Project Manager, Operations Management, Maintenance Manager

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The Maintenance Manager leads the maintenance organization at Syensqo’s Orange, CA composite materials manufacturing plant. This role is accountable for safe, compliant, and reliable operation of plant assets through strong maintenance and reliability practices and continuous improvement approach. The role leads a unionized, multi-craft team working a 24/5 roster subject to weekend overtime for hourly staff and ensures disciplined work management through SAP (CMMS), including planning, scheduling, execution, and performance reporting.

• Reports to:
  
  Engineering Manager
• Direct reports:
  • Maintenance Planner/Scheduler (salaried)
  • 6 Union multi-craft maintenance technicians (24/5 roster)
• Key matrix/support interface:
  Reliability Engineer, Project Engineers

• HSE, Compliance & Leadership
  • Set clear expectations and model strong HSE leadership for all maintenance activities.
  • Ensure compliance with site standards and applicable regulatory requirements (including safe work permitting practices such as LOTO, hot work, confined space, line breaking, contractor safety, etc.).
  • Lead or support incident investigations and ensure timely corrective/preventive actions; promote learning and standardization.
  • Maintain strong field presence to validate safe behaviors, work quality, and adherence to procedures.
  • Authorized signer for the safe work permit (SWP) system
• Work Management Excellence (SAP CMMS Focus)
  • Own end-to-end maintenance work management through SAP: work request intake, gatekeeping, prioritization, planning, scheduling, execution, close-out, and history quality.
  • Establish operating rhythms (daily/weekly scheduling meetings, backlog reviews, KPI reviews) with Operations and Maintenance leadership.
  • Drive SAP master data quality (asset hierarchy, functional locations, equipment records, task lists, BOMs, measurement points) to enable effective planning and reliability analysis.
  • Improve schedule compliance, wrench time, PM completion, and backlog health through structured processes and coaching.
• Maintenance Strategy, Reliability & Continuous Improvement (incl. Mechanical Integrity)
  • Define and deploy preventive/predictive maintenance strategies aligned to asset criticality, risk, and business needs.
  • Drive reliability and continuous improvement practices (RCA, bad actor elimination, defect elimination, standard job plans).
  • Mechanical Integrity (MI): ensure MI requirements are integrated into maintenance strategies and executed with discipline
    • Ensure inspections, testing, PMs, and documentation are completed per defined MI requirements and schedules.
    • Track MI findings, deficiencies, and corrective actions to closure, prioritizing risk-based work.
    • Maintain MI-related records and equipment files within SAP and supporting systems; support audits/assessments.
  • Partner with the Reliability & Project Engineers and Engineering to develop reliability improvements and manage technical problem solving.
  • Support lifecycle planning and obsolescence management; propose maintainability improvements.
• Leadership of a Unionized, Multi-Craft 24/5 Organization
  • Lead, coach, and develop a multi-craft team across shifts with clear expectations and accountability.
  • Work effectively within the collective bargaining agreement; partner with union leadership and HR as needed.
  • Ensure appropriate coverage and skill depth across shifts; manage overtime responsibly.
  • Foster an inclusive, high-performance culture centered on safety, quality, and teamwork.
• Budget, Materials, Spares & Contractor Management
  • Own the maintenance budget (labor, materials, services); deliver cost control without compromising safety or reliability.
  • Lead contractor selection, onboarding, supervision, and performance management,…