Job Details

Responsibilities:

• Responsible for the directing, improving, implementing and supervising the mechanical maintenance of all Terminal equipment including comprehensive preventative maintenance
• Responsible for all Terminal equipment mechanical safety and employee safeguarding
• Represents Maintenance Department at internal and external safety meeting as required by Management
• Design and assume responsibility for all maintenance of equipment under their supervision
• May assist with hiring, discipline and termination of all maintenance personnel
• Work with all departments to reach operational objectives
• Provide input to the company regarding specifications of the operational equipment
• Meet regularly with vendors to secure supply and cost objectives
• Evaluate and control all maintenance costs
• Evaluate maintenance programs to ensure they are accomplishing the intended objectives
• Provide training of maintenance personnel to improve performance and skills
• Stress workplace safety and training and participation in safety programs
• Communicate company policies to all maintenance personnel
• Participate in the acquisition of new or replacement equipment and disposition of used equipment
• Be familiar with computer control, management, and diagnostic programs that are used on the equipment under your supervision
• Constantly evaluate new technology as it is applied to equipment utilized by the company
• Communicate with operations department for dayside and nightside operation schedule
• Develop work for maintenance based on operations schedule for multiple shifts
• Review PM's completed and write corrective w/o's needed from pm findings
• Inventory control, parts checked out to jobs, re-order parts needed, payroll for maintenance as needed for multiple shifts

Qualifications:

• Two (2) year AA degree or equivalent experience working in maintenance and management
• 10 years' experience in a related
• 5 years managing related union labor
• Journeyman's License as a Millwright preferred
• Valid CPR certificate required
• Must have valid DL
• Thorough knowledge or principles of terminal operations
• Proven leadership
• Experience with computerized operating systems
• Knowledge of safety and accident prevention codes and regulations
• Knowledge and understanding of cargo stowage and stability strongly desired
• Knowledge of local unions dispatching
• Required to observe all safety and health requirements for container terminal

Equal Opportunity Employer
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