Assistant Maintenance Manager

Title: Assistant Maintenance Manager

Location: Pasadena

Who we are:

Voted one of the Nation's Best and Brightest Companies to Work for, Kuraray America, Inc. (KAI) is a global leader in specialty chemical, fiber, and resin production. With top-of-the-line research and production facilities and a vast network of supplies from around the world, Kuraray leads the industry in specialty dental, fiber, resin, and elastomer products. Kuraray America is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kuraray Company, Ltd. Based in Tokyo, Japan. Kuraray has operations in 31 countries and employs more than 11,000 employees, including over 800 in the United States.

Why Kuraray:

Kuraray is building a better tomorrow, today. Our team members are dedicated to expanding our business with committed professionals who share essential values such as integrity, excellence, teamwork, and accountability.

As a part of Kuraray America, Inc., our team shares the advantages of working for the leader in specialty chemicals, resins, and fibers. Our international presence and resources allow us to be a world-leading innovator in the industries we service. Yet, despite our size, our people are more than just a number. As a new team member, you can expect to earn responsibility quickly. Our commitment to our people is visible in our comprehensive benefits package. As a Kuraray team member, you will have the opportunity to enjoy competitive salaries and benefits, incentive opportunities, and an excellent work environment.

Position summary:

The Assistant Maintenance Manager works cooperatively with but under the direction of the Maintenance Manager to direct and to manage the process and people that are responsible for routine maintenance, turn-around maintenance, and long term reliability improvements at the Kuraray Bayport plant to maintain the joint site goal of safe, stable, and reliable operation

Responsibilities:

• Work safely by following all KAI Policies, Procedures, and Leadership expectations while improving the same when and where appropriate.
• Ensure compliance with regulatory, company and departmental safety, health and environmental guidelines, policies and procedures.
• Provide technical and management leadership to develop, maintain, and improve maintenance and various other management systems.
• Provide leadership to investigate, troubleshoot, and eliminate various reliability issues within the plant.
• Manage the contract maintenance group nested within the facility as well as those onsite periodic as needed.
• Develop, monitor, and control the annual budget for the department.
• Develop, monitor, and control the maintenance department balanced scorecard and performance goals within the department.
• Provide direct oversight of routine maintenance and turn-around execution.
• Provide oversight of expense and capital expenditures and effectively assign within the routine maintenance, turn-around maintenance, and capital budgets while seeking approval for additional capital funding where appropriate.
• Complete other duties assigned by the Maintenance Manager.

Minimum Qualifications:

• B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or B.S. in a technology-based degree (i.e. Mechanical or Industrial Technology)
• Minimum 8 years of maintenance experience in a multi-discipline (i.e. fixed, rotating, instrumentation, and electrical equipment) working Chemical Plant or Refinery environment.
• Minimum 3 years of experience in routine maintenance planning and turnaround planning utilizing SAP and scheduling tool(s), preferably Prometheus or Primavera
• Minimum 5 years of experience directly involved in the development of the routine maintenance and turn-around maintenance annual budget in a Chemical Plant or Refinery environment coupled with the oversight, tracking, control, and status reporting of the same.
• Minimum of 3 years of experience in the direct and indirect supervision of maintenance personnel in a chemical plant or refinery environment.
• Must possess a working knowledge and experience with various industry standards and government regulations pertinent to the chemical plant and refinery environment including OSHA, API, ANSI, NFPA, ASME and various other RAGAGEP (i.e. Recognized and Generally Accepted Good Engineering Practices)
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills valuing teamwork with a broad range of personnel.
• Outstanding verbal and written communication, presentation, interpersonal, creative thinking, consulting, and analytical skills.
• Excellent communication skills
• Ability to prioritize work to manage multiple projects to meet deadlines.
• Excellent problem-solving/decision-making skills.
• Ability to multi-task
Candidates must have a valid drivers license.

We offer a competitive compensation package that includes base pay and an annual incentive. This program is designed to reward individual performance and align overall rewards with corporate and team performance.

Our employees enjoy an attractive healthcare benefits package, including wellness reimbursements to promote a healthy lifestyle. We also provide an Educational Reimbursement Plan, helping our employees fulfill their career goals, as well as a competitive 401(k).

Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S.

Please apply online at: http://www.kuraray.us.com/careers/

Kuraray America, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer AA M/F/disability/protected veteran status.

No third-party candidates accepted.