Facilities & Operations Mgr

Position Summary

The Facilities and Operations Maintenance Manager is responsible for leading and directing all aspects of facility infrastructure, building maintenance, and production equipment reliability for multiple manufacturing sites producing rubber compounds, chemical blends, and plated metal powders. This role ensures safe, efficient, compliant, and cost-effective operations by implementing preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance strategies, managing capital projects, overseeing vendor/contractor activities, and leading a team of tradesmen, technicians, and third-party service partners. The position plays a critical role in minimizing downtime, optimizing asset performance, and supporting continuous production in a highly regulated chemical and rubber processing environment.

Responsibilities

• Implement a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) for multiple facilities, facility utilities (HVAC, steam generation, compressed air, water/wastewater, electrical distribution), and facility production equipment (including mixers, extruders, calendars, mills, reactors, pumps, valves, conveying systems, and chemical handling/transfer equipment).
• Oversee multi-site maintenance coordination: standardize processes, share best practices, conduct regular site audits, and ensure consistent application of maintenance policies across locations.
• Manage the maintenance department budget, including labor, parts, contractors, capital expenditures, and facility improvements. Accountable for associated costs and identification of opportunities for cost reduction without compromising safety or reliability.
• Lead root cause analysis (RCA), failure mode effects analysis (FMEA), and continuous improvement initiatives to reduce unplanned downtime and enhance equipment uptime/OEE.
• Ensure full compliance with industrial and environment regulations (EPA, OSHA PSM, hazardous waste, emissions), process safety management (PSM) requirements, and industry operational standards relevant to chemical and rubber manufacturing (e.g., handling of hazardous materials, confined space, lockout/tagout).
• Direct the selection, training, development, and performance management of facilities and maintenance personnel (technicians, supervisors, planners, and contractors); foster a strong safety culture and drive progressive technical skills development.
• Plan and coordinate major shutdowns, turnarounds, equipment installations, modifications, and capital projects in collaboration with operations, engineering, and site leadership.
• Manage relationships with external vendors, contractors, service providers, and municipalities for specialized repairs, inspections, and facility/equipment overhauls.
• Manage the CMMS program (e.g., work orders, asset history, maintenance schedules, spare parts); to ensure systemic facilities management processes driven by KPIs such as MTBF, MTTR, maintenance costs, and compliance metrics.
• Support new facility/equipment installations, expansions, and reliability engineering efforts to incorporate maintainability, sustainability, and industrial compliance best practices.
• Perform other duties as assigned to support overall operations and company goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Technology, Facilities Management, or a closely related field is required.
• A valid Massachusetts Construction Supervisor license is strongly desired.
• 8-10+ years of progressive maintenance and facilities management experience in industrial manufacturing environments is required.
• 3+ years in a leadership/supervisory role managing maintenance and tradesmen teams preferably in chemical processing, rubber compounding, polymers, pharmaceuticals, or similar process industries involving hazardous materials and continuous/batch operations required.
• Demonstrated experience managing multi-site or multi-facility maintenance operations is preferred.
• Proven experience in heavy industrial equipment maintenance (e.g., rotating equipment, process piping, chemical reactors, mixing/milling systems).
• Must be a US Citizen or a US Permanent Resident.

Technical Knowledge

• Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and instrumentation systems common in chemical/rubber manufacturing.
• Experience with CMMS systems (e.g., Maximo, SAP PM, UpKeep, Fiix) for work order management and reliability tracking.
• Knowledge of PSM, OSHA, EPA regulations, and industrial safety standards (highly preferred in chemical environments).

Preferred Qualifications

• Certification in maintenance/reliability (e.g., CMRP – Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional, CRL, or similar).
• Experience with hazardous chemical handling, PSM-covered processes, or rubber/polymer compounding equipment.
• Project management experience (PMP certification a plus).
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, budgeting software, and data analysis tools.

Key Competencies And Skills

• Safety-first mindset with proven ability to drive zero-incident performance.
• Strong leadership and team-building skills with the ability to motivate diverse teams across sites.
• Excellent problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making abilities under pressure.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written) for interacting with operations, engineering, senior leadership, and external parties.

Conditions of Employment

This position is subject to meeting U.S. export compliance and/or U.S. Government contracting citizenship eligibility requirements.

Pay

Pay Range: $120500 to $210950 annually. Participation in Annual Incentive Program.

Benefits

• Comprehensive coverage for medical, prescription drugs, dental, vision, voluntary optional life, accident insurance, hospital indemnity insurance and critical illness insurance with competitive premium cost.
• 401(k) Plan with company matching contributions at 100% of the first 5% of pay.
• Company provided defined-contribution retirement plan with annual contribution equal to 3% of pay.
• Career development and tuition reimbursement.
• Other benefits including paid parental leave, short and long-term disability programs, adoption assistance, a Care.com membership and financial planning assistance are provided at no cost to you.
• Supplemental benefit programs including identity protection, legal protection, and pet wellness are available at competitive rates.
• Paid Time Off and Company-Paid Holidays.