Maintenance Supervisor

Safety Leadership

Promote and enforce safe work practices and Hexion safety standards. Support Process Safety Management (PSM) and Mechanical Integrity (MI) programs. Participate in incident investigations and root cause analysis. Drive housekeeping, 5S, and visual management initiatives.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead daily maintenance activities and coordinate maintenance resources.
• Facilitate weekly maintenance planning and scheduling meetings.
• Ensure maintenance work is properly planned, prioritized, scheduled, executed, and closed in SAP.
• Manage maintenance backlog and schedule adherence.
• Cook up plant shutdowns, outages, and major maintenance activities.
• Support troubleshooting of equipment and process-related issues.

Reliability & Asset Management

• Lead efforts to improve equipment reliability and reduce unplanned downtime.
• Drive pump reliability, lubrication, vibration analysis, infrared inspections, and other predictive maintenance initiatives.
• Identify and eliminate chronic equipment issues (“bad actors”).
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective action implementation.
• Track and improve asset performance metrics and MTBF.

Mechanical Integrity & Compliance

• Ensure PM and PdM programs are effective and executed on schedule.
• Support inspection programs, pressure vessel compliance, fire protection systems, interlock testing, and regulatory requirements.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and documentation.

Contractor & Cost Management

• Cook up contractors and external service providers.
• Manage maintenance spending and support annual budget objectives.
• Ensure proper use of purchase orders and procurement processes.
• Support spare parts inventory management and storeroom optimization.
• Review labor utilization, contractor costs, and maintenance KPIs.

Leadership & Continuous Improvement

• Provide leadership, coaching, and accountability for maintenance personnel.
• Develop team capabilities through training and cross-training.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including 5S, visual management, standard work, and operational excellence programs.
• Support site initiatives such as PSIP, 4DX, and reliability improvement efforts.
• Establish systems and processes that improve long-term maintenance performance rather than relying on individual effort.