Corporate Maintenance & Reliability Manager

thgrp; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Asphalt Materials, Inc. seeks a Corporate Maintenance & Reliability Manager to establish and coordinate a maintenance management system across 23 facilities.

You will lead CMMS adoption, data build-out, and a phased improvement roadmap, partnering with Operations to meet maintenance and plant performance goals. The role requires a strong track record in maintenance leadership, CMMS implementation, and data-driven decision making, with a focus on hot oil/thermal systems and critical equipment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering or an equivalent combination of education and relevant maintenance leadership experience.
• 5+ years leading maintenance programs in bulk liquid or heavy industrial operations.
• Experience deploying CMMS, data build-out, and multi-site rollout is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assess current maintenance conditions across 23 facilities and establish baseline metrics.
• Drive CMMS adoption, data build-out, asset hierarchies, and standardized data practices.
• Develop phased, multi-year maintenance roadmap and secure leadership support.
• Lead preventive and predictive maintenance programs for critical equipment.
• Establish spare parts strategy, backlog management, and maintenance scheduling.
• Create SOPs and best practices for storage, heating, pumping, and blending systems.
• Coordinate with EH&S to address compliance gaps and ensure OSHA and DOT alignment.
• Define KPIs and establish regular leadership reporting on reliability and plant performance.

Skills

CMMS adoption

Maintenance leadership

Root cause analysis

KPI reporting

Budgeting and planning

Education

Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering

Equivalent combination of education/experience

Tools

CMMS (new system)

Asset management

Job description

Build your career at Asphalt Materials, Inc!

The Corporate Maintenance & Reliability Manager is responsible for establishing, building, and coordinating the company's maintenance management operating system and standard processes across its network of liquid asphalt, asphalt emulsion, and modified asphalt production and terminal facilities. The company's maintenance program is in an early stage of maturity - a CMMS has been purchased but is not yet being used to guide maintenance activities at any site - so this role is foundational in nature. Initial priorities will center on assessing current-state conditions, driving CMMS adoption and data build-out across the full facility network, developing a spare parts inventory strategy, and establishing a prioritized, phased improvement roadmap, ahead of transitioning to ongoing standardization and optimization. This role partners closely with the Operations team to define and achieve maintenance and plant performance objectives. The Corporate Maintenance & Reliability Manager reports to the Director of Engineering.

Essential Functions

• Conduct a baseline maintenance and reliability assessment across all 23 facilities to establish current-state equipment condition, PM compliance, spare parts accuracy, and maintenance backlog.
• Lead full deployment and adoption of the company's CMMS across all 23 facilities, including building out asset hierarchies, equipment master data, and standardized data entry practices, and driving user adoption so the system actively informs maintenance work.
• Identify and prioritize the highest-risk equipment and facilities - particularly hot oil/thermal systems, transfer pumps, and blending/emulsification equipment - to focus initial improvement efforts where risk is greatest.
• Develop a phased, multi-year roadmap for building the company's maintenance management program across the facility network, and secure leadership buy-in and resourcing for the plan.
• Lead preventive and predictive maintenance programs for hot oil/thermal fluid heating systems, transfer pumps, piping, and blending/emulsification equipment.
• Establish spare parts inventory strategy, stocking levels, and upkeep across the facility network.
• Manage maintenance backlog and scheduling practices companywide.
• Develop standard operating procedures and best practices for maintenance activities, including startup and shutdown procedures for storage, heating, pumping, and blending systems.
• Support site outage and turnaround planning.
• Lead root cause analysis and failure investigations for recurring or critical equipment issues
• Create and maintain equipment files, technical documentation, and a documentation storage methodology at each facility.
• Define baseline maintenance and reliability KPIs (e.g., PM compliance, backlog aging, planned-vs-reactive work ratio, downtime) and establish a regular reporting cadence to leadership.
• Facilitate knowledge-sharing and adoption of best practices across facilities.
• Partner with the Operations team to define and achieve maintenance, plant performance, and reliability objectives.
• Develop processes and train personnel on fiscal planning, budgeting, performance tracking, and forecasting for equipment maintenance, including quantifying deferred-maintenance and capital needs and building business cases for investment.
• .Partner with the EH&S team to identify and close existing maintenance-related compliance gaps
• Ensure ongoing maintenance processes meet OSHA, environmental, and DOT bulk-loading requirements.
• Assess current maintenance workforce skill levels across facilities and ensure proper onboarding, coaching, training, and development - including building structured skills-development pathways - for personnel performing maintenance tasks.
• Perform additional duties as assigned, consistent with the Company's core values, competencies, and skills.
• Additional duties and responsibilities as assigned, including but not limited to continuously growing in alignment with the Company's core values, competencies, and skills.

Education Qualifications Required

Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineer

Bachelor's Degree An equivalent combination of education and directly relevant maintenance leadership experience may be considered in lieu of a degree

Experience Qualifications Required

5+ years of experience in a maintenance leadership role (Maintenance Engineer, Maintenance Manager, or similar) within bulk liquid, chemical, or heavy industrial process operations.

Preferred Experience building or maturing a maintenance and reliability program from a low-maturity baseline, including CMMS implementation, data build-out, and multi-site rollout

Preferred 7-10+ years of experience and/or direct background in liquid asphalt, asphalt emulsion, or other bulk liquid/thermal storage and terminal operations.

Preferred Experience supporting maintenance programs across multiple sites or facilities within a single organization.

Skills and Abilities

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