Asset Director

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We are looking for a seasoned Asset Director to join our team in Los Angeles, CA. The Asset Director is responsible to lead and manage a division of the Terminal Asset program, ensuring the shop equipment and facilities operate at their optimum level of safety, reliability, availability & efficiency. Implement and maintain equipment maintenance strategies based on Global Asset Maintenance requirements and local legislation, promote a culture that prioritizes timely interventions and proactive measures to minimize downtime and its impact on overall performance.

We offer:

We offer you an exciting global career at the forefront of world trade.
Working with the best people in a global team culture with future growth opportunities in an industry that has a significant impact on the world economy.

Key responsibilities:

Health Safety & Environmental

• Always consider safety of personnel and assets

• Ensure compliance with HSSE policies and procedures, enforcing safe working practices and promoting a safe workplace.

• Contribute to maintaining a strong safety culture within APMT operations.

• Promote the delivery of continuous improvement and constant drive towards incident free operations and reducing unplanned equipment outages by reporting discrepancies in maintenance procedures and guidelines.

Performance/Operational

• Transform the defined strategy into tangible annual plans and coinciding maintenance cycles and plans. Take ownership of the adoption of CMMS. Ensure full accountability for developing fit for-purpose maintenance plans aligned with operational needs and best practices

• Provide leadership and strategy to the Planning and Execution Managers and their specialists as well as your own specialists

• Define and track performance through global and local KPIs and targets whilst reporting and analyzing deviations from targets, developing improvement actions where necessary

• Secure the ability to deploy the machinery, procedures and workforce needed to support maintenance of the assets.

Strategy

• Support and manage the 5-year Asset Maintenance plan for your specified equipment.

• Contribute to global maintenance strategies, considering local regulations and requirements.

• Conduct medium to long-term planning for budgeting, asset refurbishment, and disposal to maintain asset integrity and meet operational goals.

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement, drive the team towards more structured, proactive maintenance practices that enhance operational efficiency and long-term performance

Asset Integrity

• Responsible for the integrity of all terminal assets, facilities and infrastructure

• Ensure inspections, surveys and audits are performed as required on all assets.

• Ensure all operational and technical risks are identified, reviewed and suitable mitigations are put in place

Resource Management

• Identify Asset Maintenance resource requirements for the next 5 years, aligned with operational and commercial forecasts

• Responsible for securing the right maintenance plans to support both Asset Maintenance Planning and Execution management and efficiently deploy the equipment, procedures human resources and inventory necessary to accomplish local operational plans

People/Communications

• Build a strong team by attracting and retaining talent

• Create and sustain an environment that is supportive of learning, training and development, whilst facilitating open dialogue and communications so that terminal operations and activities can run effectively and efficiently.

• Provide leadership and strategy to Planning and Execution Managers and their specialists as well as your own specialists.

Cost Management

• Monitor and support local budgets, developing necessary business cases and technical equipment reports.

• Assist in managing the Maintenance & Repair Department budget in alignment with APMT business strategy.

Who we are looking for:

• Minimum university degree in engineering or relevant field

• Requires five years' experience leading maintenance and repair departments

• Requires excellent organization skills, including planning, directing and monitoring activities

• Requires "walk the shop floor" approach to problem solving

• Experience in productivity optimization through process optimization

• Strong communication skills with the ability to communicate across the local organization

• Strong problem solving and analytical skills, including the ability to consider complex and ambiguous situations objectively, whilst applying full consideration of causes, implications on business and stakeholders

• Fluent in English

• Knowledge of local Safety, Health and Environment workplace regulations

• Strong knowledge in computer skills and professional programs (i.e.: Microsoft Office, Database, EPR/CMMS systems)

Job Type: Full Time

Salary: USD 150,000.00 - USD 220,000.00

Benefits: Full time employees are eligible For Health Insurance, Paid Time Off, and 401k match

The above stated pay range is the anticipated starting salary range for this position. The Company may adjust this range in light of prevailing market conditions and other factors such as location. The Company will work directly with the selected candidate(s) on the final starting salary in accordance with all applicable laws.

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