Maintenance Manager

NEXPERA
leads the way in sulfuric acid and potassium hydroxide regeneration, offering a comprehensive range of products and services that optimize processes, minimize environmental impact, and allow our partners to focus on their core operations. With the industry’s largest facility network, we ensure unmatched reliability and drive innovation across the industrial landscape. In addition, we provide an unmatched array of sulfur-based chemicals and related services to a diverse set of industries.

The Nexpera James River Plant located in Richmond, Virginia is seeking to fill the Maintenance Manager position to provide leadership and guidance to the maintenance team. The Maintenance Manager reports to the Plant Manager and leads an organization consisting of the following Nexpera resources:
Warehouse Manager, Maintenance Planner, two (2) E&I Technicians, and five (5) multi-craft Mechanics. The on-site Rail Services contractor also reports to this position.

James River is a key facility within Nexpera, servicing the chemical, health care, and pharmaceutical industries. James River consumes molten sulfur to create fresh sulfuric acid and oleum (fuming sulfuric acid) of varying strengths. Sulfuric acid is a critical component in chemical synthesis and material processing for a wide array of end use applications. Our organization is highly committed to Process Safety, Environmental Stewardship, and Operational Excellence.

The James River facility follows Process Safety Management guidelines.

Responsible to sustain the Maintenance Organization’s and support the site’s stellar Safety, Health, and Environmental performance.

• Member of the James River Site Leadership Team responsible for setting the strategic direction of the site, identifying and implementing key improvements in support of site performance and business objectives.
• Drive maintenance best practices and continuous improvement efforts to achieve increased efficiency, consistency, and quality. The manager will lead the Maintenance Work Management Process, with accountability for achieving Maintenance Best Practices metrics in support of overall site operational performance.
• Responsible for day-to-day activities of the James River Maintenance staff. Facilitate the development of maintenance work schedules and allocation of team members to complete schedules. Possess knowledge of equipment, machines, and worker capabilities to meet identified schedules and timelines.
• Responsible and accountable for maintenance spending and cost management including contract services, maintenance labor, maintenance materials, and warehousing.
• Responsible and accountable for bi-annual TAR (turnaround) activities including planning, scheduling, budgeting, staffing, procurement, kitting, execution and continuous improvement.
• Responsible for capital budgeting, planning, and execution for small plant capital projects. Support Project Engineering with the construction execution of large capital projects.
• Site Contract Administrator for all contractors/sub-contractors, ensuring contractor safety, quality, and compliance with contract terms and scopes of work. Responsible for managing contractual agreements with site tenants, ensuring contractual compliance, accurate cost allocation, and maintaining positive relationships.
• Alternate Facility Security Officer (FSO) - Accountable and responsible for Site Security plan, maintaining compliance with the Maritime Transportation Security Act (MTSA). Must be able to attain a TWIC card.
• Work with Plant Mechanical Integrity / Quality Assurance Engineer to support reliability programs.
• Lead specific elements of the site Process Safety Management program.
• Lead and…