Head of Maintenance&Reliability

Job Highlights

Responsible for maintaining the safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of all production, utility, security, and administrative assets at the Charleston site. This role owns asset integrity, maintenance performance, reliability improvement, and capital governance, ensuring compliance with PSM, safety, and environmental requirements. This position provides leadership to Maintenance, Reliability, and Capital functions, controls the maintenance and capital budgets, and ensures effective execution of shutdowns and turnarounds. Capital project execution is performed by a Project Manager and Contractor Project Manager (as needed), with this role accountable for technical direction, prioritization, and governance.

• Ensure safe work is performed daily across maintenance, contractors, and projects  
• Manage maintenance expense budget (forecasting, control, variance explanation      
• Coach, lead, and develop Maintenance Supervisors, Planner, and Reliability Engineer                                                             
• Provide technical direction and decision-making for major equipment repairs and failures                                                   
• Approve maintenance costs, requisitions, and best-path-forward decisions                    
• Work with Capital Project Manager and Contractor Project Manager on scope, priorities, and technical alignment                                                 
• Maintain strong field presence in plants and maintenance shops                                            
• Work with Corporate / Central Maintenance & Engineering on standards and best practices
• Provide planning direction and readiness oversight for shutdowns and turnarounds   

Experience / Skills

• Bachelor’s of Science in Engineering
• 10+ years plus of related experience
• Proven leadership skills coaching and leading teams                                                                                                           
• Experience in SAP     
• Proven expereince with material compatibility                                                                  
• Knowledge and experience with API-510, 570, 653, IMDG, DOT

Location: Charleston
Employee Type: Regular

 

Who we are

LANXESS is a leading specialty chemicals company with about 12,000 employees in 32 countries. The core business of LANXESS is the development, manufacturing and marketing of chemical intermediates, additives and consumer protection products. LANXESS has achieved leading positions in the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Index and the MSCI ESG and ISS ESG ratings, among others, for its commitment to sustainability.

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What we offer you

• Compensation: We offer competitive compensation packages, inclusive of a global bonus program and an individual performance bonus program. Please note, the actual compensation may vary based on geographic location, work experience, education, and skill level.
• Comprehensive Benefits: We provide a variety of benefits to support your financial security, health and wellbeing including retirement plans, health programs, life insurance and medical care.
• Work-Life & Flexibility: We support you in maintaining a balance between working hours and personal life. With our global “Xwork” program, we offer flexible working arrangements in all countries in which we operate.
• Training & Development: We are committed to your professional and personal development and encourage you in the ongoing pursuit of education, training and knowledge through both formal and informal learning.
• Diversity: LANXESS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, sex, sexual orientation, age, social class, physical ability or attributes, religion, national origin, veteran status and political beliefs.

 

LANXESS has a value-based performance culture. We are seeking a range of human interests, backgrounds, and experiences that can be engaged to achieve respect, ownership, trust, professionalism, integrity and healing across all sectors. 

 

We are looking to find diverse and talented people to