Scope of Responsibilities

• Maintain a safe and regulatory compliant work environment
• Responsible for all aspects of engineering and maintenance at the StarChem manufacturing site
• Manage the upkeep and maintenance of all plant equipment ensuring that all equipment is fully operational and safe to use
• Provide cost-effective, well-engineered solutions to meet the requirements of the business and drive new engineering and construction projects to completion as required by the business

Duties & Responsibilities

Operational

• Manage the maintenance and engineering group ensure that the group has the right mix of expertise required for plant maintenance
• Schedule workload and assign duties on a daily basis to members of the maintenance group
• Work with production manager to establish shorter-term project priorities in line with the immediate demands of production
• Participate in monthly management meetings to give an update on key project status and discuss key project prioritization
• Provide guidance to the management team in ways to invest capital to improve plant efficiencies and manufacturing flexibility

Preventive Maintenance

• Establish a preventive maintenance program to ensure that all critical equipment is maintained and fully-functional
• Use a software program to set a maintenance schedule on critical equipment and also to log new maintenance requests from manufacturing and EHS, as well as track maintenance history and cost of equipment
• Perform regular equipment and site checks to ensure all equipment is functioning and safe to operate

Project Management

• Drive all projects from an engineering perspective, deliver on time on budget results
• Provide engineering expertise to develop capital expansion plans and equipment upgrades that meet business demands
• Design equipment and modify existing equipment to ensure maximum manufacturing flexibility in the plant
• Work to reduce costs by providing the most cost-effective engineering options
• Develop relationships with vendors and contractors to ensure best service and pricing on any projects for StarChem

• Maintain equipment to safety standards required by OSHA
• Ensure all contractors working in the plant follow all the OSHA safety requirements
• Maintain all inspections and records to equipment required by State and Federal Agencies

Education & Experience

• Experience working in a Chemical Manufacturing plant, experience in RMP/PSM environment a plus
• Understanding of Class I, Div II explosion-proof environment
• Experience with computer-controlled automation of chemical processes using DCS (Seimens control system)
• Minimum BS in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering and 5 years of experience in an engineering supervisory role