Maintenance

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Surface Maintenance Superintendent F/M/X

About the role

• Our Surface Maintenance Department, composed of approximately 115 people, is integrated with the Surface Operations Team and focuses on safe and reliable operation of plant equipment in collaboration with Surface Production.
• As the Surface Maintenance Superintendent, you will effectively direct all aspects of the Surface Maintenance Department while ensuring development, implementation, and execution of the department’s strategic plan for safe, reliable, and cost effective operation of the plant. You will get the opportunity to contribute to the Solmax (Maintenance Excellence) transformation and have a positive impact on the organization while working to improve the employee experience.  And as part of the Plant Extended Leadership Team you will have a voice in the strategic direction of the operation and the design of the workplace culture.
• You will be accountable for:
  • Ensuring effective use of resources to drive equipment availability at optimum cost in support of continually increasing production volume requirements via advanced equipment reliability practices and industry best practices for Maintenance Excellence
  • Assuring a safe and regulatory compliant work environment with the goal of ZERO injuries, one task at a time
  • Setting the strategic and tactical plans for achievement of critical volume, cost and productivity business goals
  • Driving world class training and skills development for maintenance organization to achieve strategic objectives including technical repair and advanced predictive techniques for workforce and general leadership capability for staff
  • Creating a positive, supportive workplace culture that emphasizes effective communications, trust, transparency and engagement
• We offer at-will employment based on site working a 4/10 schedule

About you

• Relevant education degree or equivalent in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering (or similar field)
• Relevant work experience:
  • 5+ years in positions combining technical and managerial expertise, minimum of 3 years maintenance supervisory experience
  • Candidates with experience in large, complex continuous process chemical plant operations will be given preference in consideration
  • Candidates with both Production and Maintenance experience highly desirable
• Competencies:
  • Drives for results and ensures accountability
  • Effective Communication and business process oriented
  • Development of direct reports and others
• Behaviors:
  • Agility and adaptability to changing conditions and priorities
  • Integrity
  • Courage

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