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RESPONSIBILITIES - Ensure compliance with safety regulations and Company Safety, Health, and Environmental Programs, Policies and Procedures
- Share leadership in site improvement efforts and the general management of the Tonawanda facility consistent with stated beliefs, values and behavioral standards of the site.
- Provide maintenance and reliability engineering resources.
- Audit all maintenance work for compliance with applicable management systems (ISO9001, ISO14001, ISO50001, FSSC22000).
- Ensure that all work improves or maintains the overall safety and health impact of site
- Take an active role in ensuring that the plant is continuously improving HSE performance
- Ensure that the Tonawanda maintenance planning and scheduling are effective.
- Ensure department goals meet plant business needs/plans and that the department operations are managed for maximum efficiency and effectiveness
- Contribute to strategic planning for plant
- Coach and develop line supervisors/coordinators.
- Manage the resources required to maintain and enhance the plant's equipment and facilities to achieve or exceed required levels of production.
- Plan, organize, lead, and control all maintenance activities in order to maintain equipment reliability and meet production and quality requirements in a safe and cost-effective manner.
- Promote best practices in condition-monitoring predictive maintenance techniques to improve plant up-time.
- Participate in the overall coordination, management and review of the quality process as a member of the Plant Leadership Team.
- Ensure team maintains an effective mechanical integrity system for the facility.
- Ensure the project management system is used to effectively manage capital and other resources.
- Manage resources required to plan, develop, implement and enhance cost awareness, control, and reduction programs to ensure favorable performance against plant maintenance and departmental operating budgets.
- Actively participate in collecting and disseminating information and resources to allow the maintenance group to improve their technical performance and management techniques.
- Develop, implement and actively manage stores inventory strategy for the site.
- Lead and support development of reliability/manufacturing competencies and skills throughout the workforce with a focus on continuous development of maintenance skills, and providing an environment to foster improved teamwork within and between team and crews.
- Lead change initiatives to support organizational growth, development and skills.
- Take on Plant Manager delegation when needed.
REQUIREMENTS - BS Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, preferred.
- Previous experience as a Maintenance Manager, Supervisor, and/or Engineer; 7+ years chemical or industrial experience.
- 3 - 5+ years people management/supervisory experience.
- Budget management.
- Production/manufacturing management experience - 8 to 10 years.
- Mechanical aptitude with a familiarity in one or more disciplines including but not limited to piping, mechanical integrity, vibration analysis etc.
- Basic knowledge of maintenance craft.
- Strong working knowledge of maintenance and reliability engineering discipline.
- Experience working and managing in a union environment. Contact negotiation experience preferred.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Proven ability to manage time and priorities effectively .
- Strong analytical, organizational and leadership abilities.
- Works without supervision and provides technical guidance when required on achieving full compliance with applicable rules and regulations in management and/or operations.
Your Application To ensure that your application is proceeded as quickly as possible and to protect the environment, please apply online via our careers portal. Further information about Evonik as Employer can be found at Please address your application to the Talent Acquisition Manager, stating your earliest possible starting date and your salary expectations.
Your Talent Acquisition Manager: Samantha Burge [C] Company is