Senior Preventative Maintenance Specialist
Martin Marietta Materials

Description

JOB SUMMARY

The Senior Preventive Maintenance Specialist serves as the site's senior technical authority and maintenance leader responsible for the reliability, safety, and long-term performance of asphalt production assets. This role provides strategic oversight of plant mechanical integrity, champions preventative and predictive maintenance practices, and drives continuous improvement to maximize uptime, production efficiency, and asset longevity.

In addition to technical leadership, this position is accountable for training, coaching, and developing maintenance personnel, ensuring consistent execution of best practices across all shifts. Acting as a trusted partner to plant leadership, the Sr. Preventive Maintenance Specialist sets maintenance standards, builds technical capability within the team, and fosters a culture of safety, accountability, and operational excellence.

KEY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Serve as the lead technical authority for asphalt plant equipment, including drum dryers, conveyors, elevators, screens, baghouses, and auxiliary systems.
• Lead and oversee the execution and continuous improvement of the preventative maintenance program, ensuring work is planned, prioritized, and completed to minimize unplanned downtime.
• Direct and validate complex mechanical repairs involving gearboxes, bearings, shafts, pulleys, and hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Analyze plant performance, equipment condition, and failure trends to drive proactive corrective actions and improve throughput and reliability.
• Establish standards for expert welding and fabrication (Arc/MIG/TIG), providing oversight for structural repairs, reinforcing equipment, and plant modifications.
• Own lubrication, wear-life monitoring, and component replacement strategies to prevent premature equipment failure.
• Ensure emissions control systems are maintained and performing in compliance with environmental permits and regulatory requirements.

• Partner with the Plant Manager to prioritize and manage the maintenance backlog, balancing production demands with long-term asset health.
• Coordinate maintenance activities to align with production schedules, shutdowns, and capital improvement initiatives.
• Oversee daily OSHA pre-shift inspections and ensure hazards, deficiencies, or mechanical risks are promptly addressed.
• Ensure maintenance documentation, CMMS entries, inventory tracking, and regulatory paperwork are accurate and completed in accordance with company standards.
• Establish expectations for shop organization, tool control, housekeeping, and worksite cleanliness.

• Lead training and coaching efforts for maintenance personnel, providing hands-on instruction, technical guidance, and real-time feedback.
• Act as a mentor and subject-matter expert, developing technicians through structured knowledge transfer, job shadowing, troubleshooting support, and skills reinforcement.
• Set and reinforce standard maintenance practices, ensuring consistency, craftsmanship, and safety across all shifts and work executed.
• Support onboarding and qualification of new maintenance employees by delivering equipment-specific training and safety reinforcement.
• Identify skill gaps within the maintenance team and proactively support development plans in partnership with plant leadership.
• Promote a culture of learning, accountability, and continuous improvement by modeling best practices and safety leadership.

• Support succession planning by developing depth of technical expertise within the maintenance organization.
• Champion a "Safety First" culture, ensuring all maintenance activities are executed safely and in compliance with OSHA and company policies.
• Lead by example in safe work behaviors, technical excellence, and professionalism.
• Ensure maintenance personnel are properly trained and qualified to operate support equipment, including loaders, skid steers, man-lifts, and cranes.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

High School diploma, GED, or relevant experience

Work Experience

10+ years of experience (preferably 15+ years) in heavy-duty industrial maintenance and operations of HMA plants.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Equipment analysis and general repair concepts with HMA plants, RAP processing, andamp; rubber plants.

Running and maintaining different burners at the HMA plants (i.e. Astec, Gencor, and Hauck)

Understanding different control systems with many different OEM HMA plants (Astec, Gencor WEM, etc.)

Executing a production and shipping plan for the plant's scheduled tonnage for the week/month.

OSHA regulations and compliance (i.e.Confined Space, LOTOTO, Fall Protection, and others)

Problem solving skills

Detail orientated

Time management

ADDITIONAL DETAILS

Physical Requirements

Must be able to lift and carry up to 50-75 lbs regularly.

Extensive climbing of ladders and stairs (sometimes up to 100 feet in elevation), standing, kneeling, stooping, and balancing on uneven terrain.

Frequent use of hand tools, power tools, cutting torches, and welding equipment.

Ability to wear all required PPE (hard hat, steel-toed boots, safety glasses, hearing protection, and sometimes full-body harnesses for fall protection).

Travel

You may be required to travel to other nearby plants or remote sites for specialized repairs or to assist during major overhauls.

Many roles require being reachable by telephone during off-hours for emergency maintenance.

Working Conditions

Many duties require outside assignments and periods of work in all weather conditions, hot, cold, wet, and dry And must be able to work in areas where noise levels are up to 85 lbs

The hiring range for this position is $40.00 -$75.00 exclusive of benefits or bonuses (discretionary and non-discretionary). The offered base compensation will be determined based on factors such as geographic location, business need, market conditions, proficiencies, skills, education, and experience. Additionally, at Martin Marietta we place a high value on internal pay equity and will consider the compensation for those in similarly situated roles and direct team members. The hiring range for this role represents the base compensation we expect to pay for the position at time of hire and does not represent the total possible base pay of the position.

In addition to our base compensation, we also offer a competitive benefits package for full-time employees, including medical, dental and vision coverage; prescription drug coverage; health savings accounts; flexible spending accounts; life, AD&D and disability insurance; 401(k) with a company match and an employer-funded defined benefit pension plan. Other benefits include paid time off, paid holidays, education/tuition assistance, an employee discount program, adoption assistance, wellness programs and more.

Part time employees are eligible to participate in the 401k plan and receive a company match. In addition, they are eligible to start accruing service for the pension plan.

A member of the S&P 500 Index, Martin Marietta is an American-based company and a leading supplier of heavy building materials - including aggregates, cement, ready-mixed concrete and asphalt. Through a network of operations spanning 28 states, Canada and the Bahamas, dedicated Martin Marietta teams supply the foundational resources upon which our communities thrive. Martin Marietta's Magnesia Specialties business produces high-purity magnesia and dolomitic lime products used worldwide in environmental, industrial, agricultural and specialty applications.

At Martin Marietta, we strive to work with the best and the brightest - those who have the potential to become our company's future leaders. Each of our roughly 9,500 people shares a common purpose regardless of their professional role or work environment. Together, we utilize our diverse skills and experiences to drive our company and its extraordinary culture forward. Our aim is to build on our foundation of success and help values-driven and hardworking people realize their full potential. When you decide to invest your career in Martin Marietta, you'll know what it's like to be respected, challenged and rewarded.

In return, we offer a highly competitive benefits package, including:

• Medical
• Prescription Drug
• Dental
• Vision
• Health Care Reimbursement Account
• Dependent Care Reimbursement Account
• Wellness Programs
• Employee Assistance Plan
• Paid Holidays and Vacation
• 401(k) with Company matching
• Pension
• Salary Continuation - Short-Term Disability
• Long-Term Disability Options
• Employee Life Insurance
• Spouse & Dependent Life Insurance
• Business Travel Accident Insurance
• Direct Deposit Payroll
• Educational/Tuition Assistance Plan
• College Scholarship Program - for dependent children
• Matching Gift Program
• New Auto Purchase Discount Plans

At Martin Marietta, we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all qualified applicants and teammates. We celebrate diversity and commit that qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

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