Maintenance & Reliability Leader

Seven Seas Water Group • Tampa, FL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Seven Seas Water Group is looking for a Maintenance & Reliability Leader to direct maintenance, reliability engineering, and asset management across our water treatment and desalination facilities, with a primary focus on Seawater Reverse Osmosis (SWRO) systems. You'll report to the General Manager and regularly report out progress and performance to our Senior Leadership Team, including our CEO. This role is based in Tampa and our HQ, but requires up to 50% travel for multi-site support.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Chemical, or Electrical Engineering, or a related technical discipline
• 8 to 10 years of progressive maintenance and reliability experience in water treatment, desalination, or heavy industrial environments
• Hands-on experience with SWRO or large-scale RO/desalination systems, including high-pressure pump maintenance, membrane management, and pre/post-treatment equipment
• Experience implementing or managing IFS ERP, or an equivalent EAM platform such as SAP PM or Maximo, for work management, asset tracking, and spare parts control
• 3 to 5 years in a leadership or supervisory role managing multi-discipline maintenance teams
• A strong, data-driven leader who can influence and develop a team, translate technical detail for non-technical stakeholders, and stay organized under competing priorities in a fast-paced operational environment.

Nice To Haves

• A professional certification (PE, CRE, CMRP, or equivalent) is a plus, not a requirement

Responsibilities

• Champion a zero-incident safety culture, ensuring every maintenance activity meets LOTO, confined space, and pressure system requirements, and support Process Safety Management and Management of Change.
• Drive continuous improvement using Lean, Six Sigma, or TPM methodologies against an ISO 9000 framework.
• Keep equipment documentation, drawings, and maintenance procedures current and accessible.
• Own the site's reliability and maintenance strategy end to end.
• Lead Reliability Centered Maintenance and Risk-Based Inspection programs across critical SWRO assets.
• Set KPIs, OEE, MTBF, MTTR, PM compliance, and corrective-to-preventive ratio.
• Run root cause analysis and FMEA to stop repeat failures.
• Manage membrane cleaning and replacement programs.
• Ensure compliance with desalination operating permits and discharge limits.
• Drive full use of IFS as the maintenance and asset management platform.
• Own the spare parts strategy and inventory optimization.
• Use IFS reporting to support budget forecasting and capital planning.
• Partner with IT, Engineering, and EHS to maintain the platform's data and workflows.
• Lead, mentor, and develop maintenance supervisors, planners and schedulers, reliability engineers, and technicians.
• Shape opex and capex planning around real cost-reduction opportunities that don't put reliability or safety at risk.

Benefits

• We recognize that our people are our strength and the diverse talents they bring to our global workforce are directly linked to our success.
• We are an equal opportunity employer and place a high value on diversity and inclusion at our company.
• We do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute, including race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, marital or veteran status, pregnancy or disability, or any other basis protected under applicable law.
• In accordance with applicable law, we make reasonable accommodations for applicants' and employees' religious practices and beliefs, as well as any mental health or physical disability needs.
• Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veterans.

What This Job Offers

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