Sr. Maintenance Manager Job

Arkema•Clear Lake Shores, TX

43d

About The Position

This position reports to the Plant Manager. This position leads the Maintenance Department for the Arkema Beaumont Site. Reporting to this position are: Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Superintendent, Maintenance Scheduler/Warehouse Superintendent. In addition, this role has indirect responsibility for 22 hourly employees and 10 nested contract employees. This role provides overall strategic direction for the Maintenance Department for the Beaumont facility. Drives the Equipment reliabilty through the Arkema Maintenance Operational Excellence program. Ensures all work is completed within Arkema Safety policies. Responsible for controlling multi-million dollar yearly RPE and warehouse inventory budget. Work’s together with Good and Service Purchasing (GASP) to (1) select contractors (2) award contracts and (3) assure all contractors work is (A) performed in compliance with applicable codes, standards and procedures and (B) completed in a timely manner and within budget. Coordinate contractor maintenance activities with production and maintenance to ensure as little disruption as possible. Responsible for complying with all AIMS HESQ policies & practices including ISO-9001, OHSAS-18001 and RCMS. This includes compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements. For example, OSHA, EPA, TCEQ, etc. SMART (Arkema OPEX) champion for maintenance. This role is part of the Site Leadership Team.

Requirements

15 years of relevant experience in petrochemical manufacturing environment.
5+ years leading and managing people
B.S. in Engineering or related field required.

Responsibilities

Responsible for providing safety leadership, management, and maintenance safety performance. This includes setting safety expectations and goals, developing safety programs and practices, monitoring safety program compliance, providing safety training, design and construction safety, pre-job safety analysis and process safety management, and performing safety audits and inspections for both Arkema and Nested contractors.
Develop and Implement world class maintenance work processes to improve maintenance efficiencies, improve productivity and reduce maintenance costs (Arkema Maintenance Operational Excellence Process).
Develop and maintain departmental procedures and guidelines. Provides direction, oversight, coaching and assistance to maintenance organization on an on-going basis.
Develop contractor management plan and monitor contractor performance. Develop and share both Arkema and Contractor Maintenance Performance Measurements (KPI’s) with Maintenance organization and site leadership team to track improvement progress.
Responsible for providing oversite, leadership, direction and management of the Maintenance activities in the plant. This includes developing maintenance strategies, annual plans, setting goals, expectations and priorities, reviewing and establishing the organizational structure.
Review new technologies and initiatives to improve work efficiency. Interact with Arkema and the Industry to identify best work practices and ensure consistent implementation at all sites.
Seeks creative and innovative ways to reduce maintenance costs, improve productivity, and other value added items to maximize overall maintenance performance.
Responsible for establishing maintenance cost control systems for department cost management.
Monitors cost performance and resources and provides continous feedback to the site manager and team members.
Support maintenance with yearly budget preparations and budget compliance through out the year. Support enhancements to improve cost plans and forecasts.
Track Maintenance Performance Measurements (KPI’s) with maintenance organization and site leadership team to track improvement progress.
Perform maintenance benchmark and wrench time assessments to identify gaps and gap closure ideas to reduce cost and improve productivity.
Analyze data and identify actionable items. Develop improvement plans, prepare presentations, and share information with maintenance organization and site leadership team. Implement recommendations and validate by performing regular audits.
Develop training master plan to provide adequate training at all levels within the maintenance organization. This plan needs to include both technical and personal development training.
Work with site manager to develop succession plan for the Maintenance Organization and identify training needs for each person. Develop and implement forward thinking strategies for enhancement of craft workforce quality and availability.
Manages and provides direction to the Maintenance groups.
Manages safety performance and activities of nested and non-nested contractors.
Works with purchasing department to devise contracts and service agreements.
Participates in the planning and leads all craft related shutdown work.
Select, train and oversees a work force that is motivated, flexible in skills, cross-trained and technically astute ensuring an effective and motivated team
Counsel on performance as appropriate
Identify skills development and training needs to maintain highly competent employees.
Active member in plant leadership team driving safety, operational, and cost excellence.
Create and execute yearly plant goals to meet or exceed business unit needs.
Assist with the roll-out of all corporate programs to ensure continuity and alignement between the site and maintenance department.
Take a leadership role in the Arkema Integrated Management System (AIMS)
Take a leadership role in the SMART (Arkema Operational Excellence Program)
Create a positive and proactive teamwork culture. Promote good communication and interaction among all the departments