Maintenance Manager

Job Summary:

The Maintenance Manager ensures consistency, compliance and high-quality performance within the maintenance group which includes Routine Maintenance, Turnaround Maintenance and Supply Chain. Maintains and improves the maintenance and reliability systems at the BKRF facility. Responsible for the preventive maintenance and corrective maintenance to ensure full life cycle of plant assets while meeting all safety and environmental requirements using industry standards and practices.

Essential Functions:

• Provide broad knowledge of maintenance and construction equipment and procedures for implementing safe, efficient work in the field that meets industry standards.
• Develop and implement maintenance policies, practices, procedures, and methods in a safe and efficient manner
• Oversee preventive maintenance activities, maintenance planning activities for routine maintenance and construction as well as turnarounds.
• Provide strategic and operational direction and decision making to the Maintenance staff in support of company goals and objectives.
• Ensure the Maintenance Team performs work safely and in compliance with environmental regulations.
• Work closely with the Maintenance Team to develop business plans and activities that support these goals.
• Establish goals and performance measures for Maintenance Department metrics in support of Company goals and objectives.
• Coordinate with Operations, Environmental and Engineering departments to prioritize plant daily needs with longer term activities such as capital projects and turnarounds.
• Regularly review metrics and provide feedback to Maintenance and staff
• Develop and implement corrective action initiatives and programs to improve maintenance performance as required
• Responsible for managing preventive and predictive maintenance initiatives and programs.
• Oversee all contractor activities utilized to supplement the Maintenance Department.
• Develop annual operating and capital budgets for the Maintenance Department.
• Oversee and manage expenditures and continuously track, manage and adjust spending to ensure performance to budget plans.
• Participate in setting strategic direction, policies, and assist in overall decision-making, in regard to operation of the entire facility as a contributing member of the Refinery’s Leadership Team.
• Ensure all Corporate & HR personnel policies and practices are understood and enforced.
• Establish a working relationship with other staff and departmental managers to be sure activities across the Maintenance team support their needs as customers.
• Support overall facility planning activities in regard to new equipment installations, building changes, and factory rearrangement in support of business needs.
• Ensure maximum uptime of all equipment through the extensive use of preventive maintenance. Utilize up-time as the key metric to determine success of the team.
• Oversee capital/maintenance outage events for successful planning and executions.
• Identify, monitor, and maintain key performance indicators (KPI’s) for maintenance and communicate to the craftsman level.
• Work closely with Maintenance Trainer and PM Scheduler to develop and ensure appropriate training and PM procedures are followed.
• Manage the Supply Chain Department at the site (Procurement/Warehouse).
• Manage warehouse personnel and inventories to maintain critical spares and consumables to support preventive and corrective maintenance activities.
• Provide warehouse support for project construction needs.
• Act as the designated back-up for Refinery General Manager when requested.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Self-directed with excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong collaborative skills working with peers and management
• Capable of leading organizations through change initiatives with positive reinforcement and messaging
• History of being mentor and developer of staff to encourage growth and succession planning. Is collaborative, gains buy in and commitment. Is innovative, flexible and adaptable with high sense of urgency
• Proactively works to improve areas of responsibility
• Familiar with contract development and management
• Works constructively with a wide variety of personality and skill sets
• Must be a strategic leader with strengths in making departmental technical and staff member assessments, identifying issues, presenting and articulating resolution plans

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Oversees the Technician and Facilities Maintenance roles
• Hire and train maintenance department staff
• Organize and oversee the schedules and work of maintenance staff
• Conduct performance evaluations that are timely and constructive
• Handle discipline and termination of employees as needed and in accordance with company policy

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• 15+ years’ experience in maintenance (equipment and facilities) including a minimum of 10 years in a maintenance/reliability or technical leadership position.
• Experienced in industry standard maintenance practices including reliability centered maintenance (RCM), predictive maintenance, computerized maintenance management systems (e.g., Maximo).

Physical Requirements:

• Must be able to pass a physical test of pushing, pulling, and lifting a minimum of 50 lbs

• Must be able to traverse property and facility to diagnose building issues and plan repairs or maintenance
• Must be physically able to perform repairs when needed
• Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer
• Must be able to climb ladders and or stairs on tanks, vessels and structures; wear respirator; work around equipment containing high pressures and temperatures and various chemicals

Other duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.