Maintenance Manager

Sun Recruiting - The Chemical Specialists; Texas City (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Sun Recruiting - The Chemical Specialists is seeking a senior maintenance leader for a Houston-area petrochemical plant. The role owns maintenance planning, scheduling, and budget, while directing contractor strategy and reliability initiatives.

You will manage backlog, coordinate weekly schedules, and support shutdowns and turnarounds with a strong focus on safety and risk management. The ideal candidate has 10+ years in heavy industry maintenance and 5+ years in leadership, with deep knowledge

Qualifications

• B.S. Degree in Engineering required (Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering)
• 10+ years of maintenance experience in refining, petrochemical, terminal, or another heavy industrial environment
• 5+ years of maintenance leadership or supervisory experience
• Strong knowledge of rotating equipment, fixed equipment, piping systems, and refinery maintenance practices
• Experience with maintenance planning, scheduling, backlog management, contract maintenance resources, and CMMS systems
• Working knowledge of OSHA requirements, Process Safety Management, lockout/tagout, and safe-work permitting

Responsibilities

• Own maintenance planning and scheduling for a Houston-area petrochemical plant, prioritizing work based on safety and risk.
• Manage maintenance spending and contractor performance while coordinating with Inspection and Reliability.
• Develop and maintain a schedule-ready backlog and coordinate weekly schedules.
• Support shutdowns, outages, and turnarounds with detailed planning and execution.
• Partner with Maintenance Superintendent to ensure clear ownership between planning and field execution.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Planning & scheduling

Budget management

Contractor management

Reliability improvement

Workforce management

Safety & risk awareness

Shutdowns/Turnarounds coordination

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

B.S. in Engineering

Tools

CMMS systems

Job description

Lead the maintenance department for a Houston-area petrochemical plant with ownership of maintenance planning and scheduling, the maintenance budget, contractor strategy, reliability improvement, and workforce management. Build and maintain a schedule-ready backlog, coordinate weekly schedules, develop detailed work packages, prioritize work based on safety and operational risk, and support shutdowns, outages, and turnarounds. Manage maintenance spending and contractor performance while partnering with Inspection and Reliability to convert repair recommendations and corrective actions into executable work. This role works closely with the Maintenance Superintendent, who leads daily field execution, contractor supervision, craft coordination, emergency response, and schedule expediting. Together, the two roles provide coverage and continuity during absences, outages, and turnarounds while maintaining clear ownership between planning and field execution.

• B.S. Degree in Engineering required (Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering)
• 10+ years of maintenance experience in refining, petrochemical, terminal, or another heavy industrial environment
• 5+ years of maintenance leadership or supervisory experience
• Strong knowledge of rotating equipment, fixed equipment, piping systems, and refinery maintenance practices
• Experience with maintenance planning, scheduling, backlog management, contract maintenance resources, and CMMS systems
• Working knowledge of OSHA requirements, Process Safety Management, lockout/tagout, and safe-work permitting