Orange, TX United States

Our client Mobility & Materials is recruiting for a Maintenance/Operations Leader to Lead improvement programs and initiatives for a production, maintenance and/or other manufacturing service area. Client Mobility & Materials is an industry leader providing high-performance solutions to engineers and designers in the transportation, electronics and medical markets to enable material systems solutions. The business offers a broad high-performance material solutions portfolio for automotive light-weighting, increased fuel efficiency, auto electrification, mobility, healthcare, electronics and industrials.

The Maintenance/Operations Leader provides leadership and direction for the area and ensures continuous and efficient production in desired quantity and quality, and/or effectively interfaces with service provider to manage maintenance work and shutdowns. S/he interfaces with business leadership and supply chain for coordination of schedules and understanding of customer needs. S/he is accountable for establishing and meeting fixed and variable cost objectives. The leader sets expectations for adherence to policies and procedures and safety standards. Manages quality, cost, resources and schedules.

As a Maintenance/Operations Leader, you will:

Your key responsibilities: 

• Lead the development and implementation of the Strategic Asset Management Plan.
• Manage production throughout, reliability of supply, maintenance work processes and utilization of the capacity and product mix
• Establish and track key performance indicators (KPI's) for both Client's and service provider teams.
• Manage the Gatekeeper and MRO Leader their process/systems
• Provide turnaround (TAR) coordination for transitions and for large TARs with service provider.
• Provide high level oversight of the MRO Optimization process
• Assists with maintenance and operations in the implementations of the maintenance work management process (WMP) to the documented service guidelines.
• Audit the maintenance work management processes for effectiveness for materials, services, and maintenance.
• Perform a monthly analysis of work performed by maintenance.
• Understands the service provider GMISS/BPCS/SIS standards to ensure they align with the requirements of PSM for PSM Critical equipment as specified by Client.
• Acts as an SAP-PM approver of additions and changes to equipment, maintenance plans, task lists, and materials.
• Drive improvement programs and initiatives for production, maintenance and technology.
• Ensure continuous and efficient production in desired quantity and quality
• Interface with business leadership and supply chain for coordination of schedules
• Accountable for establishing and meeting fixed and variable cost objectives.
• Set expectations for adherence to policies and procedures and safety standards.
• Manages quality, cost, resources and schedules.
• Leader of PSM Mechanical Integrity/Quality Assurance program as defined by site manuals and practices.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering required– Preferably Mechanical, Industrial, or Chemical
• 8 or more years of industry related experience in a plant/manufacturing environment is required
• SAP or other ERP system experience is required
• Knowledge of Process Safety Management (PSM) requirements preferred
• Six Sigma Green Belt Certification preferred
• Strong leadership skills, ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks in a changing environment to meet challenging business needs.