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Vader-Rey Recruiting and Consulting

Maintenance Manager

Vader-Rey Recruiting and Consulting, Galveston, Texas, United States


Maintenance Manager No sponsorship is available The Maintenance Manager is responsible for day-to-day maintenance activities of the safe, reliable handling of liquid refined and dry bulk products. Supervising a 12-15 cross-functional maintenance crew to maintain the efficient and safe operation that supports the company’s core values of accountability, integrity, safety, and care of environmental stewardship. This position is an Executive Leadership Team role working closely and in concert with the President. Roles: Manage employees : responsible for hiring, training, organizing, and overseeing the schedules and work of the maintenance staff. Conducts performance evaluations that are timely and constructive. Handles discipline and termination of employees as needed and in accordance with company policy. Budget: responsible for the planning and review of the maintenance budget. Process, Policies, and Procedures: responsible for developing, evaluating, and ensuring compliance with all processes, policies, and procedures for the maintenance department. Reporting: responsible for ensuring that adequate information is being tracked, monitored, and reported for better decision-making for the terminal. Responsibilities: Actively support achieving safe, reliable, and efficient operations of liquid and dry storage facilities, including the support of rail, vessel, storage, and loading operations within the terminal facility. Planning, coordinating, staffing, and scheduling to effectively and efficiently execute both operational and maintenance activities while also maintaining R&M costs to budget requirements. Physically present daily in the field providing crew supervision and on-the-spot training and coaching, inspection of the days’ jobs for progress, quality, and housekeeping while also planning and inspecting the following days’ jobs as well as boarder crew development, discipline, recruitment, hiring, and terminations. Ensure that safety, environmental, budgetary, strategies, reliability, and standard policies and procedures are followed, attained, and aligned with terminal goals. Monitor terminal maintenance team productivity in compliance with procedures. Take corrective action and provide recommendations as required. Manage and document 1, 5, and 10-year inspection programs and mechanical integrity programs for tank and piping systems within the terminal in accordance with API-570 and API-653 Standards. Manage and document annual USCG Dock inspection for all in-service docks in the terminal in accordance with 33 CFR 154 and 33 CFR 156. Develop and implement preventive maintenance programs for fixed and rotating equipment. Develop and implement preventive maintenance programs for heavy equipment in accordance with OEM recommendations. Warehouse communication – parts inventory, establish min/max and consumption, inventory value, and benchmark terminal requirements and cost. Manage all cross-functional contractor teams and Master Service Agreements in support of the overall terminal. Maintain and oversee the terminal facility core infrastructure that encompasses the entire site, including buildings, substations, perimeter areas, tank farms, piping and pipelines, warehouses, and dock areas. Coordinate and plan routine and major maintenance activities with terminal operations departments to minimize business interruption of day-to-day activities. Prepare work scopes, schedules, and budgets, manage Store inventories, and review technical packages for selected maintenance and Capital projects; and review craft execution plans for content and field execution effectiveness with respect to industry best practices. Direct the activities and the terminal maintenance employees and contractors; provide mentorship in the use of industry best practices, conflict resolution, teamwork, and self-directed teams. Review and improve written procedures, and monitor the productivity of the terminal maintenance team in compliance with procedures. Take corrective action and provide recommendations as required. Develop and analyze maintenance and Capital budgets and long-term plans, including trends, and report deviations to terminal management. Maintain accountability for budget creation, justification, and implementation. Other duties as assigned. Expectations: A leader, coach, and clear communicator with the ability to define and hold his team accountable to high goals and expectations for performance striving for operational and safety excellence with exacting standards and continuously improving. Task and planning driven, team and service-oriented. Customer service-minded and solution-driven. An innovative and entrepreneurial mindset with openness to a dynamic, fast-paced work environment. Initiative to problem solve and make continuous improvements to the operation and the personnel involved. Always looking for opportunities to make it safer and better. Proactive maintenance foundation. Preventive maintenance is driven. Awareness of basic Accounting and financial processes, principles, and cost discipline. Ability to multi-task and simultaneously work on differing projects while prioritizing properly and meeting deadlines. Accurately forecast and plan staffing and maintenance activities to operational requirements while managing an established budget. Ability to quickly and accurately troubleshoot equipment and processes and provide critical thinking in times of operational upset. Ability to accurately balance true operational demands to maintenance requirements. OSHA, MSHA, and rail experience, awareness, training, and certification. Engineering background experience and discipline with a focus on maintenance management and planning You may be asked to participate in an Emergency Response Team (ERT); please understand that participation in the ERT is both an expectation and condition of employment. Accomplish job responsibilities/duties in accordance with the company’s Core Values. Looks for opportunities to increase knowledge, works to increase responsibility, and strives to achieve personal goals. Observes safety and security procedures; Determines appropriate action beyond guidelines; Reports potentially unsafe conditions; Uses equipment and materials properly. Follows policies and procedures; Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time; Supports organization's goals and values; Benefits organization through outside activities. Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness; Looks for ways to improve and promote quality; Applies feedback to improve performance; Monitors own work to ensure quality. Qualifications and Education Requirements: Must have a degree in Mechanical Engineering Must have 5-8 years of applicable maintenance related industry experience Extensive knowledge of building systems such as plumbing, electrical, and HVAC. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Ability to identify issues and determine repairs that are needed. Ability to plan maintenance schedules for building systems. Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite or similar software. Experience with CMMS software is preferred. Must have or be able to obtain a TWIC card. Must possess and maintain a valid US driver’s license. Must pass all pre-employment testing, including a drug test, physical, and background check. Physical Demands: Physically able to perform repairs when needed. Ability to work at elevated heights, including using lifts, ladders, and stairs. Candidates must be able to work in confined spaces and be capable of climbing ladders and scaffolds and working at heights. Must be able to perform work wearing PPE, including but not limited to rain gear, chemical protective clothing, supplied air and air-purifying respirators, safety harness, FRC, hard hat, ear plugs, safety glasses, etc. Frequently required to sit, stand, walk, reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl. Work is done outdoors; must be comfortable working in all weather conditions. Ability to lift to 50 pounds.