Reliability and Maintenance Manager

Job Requirements:

•    Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical).
•    Understanding of OSHA regulations, safety standards, and environmental compliance.
•    10-15+ years in maintenance, reliability engineering, or asset management within manufacturing or industrial environments.
•    Proven experience leading maintenance teams and implementing reliability strategies.
•    Strong knowledge of Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM), Preventive/Predictive Maintenance, and Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
•    Proficiency with CMMS/EAM systems and maintenance planning tools.
•    Excellent written and oral communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills.
•    Demonstrates proficiency in the following competencies:
Innovation – Leveraging possibility thinking in creating new value for customers
Accountability – Delivering excellence through personal motivation and engagement
Performance Excellence – Elevating the performance bar and delivering on commitments with high quality solutions
Change and Risk Taking – Working toward our future, altering the course as needed and balancing risks and rewards in making decisions
Customer Focus – Understanding customer needs and delivering superior solutions with passion
Teamwork – Encouraging collaboration, trust and cooperation among and within work groups

Preferred Qualifications:
•    Advanced Education/Certifications:
o    Master’s degree in Engineering, Business, or related field.
o    Certifications such as Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP), Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE), or Lean Six Sigma Green/Black Belt.

•    Industry Experience:
o    Experience in continuous improvement programs and digital transformation initiatives (IoT, predictive analytics).

•    Technology Expertise:
o    Familiarity with condition monitoring technologies (vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis).
o    Knowledge of data analytics tools for reliability performance.

•    Strategic Skills:
o    Ability to develop and execute long-term asset management strategies and align them with business objectives.

Physical Environment:
•    Will have significant Office work and also spend a lot of time in working specialty chemical plants.
•    Typically will need to lift less than 20 lbs.
•    When working in an office environment significant computer work will be required.
•    Will be exposed to specialty chemicals plant environment and associated chemicals.

Job Responsibilities: 

•    Program Development & Leadership
o    Lead the implementation of a structured Maintenance & Reliability roadmap aligned with corporate objectives.
o    Secure executive sponsorship and maintain stakeholder engagement through clear communication and reporting.
o    Establish and chair a cross-functional Reliability Core Team (Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, Safety/PSM).

•    Asset Management & Documentation
o    Develop and maintain accurate plant documentation including P&IDs, asset lists, O&M manuals, and operating limits.
o    Build and manage asset hierarchy and criticality ranking within the CMMS.

•    CMMS Implementation & Optimization
o    Select, implement, and optimize Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to ensure 100% asset coverage.
o    Drive standardization of equipment naming, tagging, and maintenance workflows.

•    Reliability Processes & Continuous Improvement
o    Implement core reliability processes including Preventive Maintenance (PM) optimization, Condition-Based Maintenance (CBM), and Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA).
o    Develop and enforce precision maintenance standards and operator care programs.
o    Establish planning and scheduling processes to achieve >90% schedule compliance.
o    Creation of reliability control plans

•    Predictive Maintenance & Technology Deployment
o    Deploy predictive maintenance technologies (vibration analysis, thermography, oil analysis, ultrasound) on critical assets.
o    Integrate process data historian and analytics for proactive failure detection.

•    Performance Monitoring & KPI Management
o    Define and track key performance indicators (availability, OEE, MTBF, MTTR, PM/PdM compliance).
o    Conduct annual reliability roadmap reviews and benchmarking against industry standards.

•    Training & Culture Building
o    Develop and deliver comprehensive training programs for maintenance and operations teams.
o    Promote a reliability-focused culture through operator-driven reliability initiatives and incentive programs.

•    Compliance & Risk Management
o    Ensure adherence to EH&S, PSM, and ISO standards across all maintenance and reliability activities.
o    Conduct risk-based gap analyses and implement mitigation strategies.

•    Budget & Resource Management
o    Prepare and manage reliability program budgets, including capital and operational expenditures.
o    Justify investments through ROI analysis and cost-benefit evaluations.
Employees Supervised:
Dotted-line supervision of plant maintenance personnel.

Budgetary Responsibility:
Prepare and manage reliability program budgets, including capital and operational expenditures.
Justify investments through ROI analysis and cost-benefit evaluations.
Travel budget development and tracking as needed for business travel.