Maintenance & Reliability Manager

Maintenance & Reliability Manager

The Maintenance & Reliability Manager oversees and directs all maintenance and reliability activities for the chemical plant to ensure operational reliability, efficiency, and regulatory compliance. This role supports plant production, reliability engineering, capital and engineering projects, and continuous process improvements.The position is responsible for ensuring the safe and efficient operation of the maintenance and reliability departments to drive internal and external customers' satisfaction. Drive the execution of the Preventative maintenance and CAPEX Projects schedules, insuring the effective use of maintenance employees and outside contractors. Ensures the compliance of the environmental, health & safety standards and processes in the plant. Leads continuous improvement objectives in Engineering and Maintenance department by collaborating with production and quality departments.

Job Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, and implement a Plant Maintenance Program (including preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, plant shut-downs, maintenance of plant infrastructure, process safety and operational management) for mechanical, electrical and instrumentation.
• Develop and execute a Reliability Improvement Program for the site with the aim to optimize maintenance cost and reach Best in Class performance of the Assets. The program should include mechanical integrity assurance and life cycle equipment planning.
• Ensure engineering and maintenance collaboration with the rest of the organization to increase equipment utilization and drive continuous improvement.
• Provide leadership and direction to the plant maintenance, reliability, engineering and project teams.
• Maintain optimal engineering/maintenance staff levels based on current and future plants demands (within the allowable budget for salary personnel). Recruit staff as permitted, provide disciplinary actions when appropriate.
• Provide performance feedback to team and coach others on how to promote positive employee relations through effective conflict management and issue resolution.
• Provide training opportunities for team and an environment for personal growth.
• Aid in the preparation of company policy as required. Implement policies/standards for the engineering department. Ensure engineers and maintenance follow applicable policy/regulations.
• Track and report maintenance KPIs and equipment performance metrics.
• Conduct root cause analyses (RCAs) for major failures and implement corrective actions.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives including Kaizen events and Lean practices.
• Provide process engineering support for production and R&D initiatives.
• Troubleshoot production issues and recommend enhancements to improve quality and throughput.
• Ensure ISO 9000 compliance through procedure development and training.

Job Requirements

• Minimum of 8 years of engineering experience working in the chemical, refining or pulp & paper industries.
• 3 plus years of leadership experience with an emphasis on developing, training, and mentoring engineering professionals and technicians.
• Requires strong safety leadership and competence in areas of Process Safety Management (PSM) including but not limited to Process Hazard Analysis (PHA's), Hazard Studies, and Management of Change (MoC).
• Continuous improvement skills leading LEAN, Six Sigma, root cause analysis initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively with individuals at all levels of the organization.
• As a member of the site leadership team, this position requires strong leadership abilities with results orientation and ability to drive change.
• Knowledge of SAP would be helpful, but is not required.
• Minimum of a Bachelor's degree in Engineering.