Position Overview
The Superintendent Maintenance/ Electrical (Fixed Plant) is responsible for leading all electrical, instrumentation, and process control maintenance activities for the Ray Fixed Plant. This position provides leadership to supervisors and craftspeople to safely execute maintenance strategies that maximize equipment reliability, plant availability, and cost effectiveness while supporting production objectives.
The Electrical Superintendent is responsible for developing a high-performing team through coaching, accountability, and continuous improvement. This role works closely with Operations, Reliability, Engineering, Planning, Supply Chain, and contractors to ensure maintenance activities are executed safely, efficiently, and in alignment with business priorities.
The position is expected to support the standardization of electrical maintenance practices and contribute to future organizational growth across the Fixed Plant as business needs evolve.
Essential Functions
- Provide visible safety leadership and promote a culture where all work is completed safely and in compliance with MSHA, OSHA, company policies, and environmental regulations.
- Lead, coach, mentor, and develop Electrical and Instrumentation Supervisors while building a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.
- Establish clear expectations for safety, work quality, planning, scheduling, and execution.
- Ensure electrical maintenance activities are effectively planned, coordinated, prioritized, and executed to maximize equipment availability and reliability.
- Coordinate major shutdowns, outages, and capital projects while minimizing production impact.
- Partner with Operations, Reliability, Engineering, and Planning to develop maintenance strategies that improve equipment performance and reduce recurring failures.
- Review equipment failures, conduct root cause analyses, and implement sustainable corrective actions.
- Drive planning and scheduling compliance while ensuring effective utilization of labor, contractors, and materials.
- Manage department budgets, monitor maintenance costs, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement and cost reduction.
- Ensure compliance with OEM recommendations, electrical standards, engineering specifications, and applicable codes.
- Oversee contractor performance, ensuring work is completed safely, efficiently, and to required quality standards.
- Support the development and execution of preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs.
- Monitor department performance through key performance indicators (KPIs), including safety performance, equipment availability, schedule compliance, PM compliance, backlog management, and maintenance costs.
- Promote effective communication and collaboration between Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, Reliability, Planning, and Supply Chain.
- Ensure compliance with all company policies and procedures, including safety, environmental, confidentiality, and the Code of Conduct.
- Foster a culture of continuous improvement by identifying opportunities to improve reliability, work processes, employee development, and operational performance.
Requirements:
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
- Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to build, motivate, and develop high-performing teams.
- Strong understanding of electrical maintenance principles within a heavy industrial, mining, or mineral processing environment.
- Working knowledge of high-voltage power distribution systems, substations, switchgear, motor control centers (MCCs), variable frequency drives (VFDs), instrumentation, and process control systems.
- Experience with PLC programming and troubleshooting, including Allen-Bradley, Modicon, GE Proficy, or similar industrial control platforms.
- Understanding of industrial communication networks, including Ethernet/IP, ControlNet, Data Highway Plus, serial communications, fiber optics, and related technologies.
- Experience with maintenance planning and scheduling processes.
- Knowledge of reliability-centered maintenance, preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Ability to analyze maintenance and operational data, identify trends, establish priorities, and make sound business decisions.
- Strong organizational, communication, coaching, and interpersonal skills.
- Proficient in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel, Outlook, Word, and Project.
- Experience with SAP or other Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) preferred.
- Experience with Kronos or similar workforce management systems is preferred.
- Knowledge of applicable electrical codes, safety standards, and regulatory requirements.
- Ability to communicate effectively with employees, contractors, and leadership at all organizational levels.
Environmental, Health & Safety
- Demonstrate an uncompromising commitment to safety and environmental stewardship.
- Ensure compliance with all applicable MSHA, OSHA, environmental, and company safety requirements.
- Complete all required safety and environmental training.
- Promote hazard recognition, risk assessment, and continuous improvement in workplace safety.
- Lead by example in creating a culture where safety is a core organizational value.
Required Education & Experience
- Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Engineering Technology, Industrial Technology, or a related field preferred. Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.
- Certified Electrical Apprenticeship, Technical Degree, or equivalent industrial electrical training preferred.
- Minimum of seven (7) years of electrical maintenance experience in heavy industrial, mining, mineral processing, power generation, or similar operations.
- Minimum of three (3) years of demonstrated leadership experience supervising maintenance personnel.
- Experience leading maintenance shutdowns, managing contractor performance, budgeting, and maintenance planning.
- Knowledge of high-voltage power systems, industrial process control systems, and modern reliability practices is strongly preferred.
NOTICE TO TEMPORARY STAFFING AGENCIES, PLACEMENT SERVICES, AND PROFESSIONAL RECRUITERS
ASARCO LLC maintains an internal recruiting department and manages its own recruitment processes directly.
Unless ASARCO LLC has entered into a formal agreement with your organization, unsolicited submissions of résumés, candidate profiles, or recruiting services will not be accepted or considered, and no fees will be paid in connection with such submissions.
If your firm believes it has an approved agreement or seeks to establish one, please contact ASARCO LLC Human Resources department for verification prior to engaging in any recruiting activity.
A core value of ASARCO LLC is “Safety First.” The Company is committed to help employees continuously improve their efforts to work in the most safe, inclusive, socially, and environmentally responsible manner practicable. Employee safety and health, both on and off the job, are critically important to the Company. Therefore, ASARCO LLC requires employees to have and effectively demonstrate good working knowledge of modern safety systems. Each employee will take prime responsibility for ensuring that s/he works within all required safety procedures and processes.
ASARCO LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Candidates must possess a current and valid driver's license. Offers of employment are contingent upon a successful criminal background check and pre-employment physical including a drug screen (hair analysis).
ASARCO LLC offers an excellent low cost benefits package for medical/prescription/ dental/vision, disability coverage, life insurance and other optional coverage, and 401(k) plan with company match.
The Ray mine is located 64 miles southeast of Phoenix and 70 miles northeast of Tucson. We have a robust carpool / vanpool program and encourage employees to participate. Employees save more than 50% of their commuting costs while reading, sleeping, or just enjoying the view.
