Maintenance & Engineering Manager

Manage the day-to-day maintenance operations and provide strategic engineering direction for the Freeport, TX manufacturing site, in accordance with company policies, procedures and goals.

Ø Ensure all Site engineering activities performed are in compliance with company Corporate and USA EHS Procedures, Engineering, and Business Conduct policies and guidelines.

Ø Plan and direct the day-to-day activities of the engineering and maintenance team, including providing trouble-shooting and problem-solving expertise in support of Production.

Ø Definition and execution of engineering routines to deliver production reliability.

Ø Manage the engineering department fixed costs. Provide forecast costs for the annual budget.

Ø Develop, maintain, and execute appropriate engineering standards and maintenance routines, to ensure production reliability and quality assurance.

Ø Manage the safe and effective control and deployment of contractors brought onsite to perform routine maintenance, specialist tasks, and construction of capital projects.

Ø Define and prepare engineering scopes-of-work and cost estimates for site improvement projects (including CAPEX), addressing EHS and production concerns. Manage the execution and spending of approved projects, either directly or through 3rd party support.

Ø Manage all functions of the Quality Control Laboratory

Ø Deputises for the Plant Manager

Ø Requirement for manufacturing and engineering to identify innovative, low-Capex, self-help solutions to delivering the business’s production requirements.

Ø Training of Production Technicians in operational practices and Engineering Technicians in equipment maintenance to increase plant reliability.

Ø Generate maintenance and capital project budgets and reports.

Ø Lead the safety program in the facility including training, monitoring, and reporting.

v Bachelor’s degree: Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical Engineering or 10 years of relevant manufacturing or engineering experience

v Extensive experience in manufacturing, engineering, or chemical production processes

v Proficiency with Internet, Email and Microsoft Office programs

v Experience with business and manufacturing ERP systems.

v Above average Microsoft Excel skills

v Working knowledge of ISO programs and certification requirements

v Analytical thinking

v Innovative thinking

v Achieving valuable results

v Decision making

v Building relationships

v Building teams