Maintenance Manager, GCPL East Basin
About The Position
The Maintenance Manager oversees maintenance of assets, facilities, and equipment across Air Liquide’s GCPL East Basin sites: Beaumont LMA, Nederland ASU, and the Port Neches complex. This is a working-manager role responsible for installation, repair, and upkeep activities that support operational success and safety. The manager leads plant-based preventive, predictive, corrective, and exceptional maintenance; manages maintenance personnel, budgets, resources, and equipment; and coordinates with national maintenance and warehouse teams, site personnel, contractors, vendors, and subject matter experts. The role reports to the GCPL East Basin Manager. The position executes the maintenance plans and schedules developed in Maximo, maintains required documentation and PM compliance, and oversees major maintenance activities to meet schedule and budget. It also contributes to annual maintenance schedules, budgets, and turnaround plans; supports spare-parts planning; and promotes safe, reliable, efficient, high-quality operations and strong housekeeping. The position may require call-outs and work at night, on weekends, and on holidays.
Requirements
- Engineering degree required; mechanical or electrical engineering preferred. In lieu of a degree, a high school diploma and 12–15 years of heavy industrial maintenance experience in a similar field are required.
- At least 5 years of experience in plant maintenance activities.
- Thorough understanding of safety requirements when working around plant equipment.
- Proficient use of a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS), preferably Maximo.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to foster teamwork and navigate matrix organizations.
- Ability to manage multidisciplinary technicians to achieve a schedule and maintenance strategy.
- Competence in conflict management.
- Valid driver’s license.
- Must have valid U.S. employment authorization and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future.
- Full range of motion and ability to lift 50 pounds.
- Ability to climb ladders and work from elevated platforms or surfaces.
- Ability to work for extended periods in a non-conditioned environment.
- Ability to work in confined spaces.
Responsibilities
- Support and comply with Air Liquide Safety, Health and Environmental procedures and policies.
- Lead the maintenance team supporting Beaumont LMA, Nederland ASU, and the Port Neches complex.
- Oversee plant-based preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance that does not require a turnaround outage.
- Manage a pool of I&E and mechanical technicians and a planner/scheduler, including Air Liquide and contract technicians.
- Execute the monthly plant-based maintenance plan defined in Maximo and the planner/scheduler’s corrective and preventive maintenance schedules on a daily and monthly basis.
- Manage local exceptional maintenance and escalate issues to National Maintenance when necessary.
- Ensure work is properly documented in Maximo; review vendor repair, test, and inspection reports, communicate summaries to affected plants, and create follow-up work orders.
- Work with National Warehouse and National Maintenance to identify strategic inventory supply requests and assure spare-parts stocking at the national warehouse.
- Serve as the plant-based interface with National Maintenance teams and engage subject matter experts to oversee vendor shop repairs and ensure quality and adherence to Air Liquide standards.
- Maintain PM program compliance and ensure follow-up work is performed and documented.
- Complete plant-based major maintenance activities on schedule and within budget.
- Participate in the R&M budgeting process and development of annual maintenance schedules, budgets, and turnaround plans.
- Use and adhere to corporate technical standards.
- Work with site personnel and contractors, monitoring contractor work quality and costs.
- Assist the maintenance team in maintaining equipment manuals.
- Suggest improvements to plant safety, efficiency, reliability, and quality.
- Lead by example, motivate others, and maintain high housekeeping standards.
- Support additional maintenance issues as requested by management.
- Work call-outs, nights, weekends, and holidays as needed.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
