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Maintenance Superintendent

Maintenance Superintendent

  • Location: La Porte Tx- No per diem
  • Duration: 3-6 months temp to go direct
  • Work Schedule: 4x10's
  • Pay Rate: DOE
  • PTO, Health Benefits and 401K offered
The Maintenance Superintendent provides continuous oversight of execution of maintenance work, communicating any deviations to work schedules, ensuring any noted improvements to the execution process are proceduralized and clearly communicated, and necessary closure and reliability data is promptly input for each job.  It is the responsibility of the Maintenance Superintendent to ensure that all employees and contractors work in a safe manner and comply with all policies/procedures. The Maintenance Superintendent oversees the safe execution of work, while proactively managing and avoiding environmental impact.  This position reports to the Maintenance & Reliability Manager and serves as a backup to that position as needed.

Most Important Factors

  • While in an environment of conflicting and rapidly changing priorities, proactively lead and direct all team members towards the achievement of safety objectives, business goals, and continuous improvements to meet the business needs of the plant.
  • Manage performance by delivering daily results in support of Safety, Health, & Environmental compliance, fixed cost compliance, and unit profitability.
  • Manage efficient utilization of all resources within the Team to best support the Business.
  • Lead and ensure the career development of key personnel at all levels for the purposes of succession planning
  • Direct customers, both internal and external, with priorities to achieve goals of the site.
  • Oversee and support the Maintenance Manager with regards to setting a weekly plant maintenance schedule.  Interface with Operations to set priorities to ensure immediate and long term plant reliability.
  • Ensure that systems are in place for maximizing the long-term reliability of the site and the safe execution of maintenance work
  • Manage and direct all outage related activities related to outage project scope development, outage budget management, reliability requirements, shut down and start up support.
  • Initiate and assist Maintenance and Reliability Engineers to help analyze and resolve any equipment reliability issues that are presented
  • Assist in the development of annual Maintenance department operating budget.
  • Work with Maintenance Supervisor to manage allocation of expenditures to maintain high plant reliability and asset integrity.
  • Provide guidance to direct reports and maintenance work processes.
  • Determine specific capabilities of subordinates and define development plans for each as well as for the department to address and surpass capability gaps on both individual as well as departmental level.
  • Develop Performance, Training and Career Development Plans for all members of the team, evaluate annually.

Skills/Competencies

Level of Education & Experience in general
  • Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering
  • Must have a minimum of 7-10 years of chemical plant or manufacturing environment experience.
  • Must have a minimum of 3-5 years of leadership/supervisory experience
Technical Skills
  • Extensive knowledge of SAP, and Maintenance Workflow process
  • Knowledge of Rotating Equipment (Sundyne, centrifugal pumps, PD pumps, Recip. Compressors, and turbomachinery).
  • Experience with Microsoft products, such as Project, Excel, etc.
  • 7-10 years’ experience in the installation, repair, and maintenance of related industrial equipment required
  • Preferred 3-5 years of direct planning and scheduling experience and demonstrated proficiency in industry-wide and plant-specific safety, equipment repair, work processes planning, piping and instrumentation layout, and personnel management techniques and procedures required

Physical requirements, visual acuity requirements and environmental conditions

Outside:
  • Light Work:  Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Ability to climb ladders and stairs.
  • The worker is subject to inside environmental conditions:  Protection from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes.
  • The worker is subject to outside environmental conditions: No effective protection from the weather.
  • The worker is subject to both environmental conditions: Activities occur inside and outside.
  • The worker is subject to extreme cold:  Temperatures below 32 degrees F for periods of more than one hour.
  • The worker is subject to extreme heat:  Temperatures above 100 degrees F for periods of more than one hour.
  • The worker is subject to noise: There is sufficient noise to cause the worker to shout in order to be heard above the ambient noise level.
  • The worker is subject to hazards: Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as proximity to moving mechanical parts, electrical current, working on scaffolding and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.
  • The worker is subject to atmospheric conditions:  One or more of the following conditions that affect the respiratory system or the skin:  fumes, Odors, dusts, mists, gases, or poor ventilation.
  • The worker is subject to oils: There is air and/or skin exposure to oils and other cutting fluids.
  • Respiratory protection (including respirators) may be required for specific tasks; employee must participate in medical clearance and annual fit testing as required by site policy.
  • Gas mask use is infrequent but may be required
Inside:
  • Sedentary Work:  Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body.  Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time.
  • Subject to inside environmental conditions:  Protection from weather conditions, but not necessarily from temperature changes
  • Employee must have the ability to see written documents, computer screens, and to adjust focus.
  • Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.   Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication and to make discriminations in sound.

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