Brinefield Operations Superintendent

Albemarle•Magnolia, AR

91d

About The Position

Albemarle Corporation is seeking a Brinefield Operations Superintendent to take charge of operations and maintenance activities at our Bromine facilities in Magnolia, AR. In this role the Superintendent will be in charge of all Brinefield operations and maintenance crafts.

Requirements

B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering or related engineering discipline.
8-10 years experience in maintenance, operations, and/or engineering.
Understanding of safe work practices; excellent safety history.
Supervisory skills including safety awareness of staff, budget control, scheduling, and staff development.
Leadership skills including setting goals, priorities, and performance evaluations.
Good motivational skills; ability to influence and manage change; ability to work well with cross functional groups in a team environment.
General understanding of Engineering Standards and Specifications.
Experience and knowledge of the design, selection, and application of process equipment such as exchangers, vessels, centrifugal pumps, agitators, and compressors.
Knowledge of maintenance work practices like planning and scheduling, rigging, pipe fitting, welding, alignments, lubrication, and work order handling.
Capital project experience including generation of scope and estimate; design of items like plant layout and piping; equipment design and procurement; and construction.
Strong technical and problem-solving skills for equipment operation, mechanical design, failure analysis, and maintenance best practices.
Good communication skills at all levels of the organization.
Ability to manage multiple projects with varied priorities and drive them to closure.
Functional use of the corporate computer systems including use of SAP modules for maintenance, projects, and purchasing.

Nice To Haves

Experience in brinefield, oilfield or similar discipline
Knowledge of environmental regulatory requirements set forth by various state agencies.
Knowledge of water/oil well construction and drilling techniques
Knowledge of pump hydraulics, seals, and troubleshooting.
Knowledge of material selection and corrosion.
Knowledge of preventive and predictive technologies like vibration analysis, oil analysis, and thermography.
Knowledge of best practices for fixed equipment inspections.
Six sigma experience.
Knowledge of RCFA methodology (Apollo or Taproot) and ability to facilitate these efforts.

Responsibilities

Group safety awareness and performance.
Champion Brinefield improvement efforts to reduce maintenance cost and increase mechanical reliability.
MTBF improvements for downhole equipment, H-pumps, mechanical seals, and other rotating/fixed equipment.
Regulatory liaison with ADEQ and AOGC
Champion remediation of all spills working with the land office and landowners to develop work scopes
Employee development, performance and satisfaction.
Implement best practices for items like equipment inspections, planning & scheduling, proper BFJ torquing procedures and lubrication.
Technical resource for root cause failure analysis, incident investigations, preventive and predictive maintenance, general maintenance, and mechanical design issues.
Manage organization comprised of both operations and maintenance personnel.