Maintenance Manager

Summary: Clean Energy is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead all maintenance activities at its production LNG facility. This individual will be responsible for ensuring the reliability, safety, and availability of plant equipment while developing and executing preventive and predictive maintenance programs that minimize downtime and support continuous operations. The Maintenance Manager will provide hands-on technical leadership to the maintenance team, oversee planning and scheduling, manage contractors and vendors, and partner closely with Operations, Engineering, and EHS. The ideal candidate will have a strong industrial maintenance background with experience supporting electrical, mechanical, instrumentation, controls, and rotating equipment in a continuous-process environment. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Essential Duties and Responsibilities • Lead, develop, and supervise maintenance technicians and skilled trades personnel while establishing daily priorities and ensuring work is completed safely and efficiently. • Manage the facility's preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs, ensuring PM schedules are completed and equipment reliability is continuously improved. • Troubleshoot and provide technical direction on complex mechanical, electrical, instrumentation, and controls-related equipment failures. • Support maintenance of plant equipment including pumps, compressors, motors, valves, piping systems, instrumentation, PLC/control systems, and other process equipment. • Analyze equipment failures and recurring downtime, conduct root-cause analysis, and implement permanent corrective actions. • Manage maintenance planning and scheduling through the facility's CMMS, including work orders, equipment history, PM compliance, and maintenance documentation. • Coordinate planned outages, shutdowns, equipment installations, major repairs, and capital improvement projects. • Maintain appropriate spare-parts inventory and work with purchasing and vendors to ensure critical components are available when needed. • Manage outside contractors and service providers, ensuring work meets company safety, quality, and performance expectations. • Partner closely with Operations to prioritize maintenance activities while minimizing disruption to production. • Develop and track maintenance KPIs related to equipment reliability, downtime, PM completion, maintenance costs, and overall plant performance. • Ensure all maintenance activities comply with company policies and applicable OSHA, environmental, LOTO, and process-safety requirements. • Assist with maintenance budgets, forecasting, vendor negotiations, and cost-control initiatives. • Train, mentor, and develop maintenance personnel while building a strong culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement. • Participate in emergency response and provide technical support for critical plant issues as needed. Supervisory Responsibilities: Lead, develop, and supervise maintenance technicians and skilled trades personnel. Qualifications: • Strong working knowledge of mechanical systems, electrical systems, instrumentation, PLCs/controls, pumps, compressors, motors, valves, and process equipment. • Experience developing and managing preventive and predictive maintenance programs. • Strong understanding of CMMS systems, maintenance planning, work-order management, and spare-parts/inventory control. • Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot complex equipment failures and perform root-cause analysis. • Strong understanding of industrial safety practices, including LOTO and contractor safety. • Ability to effectively lead skilled technicians while also remaining technically involved in plant maintenance activities. • Strong communication, organization, decision-making, and problem-solving skills. • Ability to work effectively in a fast-paced operation where equipment reliability and plant "up time" are critical. Education and/or Experience: 7+ years of progressive industrial maintenance experience, preferably within LNG/RNG, natural gas, chemical, petrochemical, power generation, refining, or another continuous-process manufacturing environment. • 5+ years of maintenance leadership, supervisory, or management experience. • High school diploma or GED required. • Associate degree, technical degree, or completed apprenticeship in Industrial Maintenance, Mechanical Technology, Electrical Technology, Instrumentation/Controls, Mechatronics, or a related technical field preferred. • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Technology, Engineering Technology, or a related field is a plus, but not required. • An equivalent combination of education, technical training, and relevant industrial maintenance experience will be considered. Certificates, Licenses, Registrations: None Required. Language Skills: Possess excellent communications and customer service skills. Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization. Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations. Computer Skills: To perform this job successfully, an individual must have knowledge of Microsoft Office applications. Competencies: To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following behaviors: • Quality: Consistently produces high quality work (accurate, neat, and thorough). Strives to improve productivity, processes and quality. Demonstrates strong knowledge and skills related to the job. Presents a professional image with dress, demeanor, and manners. Maintains clean workspace, company equipment and company vehicles. Safety is a high priority; performs job safely. • Communication: Communicates clearly, concisely, effectively, professionally and timely. Exhibits good listening and comprehension skills. Keeps others appropriately informed and shares ideas even when unpopular. Listens to what others have to say. Maintains open and active communication with colleagues. Effectively uses knowledge and experience in asking, probing, and anticipating issues to ensure quality is provided. • Teamwork: Fosters the spirit of working with each other. Displays respect, courtesy, politeness, tact, and openness. Handles conflict in an appropriate and professional manner. Builds relationships, promotes cohesiveness, models collaboration with others. Considers impact and issues for our customer and other departments. Engages other impacted departments early for solutions. • Persistence: Develops workable alternatives and solutions. Exhibits persistence in following assignments through to completion. Promotes process improvements. • Reliable: Responds in a timely manner. Is honest, ethical, value-driven and trustworthy. Keeps commitments made, completes assignments and meets deadlines. Accountable--Takes responsibility for own actions and performance. Meets attendance and punctuality guidelines. Available and accessible. • Entrepreneurial: Takes initiative and appropriate action. Is engaged and committed to achieving the company's mission. Pursues better ways to get things done and takes appropriate risks. Keeps up to date with competitor information and market trends. Controls costs and thinks in terms of profit, loss and added value. Is committed to the satisfaction of customers. • Leadership: Provides clear direction around a vision. Creates actionable plans and is proactive & anticipatory. Demonstrates innovative approaches and solutions. Is an example for employees and others. Accepts responsibility for individual and team performance. Makes appropriate and timely decisions and takes action on decisions. Sets clear and reasonable performance expectations. Motivates and empowers others. Delegates tasks appropriately. Recruits high caliber staff. Provides feedback to subordinates that is timely and direct. Recognizes subordinates for their contributions and effort. Encourages continuous growth and learning in others. Shows respect for others and their ideas. Helps others manage through change. • Passion: Is excited and creates enthusiasm about the company's future. Promotes a sense of company pride. Displays sense of pride in the department and its contributions. Displays passion for the job. Physical Demands: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable disabled individuals to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk and sit. The employee is occasionally required to stand. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Always practice good judgment and refer to the safety guidelines. Work Environment: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Always practice good judgment and refer to the safety guidelines. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.