Maintenance and Utilities Manager

<p>About Us</p> <p> </p> <p>The BASF Ireland site, based in Cork, manufacturers specialty chemicals used in the mining industry for the solvent extraction of minerals from their ore bodies. </p> <p> </p> <p>At BASF, the chemistry is right. Because we are counting on innovative solutions, on sustainable actions, and on connected thinking and on you. Become a part of our formula for success and develop the future with us in a global team that embraces diversity and equal opportunities irrespective of gender, age, origin, sexual orientation, disability or belief. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>What You Can Expect</p> <p> </p> <p>You will be responsible for:  </p> <ul> <li>Working in a safe, secure, and compliant work environment. </li> <li>Motivating and directing employees, aligning them with organizational goals and coaching them for success. </li> <li>Coordinating maintenance and utilities activities, making relevant decisions, and implementing and Tracking operation targets and developments. </li> <li>Driving continuous improvement processes and handle deviation or incident-related activities.</li> <li>Providing training, allocating resources between teams and departments. </li> <li>Collaborating with other disciplines, such as production, asset, process, project management, authorities, suppliers, and contractors. </li> <li>Conducting performance checks on activities and coordinating the turnaround planning.</li> <li>Taking ownership and showing persistence in achieving results and exceeding expectations, collaboration with colleagues and teams, effective communication, and strong leadership skills.</li> </ul> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p>What We Expect</p> <p> </p> <ul> <li>As the ideal candidate, you must have a minimum level 7 qualification in an Engineering discipline and at least 5 years of relevant experience, or a minimum of 8 years of relevant experience in a Production environment.</li> <li>Take responsibility for the operation and improvements of the utilities area, ensuring that services are running efficiently and safely. This includes ensuring compliance with statutory and BASF requirements. </li> <li>Be responsible for planning and implementing maintenance for the utilities areas. </li> <li>Oversee issuing and supervising permits for works in the utilities area and managing a team of direct reports. </li> <li>The upkeep of site documentation systems, including our customized maintenance management system, energy reporting, action trackers and risk assessments, will also fall under your area of responsibility. </li> <li>Provide support and take on new projects in the utilities areas, including design support, training and documentation support.</li> </ul>