Maintenance Manager

The Maintenance Manager is a key member of the site leadership team and is responsible for the safe, efficient, and effective performance of the site’s maintenance department. This position oversees a team of approximately 40 exempt and non-exempt employees responsible for maintenance and reliability of a chemical manufacturing facility. The position reports directly to the General Manager and supports overall operational excellence.

• Actively support and participate in established Environment, Health, and Safety programs.
• Support and enhance facility incident reduction initiatives through personal engagement and promoting individual accountability for safety performance within the Maintenance Department.
• Ensure awareness of and compliance with facility EHS policies and safety standards throughout the Department.
• Ensure effective programs in safety, cost control and reporting, and manpower training, development, and utilization.
• Maintain and administer a competent force of maintenance personnel; train, counsel, and appraise performance of personnel; recommend staffing and personnel actions; design and change organizational structure with approval of General Manager; assign functional duties and review periodically with General Manager.
• Work closely with maintenance supervisors and human resources to ensure personnel policies are equitably administered and an effective training program for all personnel is established and maintained.
• Direct and/or recommend necessary changes to plant processes, equipment, or procedures to meet operational objectives.
• Develop and maintain effective relationships both internally and externally to meet operational objectives.
• Work independently and under conditions of high interdependency.
• Share best practices related to turnaround planning, equipment repairs, preventive/predictive maintenance strategies, and technical training and development of maintenance personnel.
• Coordinate resources to ensure appropriate records and record management systems are in place to support maintenance activities.
• Liaise with the Engineering Department to ensure engineering resources provide appropriate support for ongoing maintenance activities and vice versa.
• Coordinate and assist efforts in other departments as needed, including EHS, Operations, Procurement, and Accounting.
• Prepare and administer the annual department operating budget and actively participate in the facility budgeting process.
• Develop and implement sound plans for managing large maintenance turnarounds.
• Work closely with the maintenance planning team to ensure accounting procedures, work order systems, equipment records, and preventive maintenance programs are effective and implemented as designed.
• Responsible for long-range planning and execution of maintenance activities related to turnarounds, expansions, and other major projects.
• Develop relationships with contractors, suppliers, and service companies to ensure strong response times and reliable support when needed.
• Monitor contractor performance to ensure compliance with safety standards and that contractors are safe, competent, and competitive providers.
• Provide leadership and active support in planning turnaround maintenance activities, including coordination with other departments and work groups, scheduling, allocation of staff, and determining contractor and equipment requirements.
• Ensure adherence to established maintenance procedures and regulatory standards throughout planning, scheduling, and field performance activities.

This position is responsible for the maintenance of total complex equipment within a chemical manufacturing facility. Responsibilities include responding to routine daily operations, plant turnarounds,…