Sr. Maintenance and Reliability Manager

POSITION OVERVIEW As a key member of the Business and Site Leadership Teams, the Reliability & Maintenance Leader will have leadership accountability for all reliability and maintenance functions at the Pensacola Florida facility. This role will focus on the development of a comprehensive evergreen multi-year approach to optimizing predictive reliability, maintenance and productivity. The ideal candidate will have experience leading maintenance, reliability teams or operations in the chemicals or petro-chemicals industry. Most importantly, the ideal candidate will have led a large, complex site through a successful maintenance and reliability transformation. TARGETED OUTCOMES Support and Sustain a multi-year strategic plan that includes identification and delivery of opportunities to improve maintenance productivity, turnarounds and reliability that will result in a significant improvement in business profitability. Grow and develop capable teams and leaders who are able to drive execution of plans and deliver targeted results. Encourage and promote a culture that is proactive and personifies innovative ways of solving problems driven by business profitability and bottom line results. Discipline in MWP execution agility field and customer driven KEY RESPONSIBILITIES People Foster a cohesive organization through regular engagement, availability to the team and accountability for all members of the team. Establish and communicate clear and consistent expectations (job performance, professionalism, work ethic, attendance, interpersonal relationships, etc.) for all MRE Team members. Coach/mentor Team members in their development relative to their ability to execute expectations. Initiate progressive corrective action as warranted. Ensure adequate and effective skills of and training for all Team members. Coordinate the selection process for any new Team members. Leadership Lead the site reliability and maintenance teams and continuously develop their skills and experiences along with the systems and processes to drive efficiency and improved performance. As a member of the Site Leadership team, partner with the Site Director and leadership team to identify and resolve key issues and constraints facing the facility as well as identify new opportunities. Establish clear objectives for each position, communicate them to the leaders/employees and provide opportunities for continuous dialogue and feedback on performance and development. Encourage team work to drive department performance and maintain a respective work place Deliver AOP commitments and coordinate AOP changes, impact and mitigating solutions to site leadership. Maintenance Implement long-term strategies to ensure efficient and cost effective execution of maintenance activities, maintenance standards, reliability, equipment integrity, preventive/predictive maintenance programs, and SAP management. Implement site processes that ensure that maintenance and project execution across the site are conducted in a safe, responsible and environmentally sound manner in compliance with all regulatory requirements. Establish and maintain process for facility wide continuous improvement and cost improvement. Oversee an integrated multi-year Maintenance and Reliability execution strategy for the facility. Serve as a communication channel to share the best practices with other APM sites that will enable growth. Reliability Develop and implement a multi-year reliability strategy that focuses on predictive and preventive maintenance technologies to include mechanical and instrumentation systems. Drive the development of a proactive data focused reliability culture in partnership with operations leaders. Provide leadership on prioritizing maintenance spend and capital expenditures that will have the greatest impact on Operational Equipment Effectiveness (OEE). Lead the prioritization and execution of reliability, process safety, and work process optimization. REPORTS TO Sr. Site Director - PNS TEAM Direct reports include: Operations Maintenance, Reliability and Small Capital Projects teams. REQUIRED EXPERIENCE 15 years, includes experience in leading operations, reliability, maintenance, and/or engineering organizations. 10 years in Chemical or Petrochemical Industry Experience transforming Maintenance and Reliability organizations. DESIRED CERTIFICATION Project Management Certification Maintenance and Reliability Professionals Certification Professional Engineering Certification/Registration REQUIRED SKILLS Agility, resilience and tolerance for ambiguity and change in fast-paced, collaborative environment. Engage and Empower People, Sets high Expectations & Clear Direction, Drives & Delivers Performance and Leads with Agility. Excellent interpersonal skills and a collaborative, servant based leadership style Excellent verbal, analytical, organizational, writing and presentation skills. Excellent coaching and facilitation skills and high energy level bringing employees and teams together. Demonstrated ability to apply Continuous Improvement Tools Excellent understanding and experience with world class maintenance, reliability and engineering practices and standards Demonstrated ability to effectively manage multiple complex projects Demonstrated commitment to delivering customer success Strategic thought leadership Skills Summary: About Us: Ascend Performance Materials is the premium provider of high quality chemicals, fibers and plastics. With world scale integrated manufacturing facilities we are able to develop new products from our core technologies, and provide flexibility to respond to the expanding needs of customers. Ascend has global sales and distribution facilities across the globe and six manufacturing facilities globally. As a privately-held company, our people do big things and make big decisions, often much earlier in their careers than at larger companies. Ascend Performance Materials offers team members the opportunity to contribute in big, meaningful ways—all within a stable and growing business. Why work at Ascend? Our vision is to be the recognized leader in the nylon 6,6 value chain, creating new possibilities with PA66 for everyone, everywhere, every day. We achieve that through living our Ascend values. We care. We operate safely with high integrity for our employees, our customers and our communities. Our people are our greatest assets, and our Total Rewards Program extends beyond traditional benefits to include access to on-site medical clinics at our U.S. facilities, a global wellness rewards program and Performance Matters, an employee-driven recognition plan. Our Commitment to Zero demonstrates our belief that is it possible to operate with zero personal injuries, zero process safety incidents and zero environmental releases. And the Ascend Cares Foundation, led by Ascend employees, supports Ascend families in times of need, provides inspiring opportunities for community engagement and facilitates community leadership. Customer-focused. We exist for our customers; they drive our actions. Their success is our success. Our plastics and chemicals are building blocks that help make everyday essentials safer and more sustainable, and we constantly strive to develop new and innovative products to meet the future needs of our customers. And that customer focus doesn’t only apply to the marketplace – it also applies to how we treat our colleagues and our fellow community members. Better every day. We invest in our people and our processes to improve every day. A2E, our continuous improvement program, guides the way we do business. And this way of problem solving applies not only to our manufacturing practices but also to our commitment to developing our people. You’ll see it during your career at Ascend in our leadership development, skills training and mentoring programs Agile. We think broadly and lead proactively in a constantly evolving organization and industry. Agility doesn’t mean simply working quickly – it means critical thinking, creative problem solving and novel approaches to everyday challenges. One Ascend. All together, with a common set of goals and an eye toward the future. We don’t accept silos. We look for ways to share across departments, sites and geography. This means you won’t be boxed into a single role at Ascend – you could get the chance to work with teams across the globe to improve the way we serve our people, our customers and our communities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, religion, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, citizenship, genetic information or other protected status under federal, state or local laws.