B.S. in engineering (mechanical or industrial preferred) or equivalent experience (6-10 years in maintenance and reliability).
3-5 years of experience in a chemical or resin plant, or extensive maintenance experience.
Knowledge of process equipment operation and maintenance (reactors, tanks, pumps, etc.).
Familiarity with mechanical integrity (MI) codes and standards, and reliability programs (PdM/PM, RCFA/FMEA).
Strong computer skills and ability to learn specialized CMMS software.
Basic understanding of electrical and control systems.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills across organizational levels.
Responsibilities
Establish and oversee predictive and preventative maintenance programs, ensuring timely completion.
Analyze maintenance history to identify trends and implement corrective actions.
Drive continuous improvement through KPI tracking, root cause analysis, and equipment strategy development.
Manage the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) and standardize maintenance tasks.
Coach the maintenance team on reliability skills and identify training opportunities.
Promote a reliability-centered maintenance culture across all maintenance processes.
Collaborate with site engineers on mechanical integrity programs and capital projects.
Benefits
Benefits starting Day 1
401K with 6% company match
Medical insurance with HSA
Dental, Vision, Life, and AD&D benefits
Generous vacation, sick, and holiday pay
Annual bonus of 7.5% Short Term Incentive
Tuition Reimbursement
Paid Parental leave after 1 year
Career growth opportunities
Active Diversity & Inclusion Networks
Employee referral bonus
Full Job Description
Job Purpose
Leads reliability initiatives in line with site and business needs, tracking all stages to deliver on production, quality, health/safety/environmental, and cost improvement targets. Interfaces with other departments to establish a reliability-centered maintenance approach through communication of criticality, upcoming projects and initiatives, forecasts, and improvement tracking.
Key Responsibilities
Establishes robust predictive (PdM) and preventative (PM) maintenance programs and ensures PdM/PM plans are completed on time and according to plan. Reviews and prioritizes PdM and PM feedback for further investigation or repair and enters work requests. Maintains and reviews equipment PdM and PM history for trends and takes corrective actions based on results.
Reviews equipment maintenance and repair history for trends, identifies methods to correct and prevent recurrence, implements the corrective action, and tracks the improvement savings.
Drives continuous improvement of the reliability process through KPI tracking and analysis, root cause failure analysis (RCFA) and failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) execution, equipment criticality analysis, equipment maintenance strategy creation, and bad actor program development.
Owns the site computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) equipment naming convention and structure (Functional Location structure), PdM/PM work task standardization and consolidation, and spare parts strategies.
Coaches the maintenance team on PdM/PM tasks and skills, working with the Maintenance Supervisor to identify training opportunities to further reliability skill development.
Embeds a reliability-centered maintenance culture in all aspects of maintenance, including process safety management (PSM), mechanical integrity (MI), management of change (MOC), continuous improvement (CI), and 5S principles.
Works closely with other site engineers to develop and execute a robust mechanical integrity program in line with industry and AkzoNobel standards and best practices.
Primary interface for maintenance team on capital projects. Promote equipment standardization and maintainability, determine equipment criticality, complete FMEAs, create equipment maintenance plans and spare parts strategies for implemented projects. Occasionally complete expense and capital projects related to equipment reliability. Contribute to the MOC and PSM processes.
Job Requirements
B.S. in an engineering discipline (mechanical or industrial preferred) with 3-5 years' chemical or resin plant experience or 6-10 years' experience in maintenance and reliability in-lieu of degree.
Knowledgeable in the operation and maintenance of process equipment such as reactors, pressurized and atmospheric tanks, condensers, heat exchangers, evaporators, agitators, and pumps. Experience with MI codes and standards.
Familiarity implementing or executing MI, PdM/PM, RCFA/FMEA, Equipment Maintenance Strategy, and Bad Actor programs
Ability to sit, stand, walk, and climb in a manufacturing environment wearing appropriate PPE (hard hat, safety glasses, steel-toed shoes)
Strong computer skills. Ability to learn specialized CMMS software.
Basic knowledge of electrical and control systems
Excellent communication skills, verbal and written, across multiple organizational levels
Rewards & Benefits
Base salary range for this role is: $90,000 to $100,000. This is the range that we in good faith anticipate relying on when setting wages for this position. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This salary range may also be modified in the future.
Benefits starting Day 1
401K retirement savings with 6% company match
Medical insurance with HSA
Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D benefits
Generous vacation, sick and holiday pay
Annual bonus 7.5% Short Term Incentive
Tuition Reimbursement
Paid Parental leave after 1 year
Career growth opportunities
Active Diversity & Inclusion Networks
Employee referral bonus
Competencies
Acquiring Information
Accepting Responsibility
Accepting Direction
About AkzoNobel
AkzoNobel is a Dutch multinational company that creates paints and performance coatings for both industry and consumers worldwide. The company was founded in 1994 through the merger of Akzo NV and Nobel Industries. AkzoNobel is headquartered in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and operates in over 150 countries. The company's portfolio includes well-known brands such as Dulux, Sikkens, and International. AkzoNobel is committed to sustainability and has set a target to become carbon neutral and use 100% renewable energy by 2050.
