Maintenance & Reliability Manager

Overview The Maintenance & Reliability Manager is responsible for executing Covestro’s global asset management strategy and ensuring optimal performance of production facilities. The role leads a maintenance department comprising 5 professionals, with 2 direct reports, split 70% reliability improvements and 30% maintenance manager duties. The salary range for this role is $110,998-$158,539 annually, with annual bonus potential, generous paid time off, 401K with company match, retirement contribution, tuition reimbursement, parental leave, and medical, dental and vision coverage (no waiting period). Major Responsibilities Implement and manage maintenance and reliability strategies to support production and business objectives. Develop and manage the departmental budget. Share technical best practices at the site and within the international Covestro network. Continuously improve asset availability in collaboration with internal stakeholders through KPIs and process optimization. Resolve complex technical issues using Root Cause Analysis. Ensure safety and regulatory compliance. Implement standards, systems, and KPIs (asset availability targets) for optimal asset utilization. Develop and inspire maintenance and reliability professionals. Manage external partners and contractors. Foster a culture of safety, ownership, and continuous improvement. Serve as the site expert for SAP PM and TMM. Follow the site's management of change process when implementing improvements. Provide technical support to production and maintenance teams in a 24/7 manufacturing environment. Implement preventative (PM) and predictive maintenance (PdM) techniques/technologies to determine the functional status of equipment; recommend changes to equipment asset policies based on PM/PdM findings and stay informed of the latest techniques and tools. Follow up on unexpected failures to determine if inspection/analysis techniques require modification to provide proper indication of potential future failure. Collaborate with engineering and equipment experts to determine required changes to FMEA/RCM/EMP. Maintain up-to-date knowledge of relevant internal regulations, aligning and communicating at site level to assure compliance with company policies in the field of asset reliability. Identify and provide resource needs and skillsets required to achieve availability targets and goals. Assure uniformity in technical standards and technical operations at the site. Hold functional responsibility for people development in the site's reliability/maintenance team. Define and implement the maintenance plan, including preventive and predictive maintenance plans, in line with the agreed manufacturing plan, to ensure maximum availability of production facilities on the short and long term. Manage and monitor the execution of the maintenance plan and take corrective actions to achieve results. Analyze the plant and determine the criticality of installed equipment; for critical equipment perform Failure Mode & Effect Analysis (FMEA), equipment specific for high critical and generic for medium critical. Identify and prioritize performance killers and cost drivers related to equipment reliability by evaluating plant performance using statistical methods, RCA, and FMEA. Propose and initiate solutions to eliminate actual and potential performance killers, discuss with stakeholders (maintenance, production, business, etc.), and ensure handover to appropriate work processes. Basic Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering field. At least 10 years of experience in manufacturing/production in a maintenance or technical support role. Preferred Qualifications Experience working in the Chemical industry. Experience in reliability improvement is strongly preferred. Experience in using SAP maintenance is strongly preferred. Knowledge & Skills Demonstrated record of strong leadership, teamwork skills, change management, strategic thinking, planning, organizing, decision making, and root cause analysis. Equal Employment Opportunity: Hiring and advancement are based on job-related requirements and on an individual's qualifications to perform a job. All aspects of employment are carried out free of discrimination or harassment based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disabilities, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity/gender expression or any unlawful criterion, existing under applicable federal, state, or local law. #J-18808-Ljbffr