Maintenance and Reliability Manager

Solenis is a leading global provider of water and hygiene solutions. The company’s product portfolio includes a broad array of water treatment chemistries, process aids, functional additives, cleaners, disinfectants, and state-of-the-art monitoring, control and delivery systems. These technologies are used by customers to improve operational efficiencies, enhance product quality, protect plant assets, minimize environmental impact, and create cleaner and safer environments.

Headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, the company has 78 manufacturing facilities strategically located around the globe and employs a team of over ~23000 professionals in >160 countries across six continents. Solenis is a 2025 Best Managed Company Gold Standard honoree. For additional information about Solenis, please visit  or follow us on social media. Performs maintenance planning; develops, plans and executes upgrade and projects for corrective and/or preventive maintenance | Prepares designs, drawings and schedules of tasks to be performed | Sizes necessary resources to execute the scheduled maintenance | Selects suppliers and controls the quality of materials and services provided by them | Ensures the conservation of equipment and platforms and the quality of customer service in order to optimize the productivity of each equipment The Senior Maintenance Manager provides strategic leadership and direction for all maintenance, reliability, and asset management functions within a chemical manufacturing plant.

This role oversees multi-disciplinary maintenance teams, drives advanced reliability programs, ensures compliance with regulatory and Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements, and partners closely with Operations, Engineering, EHS, and Quality to maximize equipment uptime, operational safety, and plant productivity. The Senior Maintenance Manager sets long-term maintenance strategies, manages capital and maintenance budgets, and leads continuous improvement initiatives to deliver world-class performance.

To be successful in the role, a Senior Maintenance Manager needs to be committed to employee development, results-driven, safety-focused, detail-oriented, and comfortable working in a fast paced, process-driven environment. Located at our Fort Scott, KS site, this role reports to the Plant Manager.

• Develop and execute the site’s multi-year maintenance and reliability strategy aligned with business objectives, regulatory requirements, and asset lifecycle needs.
• Lead the maintenance organization (supervisors, planners, technicians, reliability engineers) across all shifts.
• Establish maintenance governance systems, standards, and performance expectations for PM/PdM, work execution, and asset care.
• Drive a culture of accountability, technical excellence, and continuous improvement throughout the maintenance team.

• Lead implementation of Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM), Failure Mode & Effects Analysis (FMEA), and predictive maintenance technologies (vibration analysis, thermography, ultrasound, oil analysis, condition monitoring).
• Oversee root-cause analysis (RCA) for chronic equipment issues and implement engineering and process improvements to eliminate repeat failures.
• Improve key reliability metrics: MTBF, MTTR, uptime/OEE, chronic downtime reduction, and maintenance cost per asset.
• Optimize asset lifecycle decisions (repair/replace, obsolescence management, equipment standardization).

• Lead mechanical integrity (MI) elements of PSM/RMP including inspections, testing, calibrations, and MI recordkeeping for pressure vessels, piping, relief devices,…