Project Manager

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Maintenance Manager Orange CA Plant

Position Summary

The Maintenance Manager leads the maintenance organization at Syensqos Oranage CA composite materials manufacturing plant. This role is accountable for safe compliant and reliable operation of plant assets through strong maintenance and reliability practices and continuous improvement approach.

The role leads a unionized multi-craft team working a 24/5 roster subject to weekend overtime for hourly staff and ensures disciplined work management through SAP (CMMS) including planning scheduling execution and performance reporting.

Reporting Line / Organization

• Reports to: Engineering Manager
• Direct reports:
  • Maintenance Planner/Scheduler (salaried)
  • 6 Union multi-craft maintenance technicians (24/5 roster)
• Key matrix/support interface: Reliability Engineer Project Engineers

Key Responsibilities

1) HSE Compliance & Leadership

• Set clear expectations and model strong HSE leadership for all maintenance activities.
• Ensure compliance with site standards and applicable regulatory requirements (including safe work permitting practices such as LOTO hot work confined space line breaking contractor safety etc.).
• Lead or support incident investigations and ensure timely corrective/preventive actions; promote learning and standardization.
• Maintain strong field presence to validate safe behaviors work quality and adherence to procedures.
• Authorised signer for the safe work permit (SWP) system

2) Work Management Excellence (SAP CMMS Focus)

• Own end-to-end maintenance work management through SAP : work request intake gatekeeping prioritization planning scheduling execution close-out and history quality.
• Establish operating rhythms (daily/weekly scheduling meetings backlog reviews KPI reviews) with Operations and Maintenance leadership.
• Drive SAP master data quality (asset hierarchy functional locations equipment records task lists BOMs measurement points) to enable effective planning and reliability analysis.
• Improve schedule compliance wrench time PM completion and backlog health through structured processes and coaching.

3) Maintenance Strategy Reliability & Continuous Improvement (incl. Mechanical Integrity)

• Define and deploy preventive/predictive maintenance strategies aligned to asset criticality risk and business needs.
• Drive reliability and continuous improvement practices (RCA bad actor elimination defect elimination standard job plans).
• Mechanical Integrity (MI): ensure MI requirements are integrated into maintenance strategies and executed with discipline:
  • Ensure inspections testing PMs and documentation are completed per defined MI requirements and schedules.
  • Track MI findings deficiencies and corrective actions to closure prioritizing risk-based work.
  • Maintain MI-related records and equipment files within SAP and supporting systems; support audits/assessments.
• Partner with the Reliability & Project Engineers and Engineering to develop reliability improvements and manage technical problem solving.
• Support lifecycle planning and obsolescence management; propose maintainability improvements.

4) Leadership of a Unionized Multi-Craft 24/5 Organization

• Lead coach and develop a multi-craft team across shifts with clear expectations and accountability.
• Work effectively within the collective bargaining agreement; partner with union leadership and HR as needed.
• Ensure appropriate coverage and skill depth across shifts; manage overtime responsibly.
• Foster an inclusive high-performance culture centered on safety quality and teamwork.

5) Budget Materials Spares & Contractor Management

• Own the maintenance budget (labor materials services); deliver cost control without compromising safety or reliability.
• Lead contractor selection onboarding supervision and performance management ensuring HSE compliance.
• Oversee materials and spares strategy in partnership with the Maintenance Buyer to ensure availability of critical parts while optimizing inventory.

6) Outage / Shutdown Planning & Execution

• Plan and execute maintenance outages/shutdowns: scope development resource loading materials readiness risk reviews and post-job lessons learned.
• Align outage work with MI requirements reliability priorities and operational constraints.

Scope / Equipment Environment

The Anaheim plant includes but is not limited to the following equipment and systems:

• Mixers
• Ovens and thermal processing equipment
• Utilities (e.g. air steam chilled water vacuum process water LV/MV electrical etc.)
• Dust collection systems
• Prepreg machines
• Hot melt systems
• Solution dip systems
• Related supporting infrastructure and controls

Key Interfaces

• Internal: Operations/Production HSE Quality Engineering/Projects Reliability/Project Engineering Supply Chain/Procurement Finance HR
• External: OEMs contractors service providers inspectors/auditors regulators (as applicable)

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelors degree in Mechanical/Electrical/Industrial Engineering or equivalent relevant experience demonstrating progressive career advancement.
• Typically 710 years of industrial maintenance experience in chemical/process manufacturing or comparable environments.
• Proven experience leading maintenance teams; union workforce leadership experience strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated proficiency in maintenance planning/scheduling and work management processes.
• High proficiency in SAP (CMMS) including work order lifecycle master data reporting and KPI management.

Highly Regarded

• Further studies or advanced training in maintenance engineering reliability or asset management.
• Experience building or maturing reliability programs (RCM PM optimization PdM expansion).

Skills & Competencies

• Strong HSE leadership and risk-based decision making
• Working knowledge of union contracts and constructive labor relations
• Analytical structured problem solving; ability to lead RCAs and convert findings into sustained improvements
• Strong cross-functional communication and stakeholder management
• Contractor oversight and vendor performance management
• Ability to prioritize effectively in a 24/5 subject to weekend overtime manufacturing environment
• Working Conditions / Schedule
• Plant-based role supporting a 24/7 technician roster; off-hours support may be needed for critical events and planned outages.
• Work in manufacturing areas requiring PPE (including respirators) and adherence to site safety requirements.

Success Measures (Examples)

• Reduced unplanned downtime; improved asset availability and stability
• Improved PM execution performance (on-time completion quality of close-out audit readiness)
• Improved schedule compliance and backlog health
• Reduction in repeat failures and maintenance rework
• Effective cost management with sustained reliability improvement

You will get:

Competitive salary and benefits package. The U.S. base salary range reasonably expected to be paid for this position is $98720 to $123400 per year. Since actual compensation packages are based on a variety of factors unique to each candidate we may ultimately pay more or less than the posted base salary range. Total compensation for this role also includes bonus and/or other incentives.

16 or more weeks of maternity/paternity and co-parenting leave according to local regulations

Training platform for all employees

Free well-being sessions (physical and psychological)

Additional information:

• Location: Anaheim CA (on-site)
• Must be fit to use a full face respirator ( Clean shaven requirement no beard)
• Must be a U.S Citizen or Green Card holder
• Must have a HS Diploma or GED
• Plant-based role supporting a24/7 technician roster; off-hours support may be needed for critical events and planned outages.

About us

• Syensqo is a science company developing groundbreaking solutions that enhance the way we live work travel and play. Inspired by the scientific councils which Ernest Solvay initiated in 1911 we bring great minds together to push the limits of science and innovation for the benefit of our customers with a diverse global team of more than 13000 associates. Our solutions contribute to safer cleaner and more sustainable products found in homes food and consumer goods planes cars batteries smart devices and health care applications. Our innovation power enables us to deliver on the ambition of a circular economy and explore breakthrough technologies that advance humanity.
• At Syensqo we seek to promote unity and not uniformity. We value the diversity that individuals bring and we invite you to consider a future with us regardless of background age gender national origin ethnicity religion sexual orientation ability or identity. We encourage individuals who may require any assistance or accommodations to let us know to ensure a seamless application experience. We are here to support you throughout the application journey and want to ensure all candidates are treated equally. If you are unsure whether you meet all the criteria or qualifications listed in the job description we still encourage you to apply.
• Syensqo is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation gender identity national origin disability veteran status or any other legally protected characteristics.
  
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