Company:

INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA

Interested in joining a winning team? A team whose employees are empowered to make a difference?

Organizational Context & Job Purpose

Organizational Context:

The O&P USA business includes the product lines Ethylene, Propylene, Butadiene, Polypropylene and High Density Polyethylene.  Manufacturing sites include Chocolate Bayou Works (Alvin, TX), Battleground Manufacturing Complex (La Porte, TX), and Carson, (Carson, CA), with a division office in League City, TX. 

The Carson, California plant – located 25 miles south of Los Angeles – began producing polypropylene in 1999. The Carson polypropylene facility is the largest single commodity exporter on the West Coast, and the second largest plastics exporter in the U.S. The Carson plant has the logistical advantage of dispatching products to customers directly from the facility via several delivery modes: railcar, bulk truck and packages. Less than ten miles from the port of Long Beach, the facility generates high-volume export business for INEOS Olefins & Polymers USA.

Purpose of the job

The Manager, Maintenance & Engineering is responsible for the safe and efficient planning and execution of routine maintenance services, turnaround/CAPEX planning and execution, equipment inspection and integrity services, reliability strategy and services, materials management and the management of the onsite maintenance contractors. This role reports to the Site Manager, Carson.

Accountabilities of the job:

The position is accountable for understanding and putting into practice the INEOS 20 Principles. Additionally, the Manager has a special responsibility to cascade the understanding of these principles through their team.

Accountability 1: Meet all SHE objectives and comply with all governmental laws and policies for a manufacturing site.

Most important activities:

• Ensure maintenance activities are carried out in a manner compliant with Carson SHE policies, IGGN requirements, and CalOSHA regulations
• Development/implementation and monitoring of a comprehensive inspection & integrity program that is compliant to all governmental regulations and internal company policies
• Implementation and monitoring of a comprehensive SHE training program to meet OSHA requirements and skill training to ensure competency of  workforce
• Adhere to the SHE management system established for the site including participation in reporting, incident investigations, sharing of lessons learned, corrective action tracking and personal training on Incident Command in support of Incident Management System

Accountability 2: Delivery of Reliability/Availability targets for the site.

Most important activities:

• Develop/implement and execute a comprehensive reliability/availability strategy for the site
• Ensure measurement system is in place to for tracking reliability/availability and causes for deviation understood by the organization
• Ensure resources are committed to completing and follow up on root cause failure analysis
• Ensure an appropriate spares management system is in  place

Accountability 3: Maintaining mechanical integrity of assets and protective systems.

Most important activities:

• Adherence to API, ASME, ANSI, and California standards and industry  practices
• Working knowledge of industry standards and emerging  trends
• Audit compliance with PS/IM standard and take corrective action as  necessary
• Maintain asset condition per INEOS Asset Care guidelines

Accountability 4: Ensure adequate cost controls are in place to allow the site to meet its financial obligations.

Most important activities:

• Develop an annual Maintenance budget plan and ensure it is understood by the organization
• Monitor performance vs. plan and investigate deviations, taking corrective action when necessary
• Ensure appropriate priorities are established for work, work is planned and estimated and actual costs vs. estimates are reviewed
• Work with procurement manager to optimize warehouse stock, spares obsolescence, and materials ordering process

Accountability 5: Development of people in the Maintenance and Engineering organization

Most important activities:

• Ensure alignment and clarity of roles including expectations around  performance
• Determine developmental needs of maintenance and engineering group and execute plan to provide training and development as required