Job Description

Position: Maintenance Superintendent

Department/Division: Services (Maintenance)

Location: Magnolia, AR

Job Description:

Maintenance Superintendent in charge of the following groups – PM/PD, Inspection, and Mechanical Excellence

Job/Position Responsibilities:

Group safety awareness and performance
Champion plant-wide improvement efforts to reduce maintenance cost and increase mechanical reliability
MTBF improvements for mechanical seals, mag-drive pumps, centrifuges, and other rotating equipment
Employee development, performance and satisfaction
Management of capital projects executed by the Mechanical Excellence group
Implement best practices for items like equipment inspections, planning & scheduling, and lubrication
Technical support for root cause failure analysis, incident investigations, preventive and predictive maintenance, general maintenance, and mechanical design issues

Essential Qualifications:

Understanding of safe work practices; excellent safety history
BS Degree in Mechanical Engineering
5 or more years experience in maintenance or engineering
Supervisory skills including safety awareness of staff, budget control, scheduling, and staff development
Leadership skills including setting goals, priorities, and performance evaluations
General understanding of the Albemarle Engineering Standards and Specifications
Experience and knowledge of the design, selection, and application of process equipment such as exchangers, vessels, centrifugal pumps, agitators, and compressors
Knowledge of maintenance work practices like planning and scheduling, rigging, pipe fitting, welding, alignments, lubrication, and work order handling
Capital project experience including: generation of scope and estimate; design of items like plant layout and piping; equipment design and procurement; and construction
Strong technical and problem solving skill for mechanical design, failure analysis, and maintenance.
Good communication skills at all levels of the organization
Ability to manage multiple projects with varied priorities and drive them to closure
Functional use of the corporate computer systems including use of SAP modules for maintenance, projects, and purchasing

Desired Qualifications:

Good motivational skills; ability to influence and manage change; ability to work well with Operations in a team environment
Knowledge of pump hydraulics, seals, and troubleshooting
Knowledge of material selection and corrosion
Knowledge of preventive and predictive technologies like vibration analysis, oil analysis, and thermography
Knowledge of best practices for fixed equipment inspections
Six sigma experience
Knowledge of RCFA methodology (Apollo or Taproot) and ability to facilitate these efforts

Valid through: 3/18/2021