Maintenance Manager

Job Title

TETRA Technologies, Inc. is seeking a professional for a key role focused on site maintenance operations.

The foundation and strength of TETRA Technologies, Inc. comes from the drive and dedication of our team members. We value equal employment opportunity to stimulate creativity and innovation in our workforce as we use our collective talents to develop unique solutions to address the world's energy challenges.

Founded in 1981, TETRA (NYSE: TTI) is an energy services and solutions company focused on developing environmentally conscious services and solutions that help make people's lives better. With operations on six continents, the company's portfolio consists of Energy Services, Industrial Chemicals, and Critical Minerals. In addition to providing products and services to the oil and gas industry and calcium chloride for diverse applications, TETRA is expanding into the low-carbon energy market with chemistry expertise, key mineral acreage, and global infrastructure, helping to meet the demand for sustainable energy in the twenty-first century.

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Essential Duties

• Lead site maintenance operations with a focus on safety, environmental compliance, reliability, cost control, and continuous improvement, supporting overall plant performance and regulatory requirements.
• Own and oversee all maintenance activities, including preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs to ensure safe, reliable, and efficient operation of plant assets.
• Analyze critical equipment and processes to identify downtime and reliability risks; develop and execute maintenance strategies and contingency plans to mitigate risk.
• Establish and manage preventive maintenance (PM) and predictive maintenance (PdM) programs, including vibration analysis, lubrication, inspections, and condition-based monitoring.
• Develop and maintain strong partnerships with external contractors and service providers to support routine maintenance, turnarounds, and annual inspection requirements.
• Drive technical analysis of existing production processes to identify equipment, process, and instrumentation/control improvement opportunities, including evaluation of alternative technologies or designs.
• Measure, track, and report maintenance KPIs such as Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF), maintenance cost, and schedule compliance; use data to prioritize and implement improvements.
• Lead investigations into equipment failures, perform root-cause analysis, and implement design, process, or procedural changes to prevent recurrence.
• Develop and lead the site's continuous improvement program, including KPI reporting, incident and near-miss investigations, root-cause analysis, skills training, and continuous improvement teams.
• Collaborate closely with operations, engineering, HSEQ, and supply chain teams to ensure maintenance strategies align with production goals and capital project execution.
• Support capital projects by providing maintenance input on equipment selection, reliability, maintainability, and lifecycle cost considerations.
• Perform additional duties as required to support site safety, reliability, and business objectives.

Requirements

• Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering preferred
• 6-10+ years' experience in a Manufacturing Environment
• 10% travel
• Experience in drilling operations and downhole equipment
• Submit to and satisfactorily complete pre-employment background, medical, alcohol, and drug screening
• Must possess a valid Driver's License

The requirements are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

While performing the duties of any field-based position, an employee may be exposed to various outside weather conditions including but not limited to rain, humidity, snow, and/or heat during daytime hours and/or nighttime hours. The noise level in this work environment is usually moderate to loud for extended periods of time.

Equal Opportunity Employer. This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.