Maintenance Supervisor

Westlake · Prairie, MS

Level: Supervisor
Team: Reliability
Experience asked: 8+ years
Industry: Chemicals
Posted: 14 days ago

The role in 30 seconds

An engineer-level reliability role at Westlake (chemicals) in Prairie, MS. Support and drive, accident prevention and environmental excellence.

They ask for: 8+ years
Tools it names: SAP

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How this role compares

Against 27 other live reliability postings in Mississippi.

Experience asked: More than usual (8+ vs 4+)

Skills these teams ask for most

✓ Team leadership 50%
Welding 50%
PLC 46%
Tooling 36%
EHS / safety 29%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

It asks for 8+ years. If you're close, apply anyway: requirements are a wish list. Talk to someone on the team first.

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Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at Westlake
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Qualifications

· High school diploma or equivalent required, plus completion of an

approved Instrument/Electrical course or equivalent field experience and

8+ years plant experience.

· Good working knowledge of equipment, materials, techniques, and

safeguards in respective discipline for maintenance and construction of a

compounding plant.

· Proven supervisory/administrative skills.

· Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written is mandatory

· Proficient in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Windows and knowledge

of SAP (S/4).

· Must be able to communicate to all levels of local management and to

other departments to explain problems and proposed solutions.

Ability to impact and influence, and to persuade others to a particular

course of action

If you are an active Westlake employee (or an employee of any Westlake affiliates), please do not apply here. You will apply via the Jobs Hub application in Workday.

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Westlake offers you the potential to enrich your work life and career experience in an entrepreneurial environment. We work together to enhance peoples' lives through our products and presence in the communities in which we operate.

Summary

Direct and coordinates activities of workers engaged in repair, maintenance, and installation of machines, tools and equipment, and in maintenance of buildings, grounds and utility systems of included in the Prairie Plant by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate supervisors.

Safety, Environment

· Support and drive, accident prevention and environmental excellence.

· Inspect operating machines and equipment for conformance with

operational standards.

· Confers with management, engineering, and quality control personnel to

resolve safety issues and maintenance problems and recommends

measures to improve operations and conditions of machines and

equipment.

Supply Chain

· Reviews equipment spares inventories and ensures that critical spares are

procured.

Production

· Plans, develops, and implements new methods and procedures designed

to improve operations, minimize operating costs, and effect greater

utilization of labor and materials.

· Reviews new product plans and discusses equipment needs and

modification with project engineer.

Control

· Manages and coordinates activities of a team of skilled workers engaged

in maintaining and repairing equipment, structures, utility systems,

buildings, and grounds.

· As a member of the senior management team at the Prairie facility,

participates in team meetings, strategic planning and PIP.

· Develops preventative maintenance program in conjunction with reliability

engineering and maintenance staff.

· Writes AFE’s and supports Capex efforts annually.

Quality

· Directly supervises the reliability engineer, maintenance supervisor, and

maintenance planner ensuring that metrics and goals are achieved within

each contributor’s purview.

· Directly supervises the maintenance department; oversees the

performance management, attendance and training functions.

· Coordinates activities of workers fabricating or modifying machines, tools,

or equipment to manufacture new products or improve existing products.

· Review backlog of new Work Orders with maintenance supervisor &

maintenance planner weekly to confirm priorities for planning.

· Ensures storeroom is neat and orderly.

· Evaluate and assure accurate timecards, material requisitions, work plans,

and schedules are being utilized.

· Performs other duties as assigned.