Sr Maintenance and Reliability Manager

Job Description

Position Title:

Sr. Maintenance and Reliability Manager

Location:

Pensacola, Florida

Ascend Performance Materials is a global leader in high-performance chemicals, fibers and plastics, committed to enhancing quality of life through innovation. With fully integrated manufacturing facilities across North America, Europe, and Asia, we develop essential solutions that drive safer vehicles, cleaner energy, advanced medical devices, and durable consumer goods. Guided by a strong focus on safety, sustainability, and customer success, we operate responsibly while delivering value through cutting-edge technologies and industry expertise.

Join our team and be part of a collaborative environment where your work drives meaningful global impact.

The Sr. Maintenance and Reliability Manager is a key member of the Business and Site Leadership Teams, accountable for all maintenance and reliability functions at the Pensacola site. This leader will guide the strategic and operational execution of maintenance programs, drive productivity and equipment reliability, and lead a team committed to achieving operational excellence.

• Establish and execute a multi-year strategic plan to transform maintenance and reliability, delivering improved productivity, reduced downtime, and cost effectiveness.
• Lead the organization through a successful reliability transformation by instilling discipline in maintenance execution and predictive strategies.
• Cultivate a high-performing team culture focused on innovation, safety, and continuous improvement.
• Achieve significant improvements in business profitability through optimized maintenance planning, turnaround execution, and reliability investments.

• Lead and develop the site’s reliability and maintenance team, ensuring effective execution and capability growth.
• Partner with the Site Director and Leadership Team to resolve operational constraints and drive strategic initiatives.
• Set clear objectives and expectations for direct reports and foster a collaborative, values-driven culture.
• Promote Ascend’s One Ascend mindset and a customer-focused approach throughout the organization.
• Deliver Annual Operating Plan (AOP) commitments and adjust plans to address emerging site priorities.

• Drive execution of safe, cost-effective, and regulatory-compliant maintenance activities and projects.
• Lead the implementation of standardized maintenance work processes (MWP) and reliability frameworks aligned with industry best practices.
• Ensure optimized use of SAP and maintenance systems for effective planning and execution.
• Oversee development of turnaround strategies and continuous improvement initiatives.

• Develop and implement reliability strategies centered on predictive and preventive maintenance across mechanical and instrumentation systems.
• Prioritize maintenance investments and capital expenditures that maximize Operational Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
• Instill a proactive, data-driven reliability culture in collaboration with operations and engineering.
• Ensure alignment of reliability goals with process safety and work process optimization.

Senior Site Director

• Direct Reports: 3 Maintenance and Reliability Managers
• Total Organization:
  Approximately 75 Ascend and contractor team members
• Works closely with operations, engineering, ESSH, and the central reliability team to deliver performance outcomes.

• Minimum 15 years of experience in operations, reliability, maintenance, and/or engineering leadership roles.
• Minimum 10 years in the chemical or petrochemical industry.
• Proven experience leading large-scale maintenance and reliability transformations.
• Maintenance and…