Sr Director, Maintenance & Reliability

Delek USBig Spring, TX
Onsite

About The Position

Provides leadership, direction and strategies for maintenance function consisting primarily of maintenance planning, routine maintenance, turnaround planning/execution and capital/expense projects. Actively participates in labor-management committees (where appropriate) and in developing and strategic/operational plans and budgets. Leadership accountability for safe, environmentally sound and reliable operations of Maintenance across all Delek sites.

Requirements

  • 4 year / Bachelor's Degree (Required)
  • In lieu of the above education requirements, an equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.
  • Ten (10) or more years Management experience (Required)
  • Fifteen (15) or more years experience in maintenance for large production operations (Required)
  • General Equipment Maintenance & Repair
  • Preventative Maintenance
  • Inspection & Maintenance Procedures
  • Inspections & Audits
  • Materials Engineering
  • Materials Selection
  • Mechanical Properties
  • Mechanics of Fracture
  • Welding & Repair
  • Analysis
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Issue Management
  • Project Management
  • Risk Management
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Troubleshooting
  • Aboveground Storage Tanks
  • Diagrams & Blueprints
  • Failure Analysis
  • Fitness-for-Service
  • Furnaces
  • Heat Transfer
  • Hydraulics & Pipeline Modeling
  • MOP/MAOP Calculations
  • Process Hazard Analysis Studies
  • Repair Strategies & Replacement Decisions
  • Managing People
  • Leading Diverse Team
  • Must be able to wear PPE
  • Enrolled in the respiratory program
  • Walk job site on a regular basis (20%)
  • May be required to climb ladders or scaffolding

Responsibilities

  • Actively participates, as member of refinery leadership team, in development of refinery’s strategic and operational plans
  • Establishes Maintenance-specific objectives aligning with refinery’s targets for safety, regulatory compliance, reliability, and efficiency
  • Ensures risks associated with Maintenance activities are appropriately managed
  • Directs efforts to improve effectiveness and efficiency while ensuring departmental activities are conducted in safe, environmentally sound and regulatory compliant manner
  • Manages development and execution of department’s policies, programs and procedures to maximize operating efficiency
  • Ensures adoption of and adherence to engineering guidelines, industry standards and best practices
  • Manages budget and exercises financial stewardship to control expenditures
  • Promotes culture of continuous improvement
  • Accountable for the fiscal responsibility of the Maintenance department
  • Participates with Corporate on initiatives to improve reliability of the facility
  • Manages staff including initiating selection, promotion, corrective action when appropriate
  • Leads design and implementation of hourly skill development programs
  • Oversees career paths and succession planning

Benefits

  • Up to a 10% match on 401K on your hire start, with a vesting timeline of only one year
  • Medical benefits that start on day one with a 30% premium rebate annually
  • Access to the Calm app for FREE
  • Additional annual incentives through performance management program
  • Pay for performance culture
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