Maintenance Manager

Reworld Projects, LLC; Town of Onondaga (NY); On-site; USD 106,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision benefits

401(k) with company match

Job summary

Reworld Projects, LLC is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead the site maintenance team and partner with the Facility Manager to achieve asset reliability goals. You will apply best practices in maintenance, reliability, mechanical integrity, and quality assurance across the plant.

Strong leadership and cross-functional collaboration are essential for success. The role emphasizes safety leadership, cost control, and continuous improvement, including outages planning, budgeting, and WMP

Qualifications

• Waste-to-Energy maintenance experience.
• Minimum of 5 years supervisor experience.
• Engineering degree preferred.
• Knowledge of maintenance budgeting & methodologies.
• Spare parts inventory management experience.
• Proficiency with ALM/PeopleSoft and MS Office.
• Electrical & instrumentation knowledge incl. NEC; NFPA Arc Flash familiarity.
• Work management: planning & scheduling; preventive maintenance.
• Experience in major maintenance outages.
• Mechanical Integrity & QA practices.

Responsibilities

• Promote a strong safety and environmental stewardship culture.
• Follow good maintenance & reliability practices site-wide.
• Lead maintenance team development and performance reviews.
• Develop and implement cost-saving maintenance methods.
• Plan and manage maintenance budgets and resources.
• Lead outages planning and execution to meet schedules and budgets.
• Develop long-term maintenance plans (5-year).
• Maintain a maintenance KPI dashboard for prioritizing actions.
• Collaborate with engineering and quality control to resolve issues.

Skills

Waste-to-Energy maintenance

Outage planning

Root Cause Analysis

FMEA

Lean & 5S

Budgeting

Spare parts inventory

Leadership

Electrical & instrumentation knowledge

Planning & scheduling

Education

Engineering degree (preferred)

Tools

ALM/PeopleSoft

Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

Job description

Who we are

For more than 40 years, Reworld has been a leader in sustainable waste solutions, providing our customers with innovative solutions that help them achieve carbon-negative outcomes.

Our Vision

Reworld is leading the charge to a carbon-negative future through revolutionary sustainable materials management solutions that reduce, reuse, recycle and reimagine waste for the benefit of society and the environment.

Our Business

Reworld partners with businesses by offering cutting-edge engineering and innovative solutions, to help customers reduce, reuse, recycle and recover value from waste streams and meet or exceed their sustainability goals.

Our Value

Reworld's differentiator comes from our ecosystem of technology, facilities and partnerships, trusted by the world’s largest organizations to reimagine waste management for a smarter, more sustainable world.

About the role

The Maintenance Manager provides functional leadership and direction to the maintenance team. This position will report directly to the Facility Manager. The individual must be a proven leader who can provide vision and leadership to achieve daily, yearly and long-term asset reliability goals through application of Maintenance best practices site wide. The individual must have a good working knowledge of maintenance, reliability, mechanical integrity, and quality assurance best practices. This person must have the organizational capability to work across multiple functions, systems, and be able to communicate well with operators, mechanics, peers and leadership. They must be able to lead improvement teams, network with appropriate professional organizations and maintain strong connections to regional and corporate M&R and technical groups. The position has direct reports including Mechanics, Welders, and Electrical & Instrumentation Technicians.

Goals for the role

Act as a Safety Leader to ensure individual and team Safety remain top priority in the planning and execution of all tasks. Work closely with Company Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) personnel targeting zero incidents and continuous improvement of site EHS performance. Continuous improvement in maintenance approach, encourage initiatives intended to reduce safety risk, increase productivity and efficiency, reduce maintenance cost.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Lead in the promotion of a strong safety and environmental stewardship culture.
• Ensure good maintenance & reliability practices are followed.
• Contribute with managerial and leadership expertise to events that impact on the safety, health and environmental performance of the site.
• Plan, develop, and implement new methods and procedures designed to improve operations, minimize operating costs, and effect greater utilization of labor and materials.
• Lead the selection, assignment, development, coaching and performance evaluation of the maintenance team.
• Manage Maintenance Shops comprised of both Mechanical and E&I crafts with advanced skills.
• Manage site maintenance attrition forecasting and plan for hiring.
• Develop and maintain a 5-year long-term maintenance plan for the site.
• Maintain a metric dashboard for maintenance that drives improvement and helps prioritize actions.
• Develop self, direct reports, and other leaders and subordinates.
• Develop yearly and monthly maintenance budgets and the activities to ensure alignment and achievement of budgets.
• Develop a strong cost management structure for Maintenance that identifies opportunities to improve our business and provides for short and long-term actions that reduce cost.
• Provide overall leadership and direction for the site Work Management Program (WMP) to be cost competitive by utilizing correct application of best practices.
• Support a Computer Maintenance Management System and other associated tools.
• Provide overall direction and vision for Outage Planning processes and teams that plan and coordinate the implementation shutdowns.
• Achieve the Outages budgets, scopes, and schedules.
• Drive reliability improvements and identify gaps between the reliability goals and plant performance.
• Set expectations for the reliability efforts to develop solutions to repetitive failures through root cause analysis and through preventive and predictive maintenance practices.
• Continue to implement current reliability improvement programs seeking to achieve a more proactive work management process and a stronger relation between the maintenance activities and the business’ cost performance.
• Inspect operating machines and equipment for conformance with operational standards.
• Confer with management, engineering, and quality control personnel to resolve maintenance problems, and recommend measures to improve operations and conditions of machines and equipment.

Qualifications, Education, Training and Skills

Waste-to-Energy maintenance experience or a solid background in power or industrial or chemical plant maintenance including a minimum of 5 years supervisor experience to be considered for this position. Engineering degree preferred. Must be able to identify needs for improvement and implement change. Must have knowledge of maintenance budgeting and methodologies. Must manage spare parts inventory to optimum levels. Good computer skills, able to work with ALM/Peoplesoft, Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint). Must possess good knowledge of electrical and instrumentation including the National Electric Code and familiarity with NFPA Arc Flash safety regulations. Proficiency in work management processes including planning & scheduling and preventative maintenance. Experience planning and leading major maintenance outages. Thorough understanding of Mechanical Integrity and Quality Assurance Practices and systems Work experience in the design, repairs, maintenance, reliability, failure modes, and/or inspection of chemical process equipment. Familiar with reliability tools such as Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) and Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA) Solid understanding of Lean, 5S and other reliability process improvements tools to move the organization into a more competitive position. All Reworld positions require a candidate's ability to perform the duties and responsibilities of the role while upholding Reworld's Values, including (but not limited to) contributing to a safe and inclusive workplace, delivering results through trust, and building breakthrough capabilities. Please note that Level, Title and/or Salary may be adjusted based on the applicant's experience or skills.

Benefits

• Regular full-time employees based in the USA have access to comprehensive medical, prescription drugs, dental, and vision coverage, FSA, HSA, short- and long-term disability benefits.
• 401(k) plan is industry-leading, with an up to 7% company match.
• Company-paid life and AD&D insurance, EAP, paid parental leave, and educational assistance.
• Reworld™ provides an industry-leading benefits package that supports the whole person—and their families—through a balanced approach to mental, physical, and financial wellbeing. Regular full-time employees based in the USA have access to comprehensive medical, prescription drugs, dental, and vision coverage, FSA, HSA, short- and long-term disability benefits. Our 401(k) plan is industry-leading, with an up to 7% company match. Additional benefits include Company-paid life and AD&D insurance, EAP, paid parental leave, and educational assistance.
• Reworld™ reserves the right to amend, suspend or terminate any benefit plan, in whole or in part, at any time.

Pay Transparency

Reworld is committed to paying its staff equitably, and we strive to provide competitive compensation and benefits packages. The range below reflects Reworld’s reasonable estimate of base pay for this role based on primary posting location. It is expected that most qualified candidates in this location will fall within the posting range. The final salary offered for this role will be determined based on factors including, but not limited to: experience, education, geographic location, skills and competencies, travel requirements and/or union contracts (if applicable). Pay ranges are reviewed from time to time and may be modified in the future. The pay range for the primary location of this position is: $105,730.00 - $157,309.00

Our DEI Commitment

Reworld is an Equal Opportunity Employer, has developed an Affortive Action Program (AAP), and will not discriminate against any qualified applicants because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability (including perceived disability, physical, mental, and/or intellectual disabilities), veteran status, liability for service in the Armed Forces of the United States, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Attention Staffing Agencies & Search Firms

Reworld may sometimes selectively collaborate with staffing agencies and search firms (Agencies). Reworld will only consider candidates from Agencies with whom a signed agreement and a duly authorized work order (for a specific role) has been duly executed. Any unsolicited candidate submissions or candidate submissions from Agencies that do not meet these criteria, will be deemed invalid and ineligible for any fees.

Additional Company Information

Reworld™, formerly known as Covanta, is a leader in sustainable waste solutions and is dedicated to transforming waste into valuable resources through innovative technologies. With a comprehensive portfolio of solutions designed to address the most complex challenges of waste management, Reworld™ is committed to achieving carbon-negative outcomes and supporting partners on their sustainability journey. Others see waste. We see potential. Led by the promise of what’s possible, we partner with businesses and communities to reimagine what waste can do. Together, we transform refuse into a resource, steadfast in our determination to go beyond net zero, for the good of our people, our communities, and the planet we all depend on. Rooted in communities, with support across North America Our expansive geographical footprint gives us the large-scale resources to effectively support both our customers and the communities in which we live and work. Working together to find the beginning at every endpoint Ours is a diverse group, with a wide range of skills and expertise. We are passionate about our mission to do more and to do better through innovative value creation. No matter where we come from, we’re here to put our efforts toward building a smarter, more sustainable world. Dedicated to redefining what’s possible with waste When you work with us, you’ll find a hard-working team of collaborators united by our passion for protecting people, the planet, and the promise of a more sustainable future.

More Information

For more information: Visit https://www.reworldwaste.com/