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COAL MAINTENANCE MANAGER
Location: Birmingham, AL
Work Arrangement: On-site rotational assignment
Compensation: $220,000–$240,000 base salary + 25% expatriate bonus
Schedule: 2 weeks on / 1 week off
Required Experience: 15+ years of mine maintenance experience
Critical Qualifications: Leadership of large-scale surface mining maintenance operations; underground longwall mining leadership also considered.
Position Overview
An established international coal mining operation is seeking an experienced Coal Maintenance Manager to support the VP of Mine Maintenance in overseeing maintenance activities across one of the world's largest open-cut coal mining operations.
This senior leadership role is responsible for driving equipment reliability, workforce safety, maintenance productivity, environmental performance, and cost efficiency across extensive mobile and fixed equipment operations.
OPERATIONAL SCOPE
Location: Birmingham, AL
Work Arrangement: On-site rotational assignment
Compensation: $220,000–$240,000 base salary + 25% expatriate bonus
Schedule: 2 weeks on / 1 week off
Required Experience: 15+ years of mine maintenance experience
Critical Qualifications: Leadership of large-scale surface mining maintenance operations; underground longwall mining leadership also considered.
Position Overview
An established international coal mining operation is seeking an experienced Coal Maintenance Manager to support the VP of Mine Maintenance in overseeing maintenance activities across one of the world's largest open-cut coal mining operations.
This senior leadership role is responsible for driving equipment reliability, workforce safety, maintenance productivity, environmental performance, and cost efficiency across extensive mobile and fixed equipment operations.
OPERATIONAL SCOPE
- Approximately 1,800 maintenance professionals across mobile and fixed equipment groups.
- More than 600 pieces of heavy equipment, including 265 CAT 793 haul trucks, 92 CAT 777 trucks, draglines, rope shovels, hydraulic shovels, loaders, dozers, graders, and rotary drills.
- Approximately 450 light- and medium-duty vehicles.
- 12 maintenance shops, including an on-site machine shop.
- Three large warehouses supporting maintenance parts, components, and supplies.
- Operations running two 12-hour shifts, 362 days per year.
What You’ll Do
Required Qualifications
- Oversee daily maintenance activities for mobile and fixed equipment assets.
- Monitor maintenance KPIs related to safety, productivity, cost, and environmental performance.
- Direct maintenance contractors and coordinate resources to meet operational requirements.
- Participate in daily operational reviews and monthly maintenance performance meetings.
- Assist with annual maintenance budgeting and resource planning.
- Develop justifications for capital projects and oversee approved projects to ensure completion on schedule and within budget.
- Maintain a visible presence in maintenance shops and field operations to verify work quality, engage maintenance personnel, and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
- Oversee the effective implementation and ongoing improvement of occupational health, safety, and environmental management programs, including ISO 45001 and ISO 14001.
Required Qualifications
- 15+ years of mine maintenance experience.
- Proven leadership experience managing maintenance operations for a large-scale surface mining organization.
- Demonstrated success improving health and safety, environmental stewardship, maintenance productivity, and cost efficiency.
- Strong understanding of maintenance planning, scheduling, and resource management.
- Experience implementing and managing:
- Planned and scheduled maintenance.
- Predictive maintenance.
- Condition-based maintenance.
- Ability to lead large maintenance organizations, direct contractors, and drive operational performance.
- Leadership experience overseeing maintenance operations for a large underground longwall mining organization.
- $220,000–$240,000 annual base salary.
- 25% expatriate bonus.
- Excellent benefits package.
- Company-provided private aircraft transportation between Birmingham, Alabama, and Colombia.
- Company-provided food and housing while working in Colombia.
- Company-paid relocation assistance to the Birmingham, Alabama, area.
- Candidates who do not relocate are responsible for transportation to and from Birmingham Airport.
- Lead maintenance operations at a major international coal mining operation with an extensive equipment fleet and approximately 1,800 maintenance professionals.
- Take on a highly visible leadership role working directly with the VP of Mine Maintenance.
- Influence equipment reliability, safety, productivity, capital investment, and maintenance strategy.
- Earn a competitive executive-level compensation package with an expatriate bonus and rotational schedule.
