Plant Maintenance & Reliability Manager-Rincon, GA.
Listed on 2026-09-01
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Engineering
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic
Maintenance & Engineering Manager
The Maintenance & Engineering Manager is responsible for managing the day-to-day maintenance and asset management activities to ensure the distillation refinery operates safely, efficiently and reliably. Manage the maintenance budget to keep alignment with site KPI's and evolve the SAP PM program. Manage the Capital Investment plant portfolio aligned with Sr. Plant Manager and with the global PMO.
Your key responsibility
- Responsible for site asset care as it relates to ensuring high reliability at the lowest cost through the implementation of world class Reliability Centered Maintenance principles.
- Provide daily leadership to maintenance technicians and site instrumentation technicians. Ensures implementation of weekly work plan into Maintenance schedule with required PM tasks and corrective measures, assign resources and ensure manpower is properly utilized.
- Guarantee and foster compliance with QHSE policies for all maintenance personnel. Establish safety culture and tackle specific actions to ensure health prevention during maintenance activities. Contribute to plant cleanliness.
- Responsible for implementation of reliability tools including vibration, thermography, oil analysis, and failure root cause analysis. Implement and maintain asset lubrication program and laser alignment. Ensure equipment repairs are made in a timely manner as well as keeping good housekeeping procedures and practices, and trouble-shooting assistance.
- Investigate and implement predictive maintenance technologies to improve reliability. Provide input into the selection of new equipment and instrumentation to Process Engineering.
- Manage outside contractors working as maintenance support during shutdowns. Manage MRO supplies inventory. Development and implementation of capital projects for the site. Control OPEX and CAPEX budgets for Maintenance and Projects. Collaborate with other plants of the Ingredient's network to report and share best practices through periodic reports of pre-defined KPIs.
We offer
- Unique career paths across health, nutrition and beauty - explore what drives you and get the support to make it happen
- A chance to impact millions of consumers every day – sustainability embedded in all we do
- A science led company, cutting edge research and creativity everywhere – from biotech breakthroughs to sustainability game-changers, you'll work on what's next
- Growth that keeps up with you – you join an industry leader that will develop your expertise and leadership
- A culture that lifts you up – with collaborative teams, shared wins, and people who cheer each other on.
- A community where your voice matters – it is essential to serve our customers well.
You bring
- Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or Technical discipline preferred
- Preference for experience working in a PSM environment.
- Hands-on results oriented with the ability to work effectively in a team environment.
- Demonstrated strong leadership and interpersonal skills with the ability to interact with people at all levels in the organization.
- Demonstrate the ability to operate and understand computer-controlled process equipment and programs that are used in process control.
- Excellent communication skills, written and verbal. Knowledge of production documentation system, production control
The salary or hourly wage scale provided reflects the pay range dsm-firmenich expects to pay the successful candidate for the position. Individual pay offered will be based on the applicant's job-related skills, experience, relevant education, or training, and primary work location. Salary range: $145,000-$150,000.
In addition to base salary, we also offer a comprehensive total rewards package, inclusive of annual incentive pay, a retirement savings plan, health care coverage, paid time off, recognition programs and a broad range of other benefits. All benefits and incentives are subject to eligibility requirements.
About dsm-firmenich
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