Sr. Maintenance and Reliability Manager

Company	Ascend Performance Materials
Location	Pensacola, FL, USA
Salary	$Not Provided – $Not Provided
Type	Full-Time
Degrees
Experience Level	Senior, Expert or higher

Minimum 15 years of experience in operations, reliability, maintenance, and/or engineering leadership roles.
Minimum 10 years in the chemical or petrochemical industry.
Proven experience leading large-scale maintenance and reliability transformations.
Maintenance and Reliability Professional certification preferred.
Professional Engineering license preferred.
Demonstrated ability to lead and develop large technical teams in dynamic environments.
Strong strategic and operational leadership capabilities.
Expertise in maintenance systems (SAP), predictive analytics, and turnaround planning.
Excellent interpersonal, coaching, and communication skills.
Ability to manage complex projects and drive alignment across cross-functional teams.
Deep knowledge of world-class maintenance and reliability standards and practices.
High tolerance for ambiguity and adeptness in leading change.

Lead and develop the site’s reliability and maintenance team, ensuring effective execution and capability growth.
Partner with the Site Director and Leadership Team to resolve operational constraints and drive strategic initiatives.
Set clear objectives and expectations for direct reports and foster a collaborative, values-driven culture.
Promote Ascend’s One Ascend mindset and a customer-focused approach throughout the organization.
Deliver Annual Operating Plan (AOP) commitments and adjust plans to address emerging site priorities.
Drive execution of safe, cost-effective, and regulatory-compliant maintenance activities and projects.
Lead the implementation of standardized maintenance work processes (MWP) and reliability frameworks aligned with industry best practices.
Ensure optimized use of SAP and maintenance systems for effective planning and execution.
Oversee development of turnaround strategies and continuous improvement initiatives.
Develop and implement reliability strategies centered on predictive and preventive maintenance across mechanical and instrumentation systems.
Prioritize maintenance investments and capital expenditures that maximize Operational Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
Instill a proactive, data-driven reliability culture in collaboration with operations and engineering.
Ensure alignment of reliability goals with process safety and work process optimization.