Port Maintenance Manager (Birmingham to Columbia South America)

Port Maintenance Manager

**FLSA Status: **

Exempt

Pay and details: $160,000-$180-,000); 25% expat pay.

5/2 Rotation. Flies out of Birmingham, AL on company place. Monday 6 a.m, back in Birmingham on Friday by noon. Relocation to Birmingham is not required, but must be at hanger on Monday's at 6:00 a.m. Travel from and to home is at Employee's expense. All lodging, food (24 hour dining hall), housekeeping, laundry taken care of while in Columbia, South America. Company will handle all Visa Requirements with Columbia. Employee never leaves Company property. For this level, a 4 wheel drive vehicle is provided while in Columbia.

**Summary: **

Is the critical maintenance leader for Port Maintenance. Engages in

Administrative and managerial work that involves Leadership, planning, coordinating, and follow-up with the activities of supervisors and skilled maintenance and mechanical workers for the safety, maintenance, and repairing of port facilities and equipment. Arranges for the proactive approach of maintenance of equipment and property to prevent risk of injury, accident, and equipment failure.

**Essential Duties and Responsibilities **

include the following:

• Lead port maintenance team in safety, and lead by example toward preventing all injuries and accidents.
• Directs all workers engaged in maintaining, servicing and repairing mechanical equipment.
• Inspects completed work for conformity to blueprints, specifications and other necessary standards.
• Oversees maintenance and inventories of equipment and tools and the safety and operation of vehicles and equipment.
• In case of accidents or other emergency situations, may need to perform particular maintenance tasks or drive maintenance vehicles. May occasionally perform the duties of subordinates in emergency situations, including accessing various mobile equipment or other difficult-to-access equipment during an emergency situation.
• Prepares documentation, including forms and various reports, as necessary.
• Requisitions tools, equipment and supplies. Submits requests for new or replacement parts, equipment, tools, vehicles and related items. Approves sending equipment and vehicles out for specialized repair.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Education/Experience:

High school diploma or general equivalency diploma (GED) with additional supervisory or management courses. Three to five years' experience as maintenance supervisor required.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

• Knowledge of the proper operation and routine maintenance and repair of equipment and vehicles.
• Knowledge of the proper use of tools and equipment used in facilities, equipment and maintenance.Knowledge of and ability to operate hand and power tools.
• Be able to drive a company-supplied manual transmission vehicle for all port access locations, and maintain both an updated US driver's licenses in the state in which you live, and maintain current port driving privilege and license with a current passed defensive driving course.
• Ability to understand and follow moderately complex oral and written instructions. Ability to translate complex instructions into simpler instructions for subordinates as necessary. Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with managers, employees, and subordinates.
• Mobile Equipment Experience (90% CAT 10% Komatsu)

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather); work near moving mechanical parts; outdoor weather conditions and extreme cold (non-weather). Some exposure to possible injury and low to moderate exposure to fumes, vapors, grease, oil, dust, etc. Must follow all safety requirements carefully. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate and occasionally high due to the use of equipment and the running of vehicle engines, so hearing protection is a must for most locations in the port.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. They include:

• Physical activities such as climbing stairs or ladders, walking across uneven terrain, stepping across equipment at demanding angles, crawling under equipment to reach inspection points, use of ladders to climb into limited-space access hatches, and other challenging terrains or limited space equipment