Maintenance

Syensqo • Anaheim, CA

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Manager leads the maintenance organization at Syensqo’s Anaheim composite materials manufacturing plant. The role is accountable for safe, compliant, and reliable operation of plant assets through strong maintenance and reliability practices and a continuous-improvement approach. The manager leads a unionized, multi-craft team working a 24/7 roster and ensures disciplined work management through SAP (CMMS), including planning, scheduling, execution, and performance reporting.

This is a plant-based, on-site role supporting the technician roster. Off-hours support may be needed for critical events and planned outages. Work in manufacturing areas requires PPE, including respirators, and adherence to site safety requirements. Candidates must be fit to use a full-face respirator and be clean-shaven, with no beard. Applicants must be a U.S. citizen or Green Card holder and have a high school diploma or GED.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering, or equivalent relevant experience demonstrating progressive career advancement.
• Typically 7–10+ years of industrial maintenance experience in chemical/process manufacturing or comparable environments.
• Proven experience leading maintenance teams.
• Demonstrated proficiency in maintenance planning, scheduling, and work management processes.
• High proficiency in SAP (CMMS), including work order lifecycle, master data, reporting, and KPI management.
• Strong HSE leadership and risk-based decision-making.
• Working knowledge of union contracts and constructive labor relations.
• Analytical, structured problem-solving skills, including the ability to lead RCAs and implement sustained improvements.
• Strong cross-functional communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to prioritize effectively in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.
• Must be fit to use a full-face respirator; clean-shaven with no beard.
• Must be a U.S. citizen or Green Card holder.
• Must have a high school diploma or GED.

Nice To Haves

• Union workforce leadership experience.
• Further studies or advanced training in maintenance, engineering, reliability, or asset management.
• Experience building or maturing reliability programs, including RCM, PM optimization, or PdM expansion.

Responsibilities

• Lead the maintenance organization at the Anaheim composite materials manufacturing plant.
• Ensure safe, compliant, and reliable operation of plant assets.
• Lead a unionized, multi-craft maintenance team supporting a 24/7 roster.
• Manage maintenance work through SAP (CMMS), including planning, scheduling, execution, and performance reporting.
• Lead root cause analyses and convert findings into sustained improvements.
• Oversee contractors and manage vendor performance.
• Prioritize maintenance needs in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.
• Drive improvements in asset availability, preventive maintenance execution, schedule compliance, backlog health, repeat failures, rework, and maintenance costs.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package.
• Bonus and/or other incentives.
• 16 or more weeks of maternity, paternity, and co-parenting leave, according to local regulations.
• Training platform for all employees.
• Free physical and psychological well-being sessions.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager