people from all different backgrounds to apply for a role with the Company. Flexible working options are available to ensure we reach the widest pool of talent possible.

About the role

Reporting to the Company’s Senior Operations & Maintenance Manager, an exciting opportunity exists for an Maintenance Superintendent to join the Syrah team based in Vidalia, Louisiana. This role is responsible for leading a team of Maintenance leaders and maintenance support people within Syrah Vidalia and reports to the Senior Operations & Maintenance Manager. The objective of the Superintendent is to ensure safety, cost effectiveness, quality output and overall improvement of their output teams.

PRIMARY PURPOSE:

• Engage and continuously work to improve the team’s behaviour in technical skills, quality of task execution and knowledge
• Manage and move resources to optimize equipment utilization
• Demonstrate Syrah core business values to the team.
• Manage, prepare, and maximize allocated budgets as agreed with the Operations Manager.
• Develop and implement systems of work, including using lean principles, which the teams will operate within to achieve a safe and productive work environment.
• Maintain the equipment of accountability to its design functionality and capability.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

1. Health & Safety

2. Promote a safe workplace, Leading Safety initiatives and assure team members understand and comply with safety protocols/rules. Promote a 5S program and housekeeping. Maintain awareness of HSEC commitments outlined in the HSEC policy. Participate in the development of improved practices, instructions, and training for hazardous tasks you may perform.

3. Contribute to site EHS and ESG performance by engaging and working collaboratively at all levels. Ensure compliance with OSHA regulations and Syrah policies and guidelines. Partner with Safety to effectively communicate and enforce the safety program. Establish an Audit Program for the Maintenance Team and perform Maintenance Audits with focus in Safety and Quality compliance.
4. Work with Operations Superintendent to ensure that all Safety and Maintenance work orders affecting Production are completed in a timely manner. Partner with Process and Quality teams to ensure equipment is available and maintained to achieve quality.
5. Ensure that accurate and up-to-date documentation, procedures, and training materials are developed, maintained, and readily accessible to all relevant personnel. Facilitate their use as tools to guide, instruct, and train team members. Regularly review these materials with both those performing hazardous tasks and HSE specialists to ensure relevance, accuracy, and alignment with current safety and operational standards. Lead Safety Incidents investigation, making sure Root Causes are identified and proper corrective action are in place. Ensure incident investigations are complete for incidents which occur in their work area and that all documentation is provided to the appropriate people.
6. Initiate a Hazard Study for significant changes to work methods or equipment. Ensure that changes to hazardous tasks performed reflect in all documented practices, instructions, and training immediately as they occur and that all personnel that perform those hazardous tasks are notified of changes.
7. Make sure Maintenance area meets all safety protocols requirement and tasks are performed as per SOP. Manage SOP review process up to date and ensure all SOPs are properly deployed to all employees with proper sign off documentation. Periodically review the quality of JHA’s.
8. Ensure that staff are trained and assessed as competent to perform their work. The competency of personnel is to be verified by documentation prior to performing any task.
9. Ensure that controls are in place to verify safe maintenance of equipment or services supplied by third parties.
10. Works very closely and effectively with functional teams to ensure we meet customers’ expectations.
11. Perform a risk assessment JSA prior to commencing any task.
12. Understand the procedures, policies, and HSEC risks applicable to your work.
13. Participate in a pre-task risk assessment process before undertaking any activity.
14. Ensure that staff are trained and competent to conduct their assigned work.
15. Report all incidents, non-compliances, and non-conformances.
16. Implement actions as assigned by your leader.

17. Comply with the site HSEC rules, policies, procedures, and practices.

18. Environment & Communities

19. Investigate all environmental incidents immediately and address root cause.

20. Implement Systems to ensure all outcomes from incident investigations cannot re-occur.
21. Identify sources of waste and implement long term solutions.
22. 5S implemented and maintained.
23. Anticipates environmental risk and implements long-term controls.
24. Participates in activities on site or in the community that benefit Vidalia team spirit or community standing.
25. Implements system to reduce, recycle and reuse wherever possible.

26. Disposes of waste in accordance with the Vidalia Waste policy and procedure.

27. People Commitment

28. Seek and understand the context of your work and set context for all output team members.

29. Lead and develop a team, coach, and make decisions related to talent management, hiring, performance, and disciplinary actions. Monitor team performance and behaviour to identify people performance issues.
30. Manage training program, ensuring all employees are up to date with trainings on all equipment, processes, protocols, production standards, safety regulations, and quality aspects according to program and on an ongoing basis. Ensure New Employees training is in place and effective with performance reviews with Team Leader and Supervisor.
31. Support your leader and other team members.
32. Work Performance System are completed for all team members as per Syrah requirements.

33. Ensures succession plans are in place for Leaders and potential leaders.

34. Financial Strength

35. Establish maintenance plans and forecasts (yearly, monthly, weekly, daily) and maintain compliance to maintenance schedule. Develop equipment and team cost budgets.

36. Manage Maintenance budget, understanding causes for variation and defining action to achieve cost targets. Prepare maintenance reports and define strategy to achieve targets.
37. Monitor and coach, all team members in site Maintenance KPIs. Implement Lean tools and a “Systems” mindset to all operating systems. Keep ISO requirement up to date.
38. Ensure Maintenance is planned and scheduled. Maintain equipment functionally to the agreed cost budget.
39. Educate all team members on the correct allocation of costs.
40. Develop whole of life asset plans for equipment.
41. Ensures that initiatives are being implemented to achieve cost savings.
42. Achieves plan maintenance cost. All Cost centre costs to be within 5% of plan.

43. Identifies and implements paths to reduce output team and Maintenance costs.

44. Market Position - Manufacturing & Quality

45. Cooperate with other output teams and departments to achieve site goals.

46. Service Agreements in place with customers who own critical equipment.
47. Facilitates the use of root cause analysis by all team members.
48. Understands customer needs.
49. Ensures zero quality defaults.
50. All team members understand RCA and LEAN concepts.
51. Service Agreements in place with required customers.
52. Meets/exceeds all requirements of the Site asset Maintenance Strategy.
53. Meets or Exceeds maintenance targets.

EDUCATION, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCE:

• BS in Mechanical Engineering or related discipline preferred.
• Experience in a Maintenance leadership role with the responsibility of leading and training multi-craft direct reports, preferably within the Manufacturing (or related) industry.
• Preferably 10 years’ experience in a plant processing environment within the Chemical Manufacturing (or related) industry.
• Proven exposure to and use of safe systems of work – e.g., risk management, incident reporting.
• Ability to follow instructions and work according to production schedules.
• Strong computer literacy is desirable including CMMS and Microsoft suite applications.
• Working Knowledge of ISO, Six Sigma, LEAN principles preferred.
• Ability to work in a team environment and share information as required.
• Ability to pass a pre-employment medical assessment.

If you would like to be part of a dynamic organisation and possess the skills and experience outlined above, please click Apply Now and attach your CV and Cover Letter.

Please note: a pre-employment medical and police clearance form part of our overall recruitment process. Third party applications will not be considered, and only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.