Maintenance Excellence Manager

Olin Chemicals; Freeport (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

All-In Benefits

Travel opportunities up to 10%

Competitive compensation and benefits

Job summary

Olin Chemicals in Freeport, TX is seeking a Maintenance Excellence Manager to lead the site's maintenance governance and strategy, aligning routine maintenance, turnarounds and capital projects with Operations, Engineering and Reliability.

You will drive reliability, cost performance, and continuous improvement by developing KPIs, overseeing work execution, and partnering with contractors to deliver safe, efficient plant operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering plus 10+ years of leadership experience or a high school diploma with 15+ years in industrial leadership.
• Experience across large maintenance organizations and cross-functional teams.
• Experience implementing maintenance governance and performance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Develop and drive the site's maintenance excellence strategy, standardizing processes and leading continuous improvement to enhance reliability, productivity, and cost performance.
• Advance reliability and predictive maintenance programs to improve equipment performance, reduce downtime, and optimize asset lifecycle management.
• Provide oversight of turnaround planning and execution, establishing performance standards and integrating turnaround, maintenance, and capital project activities.
• Optimize contractor utilization, provide performance oversight, and improve integration between routine maintenance, turnarounds, and capital projects.
• Drive maintenance cost performance through budgeting, forecasting, spending analysis, and identification of cost improvement opportunities.
• Develop dashboards and KPIs to monitor maintenance performance and support business decision-making.
• Establish maintenance governance processes, lead performance reviews, and facilitate root cause analysis and corrective action planning.
• Lead and develop maintenance excellence teams while fostering cross-functional collaboration, accountability, and a culture of continuous improvement.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional teams

Financial acumen

Maintenance governance

Predictive maintenance

Reliability improvement

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

High school diploma with 15+ years leadership

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Power BI

Job description

Title: Maintenance Excellence Manager
Location: Freeport, TX
Schedule: 9/80; 4-10's
Focus: The Maintenance Excellence Manager is responsible for developing and executing the site's maintenance excellence strategy to improve reliability, asset performance, cost competitiveness, work execution, and organizational effectiveness across routine maintenance, turnarounds, and capital maintenance activities. This role partners closely with Operations, Engineering, Reliability, Procurement, Finance, and contractors to establish best practices, drive continuous improvement, optimize maintenance spending, and strengthen governance processes that support safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations. The Maintenance Excellence Manager serves as a strategic leader focused maintenance governance, performance management, contractor management, reliability improvement and continuous improvement programs that support safe, efficient, and sustainable operational excellence.

What You'll Do:

• Develop and drive the site's maintenance excellence strategy, standardizing processes and leading continuous improvement to enhance reliability, productivity, and cost performance.


• Advance reliability and predictive maintenance programs to improve equipment performance, reduce downtime, and optimize asset lifecycle management.


• Provide oversight of turnaround planning and execution, establishing performance standards and integrating turnaround, maintenance, and capital project activities.


• Optimize contractor utilization, provide performance oversight, and improve integration between routine maintenance, turnarounds, and capital projects.


• Drive maintenance cost performance through budgeting, forecasting, spending analysis, and identification of cost improvement opportunities.


• Develop dashboards and KPIs to monitor maintenance performance and support business decision-making.


• Establish maintenance governance processes, lead performance reviews, and facilitate root cause analysis and corrective action planning.


• Lead and develop maintenance excellence teams while fostering cross-functional collaboration, accountability, and a culture of continuous improvement.

Minimum Requirements:

• Must meet one of the following education and experience requirements: Bachelor's degree* in an Engineering discipline plus 10+ years of relevant leadership experience, or High school diploma or equivalent with 15+ years of related industrial leadership experience.


• Demonstrated experience working across large maintenance organizations and cross-functional teams.


• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement Maintenance Work Processes and operating systems in a chemical manufacturing environment.


• Experience managing maintenance, turnaround, and capital portfolios.


• Strong financial and business acumen with experience managing maintenance budgets preferred.


• Experience implementing maintenance performance metrics and governance processes.


• Proficiency with SAP, Microsoft Office applications, and Power Bi or advanced data analytics tools.


• Up to 10% of travel is required.


• Must be able to obtain a TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) and possess a valid US Driver's license.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience managing maintenance, turnaround management, and capital portfolios.


• Contractor management and commercial contracting experience.


• Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional (CMRP) certification or equivalent Lean Six Sigma certification.


• Prior Olin experience.

Physical and Work Environment Requirements

This role is approximately 60% office-based and 40% plant-based. The position requires the ability to safely access and navigate an operating industrial facility, including production areas, stairs, fixed ladders, elevated platforms, and uneven surfaces. The role may require extended standing/walking; occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, reaching, and lifting up to 25 pounds; and use of required PPE. Essential functions must be performed with or without reasonable accommodation, consistent with applicable law and safety requirements.

All In With Olin

Olin is a global leader in chemical manufacturing and ammunition, with a legacy built on innovation, safety, and accountability. With over 7,000 employees worldwide, we invest in people who are ready to go All In for their careers, their teams, and their communities. An All-In Investment in Your Future At Olin, total rewards go beyond a paycheck. Our comprehensive benefits support your health, financial well-being, and long-term success. View a snapshot of our comprehensive benefits package. *Degree must be from a school that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the Secretary of Education of the U.S. Department of Education or equivalent program from an international university.

Olin does not provide any form of sponsorship. We will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J or TN or who need sponsorship now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Olin is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.