Maintenance Manager Jobs

The Innovation and Development Division (IDD) drives the innovation strategy for the Hubs and Operations, and contributes to the Group's transformation. It is responsible for imagining, developing and incubating new solutions until they are brought to market, particularly when it comes to offers with a high technological content (including digital and IT). IDD gathers more than 3,000 employees from 70 nationalities at 60 sites.

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The Maintenance Manager is accountable for the reliability of all assets, utilities, building, and grounds at the Newport facility. This position manages a group supporting a 24/7 operational environment. They are responsible for establishing & championing best practices in maintenance management for both corrective and preventative maintenance in support of achieving the organization’s objectives in quality, delivery, and cost.
The maintenance Manager reports to the Site Director - Manufacturing and will lead a team of Maintenance Technicians, the Spinnerette Lab, the Facilities Coordinator, and contractors.

Job Duties and Responsibilities (Essential Functions)

Maintenance Oversight:

• Maintain department work schedules to ensure support of daily work, unplanned shutdowns, and Scheduled shutdowns
• Oversee training and development of all departmental staff to ensure technicians are meeting minimum qualifications and are progressing on-schedule
• Ensure Work orders are scheduled and completed per the weekly/ bi-weekly maintenance schedule
• Establish, monitor, analyze, and own KPI’s. Use the data to identify, prioritize, and focus improvement efforts
• Accountable for cost control for the maintenance function, including establishing and meeting fixed cost objectives, along with other metrics including overtime, PSM compliance, and training compliance
• Utilize a Computerized Maintenance Management System to review KPI’s, Develop WO plans, manage backlog, and ensure PM/CM optimization
• Provide direction to department technicians regarding the daily work plan, priority changes and developing solutions to equipment issues
• Select, train, and manage new hires in the department to maintain a motivated, diverse-skilled, cross-trained, and technically capable work group
• Perform Root Cause Analysis for equipment/systems to improve reliability and performance
• Identify reliability risks and vulnerabilities, and mitigate with capital plans, redundancies, or with emergency plans
• Responsible for the overall direction and effective coordination of the Maintenance Department activities in a 24/7 production environment
• This position ensures that work is properly planned and safely executed in a timely manner for plant reliability

Facilities Oversight:

• Manage the selection of contractors, and manage the relationships
• Manages maintenance cost and quality of contracted services
• Remain up to date on recommendations from Boiler Condition Assessment Reports.
• Manage the upkeep of the buildings and grounds
• Responsible for effectively managing daily maintenance work and shutdowns and for managing the customer interface with Operations counterparts
• Manage emergency maintenance needs affecting utilities or buildings and grounds
• Remain up to date on recommendations from Vibration Analysis

Leadership and Work Management :

• Lead continuous improvement programs and initiatives for maintenance through the application of tools like root cause failure analysis, defect elimination and Six Sigma. Create an environment that empowers employees to drive change and improve systems
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, IMS, and quality system requirements related to the maintenance and design of utilities
• Provide safety audit function for routine and major maintenance work
• Produce and publish multiple work-related reports
• Sets expectations for adherence to policies and procedures and safety standards. Drives for high standard of employee morale, ethics and respectful treatment and behavior
• Interface and maintain relationships with the Operations, Maintenance, Process Engineering, Operational Excellence, HSE, and ATS functions
• Own selected elements of the Air Liquide Industrial Management System (IMS) Group Procedures (GP’s) as well as elements of the Quality Management System

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Required

• Knowledge of machinery vibration analysis methods, thermography, condition assessment via instrumentation and field experience performing each or other NDT methods.
• Contractor/vendor management experience
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Knowledge of HVAC systems, air compressors, chillers, water coolers, boilers, steam and condensate piping systems, power distribution, nitrogen generators, DI water systems, and fire protection systems
• 5 years maintenance management/supervision or reliability work experience in an industrial process
• Knowledge of industrial codes and standards ex: ASME, NBIC, OSHA, NFPA.
• 10 years industrial maintenance experience
• Working knowledge of processing facility equipment including piping, mechanical, electrical (including PLC’s), pneumatic and hydraulic systems of equipment is necessary.
• All applicants must possess a high school diploma or GED
• Proficiency in MS Office, especially with Excel (spreadsheets, modeling, and pivot tables), Outlook, and Access.

Preferred

• Mainsaver experience
• Detail work/job planning and work hazard analysis
• High-hazard PSM experience
• Work Management Process (WMP) understanding
• Failure mode analysis and failure analysis techniques
• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering discipline
• Industrial facility maintenance practices

This position is identified as "safety-sensitive" and is subject to random drug testing in accordance with the current Drug and Alcohol Policy and/or state law.

The candidate must have valid unrestricted employment authorization in the U.S. and must not require visa sponsorship now or in the future.

Our Differences make our Performance

At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.

We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.