Minerals Technologies Inc. (MTI) is a leading, technology-driven specialty minerals company that develops, produces, and markets a broad range of mineral and mineral-based products, related systems and services. MTI serves a wide range of consumer and industrial markets, including household and personal care, paper, foundry, steel, construction and environmental solutions around the world. The company reported global sales of $2.1 billion in 2022.

MTI focuses on two major segments – Consumer & Specialties and Engineered Solutions. 

Our Consumer & Specialities segment offers technologically enhanced products to consumer-driven end markets plus specialty additives that become functional components in a variety of consumer and industrial goods. This segment includes our Household & Personal Care and Specialty Additives product lines. The Household & Personal Care product line provides mineral-to-market products that serve consumer-oriented end markets including Pet Care, Personal Care, Fabric Care, Edible Oil, and Renewable Fuel Purification. Our Specialty Additives product line provides mineral-based technologies serving Paper, Packaging, Sealants & Adhesives, Paint & Coatings, Ceramics, Plastics, Food & Pharmaceutical markets.

Our Engineered Solutions segment offers advanced process technologies and solutions that are designed to improve our customers’ manufacturing processes and projects. This segment includes our High-Temperature Technologies and Environmental & Infrastructure product lines. Our High-Temperature Technologies product line offers specially-formulated blends and technologies primarily for Foundry and Steelmaking industries. Our Environmental & Infrastructure product line provides waterproofing, water purification, remediation and other fluid management technologies for critical projects for Remediation, Water Purification, and Infrastructure.

MTI provides a business environment and promotes a culture that encourages all employees to contribute to our success. We have long been committed to the recruitment and advancement of the most talented and qualified people. We recognize that MTI’s ability to provide the highest caliber of products and services is enhanced by a workforce that reflects the diversity of the communities and countries in which we work.

What We Offer:

• Competitive pay, commensurate with experience
• Health/Dental/Vision plans
• 401k company match
• Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability & Long-Term Disability
• Educational Assistance
• Employee Assistance Plan

Position: Maintenance Team Lead

Location: USA | Lucerne Valley, CA

Compensation: approx. $45/hr

Job Summary:

The Maintenance Lead, with limited assistance, is able to ensure the mechanical and electrical needs of the plant are properly prioritized day to day and communicates with operations and leadership to convey challenges and make informed decision with accurate data. Incumbent will also ensure execution of the maintenance teams’ Total Productive Maintenance Plan and development of the team’s resources through the High Performance Work System. This position is also responsible for ensuring continuous operation of the milling, packaging, and mining equipment through planned maintenance execution. Works safely and actively promotes the safety culture and philosophy of MTI in all work activities.

*This is considered a safety sensitive position, therefore will be subject to random drug testing as required. 

Primary Duties & Responsibilities

1. Perform morning Gemba walks of primary equipment areas. This includes taking daily temperatures on Raymond and Pebble Mills and inspecting for overall condition.
2. Work with the Mill and Mine departments to determine priorities and schedule both planned and break-in work.
3. Ensure standard work is available to maintenance technicians and non-routine task forms are available being utilized properly.
4. Ensures the development of team members through observation, auditing, and coaching when necessary.
5. Audits the quality of maintenance work.
6. Builds standard work with team input.
7. Audits standard work.
8. Drive 5S program and audit the team’s audits.
9. Ensures the execution of the TPM plan goals each week.
10. Execute the Lubrication Plan for the site.
11. Execute the Preventative Maintenance Plan for the site.
12. Assist planner in plan changes driven from data received from temperature checks, vibration analysis, oil sample analysis and visual inspection.
13. Ensure team members input hours into work orders.
14. Ensure team members are checking out parts.
15. Builds weekly team schedule.
16. Assists Planner with weekly maintenance planning meeting.
17. Assists with weekly critical spares meeting.
18. Drives Stop Card Program with team.
19. Drives Suggestion System with team.
20. Operate forklifts to load and unload materials.
21. Acts as liaison to all departments insuring materials, data, and information are distributed appropriately and accurately.
22. Assist with special projects as needed.
23. Review documents prepared by members of the work group for accuracy and legibility.
24. May be required to fill in for others during vacations or absences.
25. Utilize established company computer systems to find MRO inventory items, historical information, issue parts.
26. Records pertinent labor information from work shift.
27. Assumes a leadership role by promoting a positive work environment/attitude. 

Other Duties & Responsibilities

1. Trains others in job duties/skills.
2. Performs other duties as assigned.

OE/Lean

1. Actively participates in the implementation of sustainable improvement processes, such as 5S, Kaizen, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Daily Management Control, Standard Work and Problem Solving.

Note: Management reserves the right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Qualifications/Requirements:

The requirements listed in the sections that follow are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or abilities required to perform the duties of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions (primary duties) of the job.

Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities: Ability to speak and read English required and previously held Electrical or Mechanical Tech 4 skill set. Computers, typing skills, accounting and purchasing familiarity. Ability to work in MS 365, Excel, Word, Power Point, Excellent communication skills, Able to deal professionally with suppliers and team members.  Responsible for quality and safety control.  Capable of working a variety of schedules, including Sundays.  Able to work in hot and cold work environments.  Must be detail oriented and be capable of recognizing and fixing errors.

While performing the duties of this job, an employee is typically required to have the ability to exert physical strength throughout the work shift as needed, coordinate movements, use repetitive motions, have the ability to operate mobile equipment, regularly stand, walk, bend, squat, climb, reach, crouch, kneel, lift, twist, push and pull throughout a work shift, work in confined spaces, have manual and finger dexterity, select and use appropriate equipment/tools to accomplish job duties, read, write, listen, speak and understand English, follow all instructions and other oral/written information, visually inspect equipment/work area, complete paperwork and other documentation accurately, identify, analyze, troubleshoot and solve equipment/work area issues using mechanical/electrical knowledge and skills, react quickly as needed, use judgment to determine when additional resources are needed to address issues, communicate effectively with others, record labor distribution information from the work shift in writing and/or on a personal computer, be aware of oneself in relation to surrounding equipment, work independently and as a team with others, and use, monitor and adjust equipment and related processes. Ability to instruct/transfer job information/knowledge to others and infrequently lift up to 50 pounds is preferred.

Being under general supervision, the employee is expected to be self-directed, take initiative and be persistent when appropriate to accomplish necessary duties and complete required work without prompting from the supervisor.  Additionally, the employee is expected to be adaptable/flexible to changing work assignments, perform multiple tasks at once, have a high level of integrity, dependability and self control to maintain composure, learn and memorize procedures, prioritize work, manage time effectively and efficiently, meet established deadlines, display a cooperative attitude, read, understand and follow all company, job specific and safety policies/procedures, and attend/use all required training.

Education: High School Diploma or equivalent. 

Licensing: A forklift certification is preferred.  A valid driver’s license is preferred.

Experience: At least 10 years plant experience in an industrial environment with equipment including, but not limited to, freight and bucket elevators, conveyor belts, vibratory feeders, diverter valves, drives, gear reducers, bearings, shafts, air compressors, rotary air locks, vacuum pumps, hydraulic drives, mobile equipment such as pickup trucks, forklifts, and commercial motor vehicles such as dump trucks and loaders, is required.

Work Hours: Must have ability to work the shift/number of hours in which duties need to be accomplished, including overtime, holidays and weekends, as necessary.  Call-ins may occur as needed.

Working Conditions: While performing the duties of this job, an employee is typically exposed to dust, loud noise, high places, confined spaces, very low and/or bright light, and outside weather conditions.   Primarily works alone but may work as part of a team working in close proximity to others and works in close proximity with equipment and electricity.

Safety Equipment: Safety equipment typically required while performing the duties of this job includes a personal lockout/tagout lock, ANSI approved hardhat and safety glasses with side shields, safety shoes/boots with steel toe protection.  Additional safety equipment is available for use if a situation arises where it becomes required depending on the assignment or if it is simply desired by the employee.

Safety Training: A new employee hired to perform the duties of this position is to be provided New Employee Training by a qualified individual, which consists of eight hours of classroom training and 16 hours of on the job training.  It will include, but is not limited to, the following: forklift/mobile equipment operation and certification/licensing, hazard communication, hearing conservation, respiratory protection, electrical safety, lock out/tag out, personal protective equipment, blood borne pathogens, fire fighting/extinguishers, machine safety, confined spaces, reporting of hazardous conditions, accidents, injuries, near-miss and property damage incidents, evacuation/emergency procedures, first aid, back injury prevention, and job/work area procedures. 

Upon transferring to perform the duties of this position for the first time an employee is to be provided New Task Training by a qualified individual until the employee adequately understands the contents of the training, which include job/work area procedures and related topics.  Additionally, an employee must be provided further training if a job duty/task has changes that will affect the health and safety aspects of that employee’s position.

Additional refresher safety training will be required as management deems appropriate or as dictated by MSHA regulations and company requirements.

EOE | mineralstech.com 

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