Maintenance and Reliability Leader

Roquette is a family‑owned global leader in plant‑based ingredients and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients.

Want to help us make a difference? Using plant‑based resources, we collaborate with our customers and partners to imagine and offer ingredients to better feed people and treat patients. Each of our ingredients responds to unique and essential needs, and they enable healthier lifestyles.

We are looking for our next Maintenance and Reliability Leader within our METHOCEL™ and ETHOCEL™ production facilities as well as our Health and Pharma Solutions Process R&D facility. The Maintenance and Reliability Leader will be responsible for serving as an influential leader and technical resource to optimize plant operations, resolve plant problems, and enable safe and efficient production of high‑quality products.

This person has responsibility and accountability for engineering and maintenance personnel to support achievement of the plant, site, business, and corporate goals. The Maintenance and Reliability Leader provides leadership to the plant maintenance and reliability engineering teams and acts as a primary back‑up to the Site Leader.

This position is located in Midland, MI.

• EH&S / Maintenance, Engineering & Reliability Leadership
  • Partners with the Site leader to drive a strong personal safety, process safety, quality, and environmental improvement plan to achieve EHS & Q goals and ensure compliance with regulatory and permit requirements.
  • Relentlessly pursues maximum plant reliability to reduce department unplanned events and support safe operations. Teaches and encourages behaviors to support reliable operations.
  • Knows and advocates Life Critical Standards within the facility. Demonstrates priority and commitment through personal behavior and coaching in the field. Provides the needed positive and negative reinforcement to address deviations with urgency and ensures appropriate follow up and investigations.
  • Ensures appropriate technical review of work plans (maintenance or improvement) such that Life Critical Standards are applied appropriately for the job.
  • Partners with Site Leader to ensure capital is allocated appropriately to design out industrial hygiene hazards, improve environmental compliance & sustainability, and reduce personal/process safety hazards. Implements administrative controls and process controls for safe and reliable operation.
  • Focal point for managing the Site Budget in close alignment with the Plant Leader and Site Cost Accountant. Responsible for running the plant COGS team (COST of Goods Sold) and mentoring other leaders on site in budget management and forecasting for their respective departments.
  • Shows courageous leadership by coaching, asking questions, and intervening when needed. Challenges status quo and past norms to make the operation safer and more effective.
  • Keeps active field presence and assesses work activities routinely to maintain awareness of plant needs and understanding of personnel behaviors.
  • Ensures the operation team is fully supported from a technical resource perspective, including production engineers, maintenance and reliability engineers, process automation support and plant maintenance.
• People/Organizational Effectiveness
  • Supports Site Leader to provide motivation, explanation, context, and communication purpose of messages to the empowered organization.
  • Inspires and motivates the organization through leadership and strong connection with the team fostering an empowered organization. Shows appreciation for employees and maintains a servant leadership mindset.
  • Accountable for maintaining and improving the expertise index for reliability, and maintenance for the facility, ensuring that appropriate knowledge remains within the facility.
  • Works closely with Human Resources as needed to hire reliability engineers and maintenance employees with strong skill sets. Ensures personnel are on‑boarded and trained to maximize their opportunity for success and increase plant expertise.
  • Manages a workgroup of 19 plus technical staff and maintenance trades. Including coaching for career progression and discipline up to termination.
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