Houston Tech Hub Leader - Reliability & Ops

Evonik; Pasadena (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Evonik is seeking a Hub Manager to lead the Houston Technical Team (HTT), uniting sites in Pasadena, Deer Park and Bayport. You will steer reliability programs, manage personnel and timesheets, and partner with regional management to deliver cost-effective maintenance and small capital projects.

This role requires coordinating contractors and driving standardization across sites. You will oversee staffing needs, ensure safety and compliance, set priorities, and champion continuous improvement

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field preferred.
• 10+ years of maintenance, reliability, or project management experience preferred.
• Familiarity with SAP is preferred.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple projects in a fast-changing environment.
• Experience leading a diverse group of technical subject matter experts.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the HTT team, promoting a safety-first, high-performance culture and managing daily team administration.
• Maintain regular communication with regional site management to identify service needs, gaps, and quality issues.
• Manage team development, succession planning, training, tools, supplies, expenses, PTO, and timesheets.
• Support maintenance and reliability programs, including Predictive/Preventive Maintenance and TPM initiatives.
• Oversee contractors and vendors, including qualification, performance, and participation in hiring.
• Ensure HTT compliance with Evonik policies, guidelines, training requirements, and company initiatives.
• Identify opportunities to standardize services, optimize costs, and leverage HTT capabilities across sites.
• Connect sites with subject matter experts and coordinate technical support as needed.
• Provide technical leadership for TAR/Maintenance activities, Mechanical Integrity topics, and small capital projects.
• Drive reliability improvements through best-practice sharing, technology solutions, regional initiatives, and system/process improvements.

Skills

Project management

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

MS Office

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Teams

Job description

Evonik is seeking a Hub Manager to lead the Houston Technical Team (HTT), uniting sites in Pasadena, Deer Park and Bayport. You will steer reliability programs, manage personnel and timesheets, and partner with regional management to deliver cost-effective maintenance and small capital projects.

This role requires coordinating contractors and driving standardization across sites. You will oversee staffing needs, ensure safety and compliance, set priorities, and champion continuous improvement