Ethylene Maintenance Manager

OxyChem•Gregory, TX

19d

About The Position

OxyChem is seeking an experienced Ethylene Maintenance Manager to lead plant maintenance and reliability operations, with emphasis on safety, environmental stewardship, process reliability, and cost optimization. The role directs maintenance programs, manages budgets, improves equipment uptime, ensures compliance with Process Safety Management (PSM) and Responsible Care standards, and leads maintenance teams through daily operations and major plant turnarounds. The manager is responsible for protecting employee, customer, and community health and safety and the environment. They develop and administer systems and practices that reduce costs and improve efficiency, safety, productivity, and reliability; direct the Maintenance Department in accordance with applicable standards and policies; and manage maintenance staff and craft activities. The position also develops and controls maintenance budgets, monitors program effectiveness, and oversees safe, cost-conscious execution of major turnarounds.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
At least 10 years of experience in maintenance supervision or management.
High proficiency in Microsoft applications such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to read, write, and speak English.
Ability to respond to off-hour emergencies.
Excellent interpersonal skills, including the ability to work as part of a team.
Ability to work weekends and holidays and respond to callouts on a non-routine basis.
Ability to lift 40 pounds, climb ladders and stairs, and perform walking, bending, and stooping.
Ability to wear personal protective equipment, including a respirator, and respond to visual and audible alarms.

Responsibilities

Maintain protection of the environment and the health and safety of employees, customers, and communities as the highest priority.
Prepare and administer programs, methods, systems, and practices to reduce costs and improve employee and plant efficiency, safety, productivity, and reliability.
Direct the Maintenance Department in practices, standards, specifications, and policies that comply with Responsible Care process safety codes and Process Safety Management (PSM).
Direct the Maintenance Department to reduce costs, improve productivity, increase reliability, and enhance safety and environmental performance.
Develop and control maintenance budgets, monitor expenditures, adjust priorities, and forecast future maintenance expenditures.
Establish and monitor key measures to ensure an effective maintenance and reliability program and practice of the Maintenance Excellence Process.
Manage site maintenance staff in applying best maintenance practices and providing technical expertise to reduce costs and improve process uptime and mechanical reliability.
Coordinate maintenance craft activities to ensure safe and proper execution of major plant turnarounds while minimizing their cost and duration.