Maintenance Manager

• ◆Promote a workplace that has an unwavering commitment to safety, health and environmental compliance and encourages total employee participation in continuous improvement initiatives.
• ◆Support continuous improvement with near term goals and targets to implement the department and plant strategies.
• ◆Tracks and publishes standardized maintenance performance metrics on a routine basis consistent with company

and aligns maintenance performance indicators with overall business key performance indicators.

• ✓Defines and manages the training needs for maintenance personnel and develops an associated training plan.
• ✓Manages the maintenance work planning function and the maintenance scheduling function. Develops and implements planning and scheduling standards and procedures for the plant.
• ✓Works with plant production, engineering, and SHE personnel to ensure that management of change (MOC) and mechanical integrity (MI)

which support OSHA 1910.119 Process Safety Management (PSM) are complied with.

• ✓Identifies opportunities for reliability improvement and cost reduction.
• ✓Oversees the execution of the preventive maintenance (PM) program and works with production and engineering to develop and maintain current PM procedures and schedules.
• ✓Involved in the maintenance budget development process annually and provides monthly spending analysis reports for plant personnel.
• ✓Manages the planning and execution of scheduled plant shutdowns / turnarounds.
• ✓Manages all facilities maintenance including buildings, yards, and grounds. Also manages all contract services associated with facilities and plant maintenance.
• ✓Manages and administers the plant’s CMMS (SAP) and ensures that its use is optimized to control cost and boost reliability.
• ✓Applies Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) and Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) techniques to help manufacturing areas address major reliability issues.
• ✓Manages the plant’s storeroom and works to minimize inventory value and operating cost while maximizing plant reliability. As such, manages and approves the set-up of all new spare parts.
• ✓Works with storeroom personnel to assess the storeroom’s performance level and its impact on unplanned equipment breakdown.
• ✓Reinforce compliance with standards and specifications during the execution of work.
• ✓Assists with reviews of new equipment and installations to improve maintainability.
• ✓Participates in plant HAZOP analyses and other safety reviews.

• ✓BS degree in a technical field (mechanical, electrical, or chemical engineering preferred) or associate degree in a technical field.
• ✓Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Maintenance in a chemical facility
• ✓Process Safety Management Knowledge
• ✓Experience with ERP systems for work order tracking, inventory management, and PM tracking.
• ✓Experience with reliability-based maintenance approaches and predictive maintenance technologies.
• ✓Have the ability to work collaboratively and demonstrate effective listening skills.
• ✓High energy, productive, team player
• ✓Strong leadership skills, with excellent oral and written communication skills
• ✓Ability to create and drive Synthomer core values and maintain positive employee relations.

that can set you apart...

• ✓Previous Front Line Supervisory experience (2+ years)
• ✓Experience working in union environment.
• ✓Emergency Response Incident Command certification
• ✓Knowledge of SAP maintenance and purchasing procedures
• ✓Lean Six Sigma/Project Management Experience
• ✓Knowledge of ISO 9000 systems
• ✓Familiarity with Reading Technical Drawings and Documentation
• ✓Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) knowledge

• ✓💰 Competitive, market-aligned compensation
• ✓🎯 Discretionary global bonus scheme
• ✓📈 Discretionary Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) – for senior positions
• ✓🚗 Company car or car allowance – varies by region and role
• ✓🩺 Healthcare – tailored to regional locations
• ✓👶 Parental leave and family support – maternity, paternity, adoption (aligned with regional policies)
• ✓🏡 Working options – flexibility where it matters, based on role and business needs
• ✓📚 Learning & development opportunities – training, online platforms, buddy/mentorship programs, Internal Synthomer University with L&D offers
• ✓💙 Wellbeing support – employee assistance program (EAP), mental health resources, wellbeing initiatives
• ✓🌱 Retirement / pension contributions – plans vary by country
• ✓🤝 Culture of Inclusion – where everyone can thrive
• ✓🏆 Performance culture, global reward & recognition programmes