Maintenance Supervisor

Oxychem Corporation; Wichita (KS); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

OxyChem is seeking an experienced Maintenance Supervisor for its Wichita, Kansas facility. You will lead maintenance technicians, set priorities for plant uptime, coordinate with production and other groups, and drive reliability improvements to meet production schedules.

Candidates should have 5+ years in maintenance or manufacturing, strong SAP and MS Office skills, and the ability to lead teams, work weekends and respond to emergencies. Excellent communication and teamwork are essential.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Five+ years practical maintenance or production experience.
• Experience leading maintenance teams preferred.
• Proficient in SAP and MS Office.
• Ability to respond to off-hour emergencies.
• Excellent verbal and written communication.
• English language proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Maintain environment safety and plant integrity as priority.
• Set maintenance priorities to minimize downtime and manage backlog.
• Coordinate with Production, Technical and other maintenance groups.
• Lead field supervision of maintenance technicians, including outages.
• Coach technicians to follow job plans and maintain reliability.
• Track progress to ensure production schedule compliance.
• Participate in equipment and process improvements and cost control.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Teamwork

English proficiency

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

At OxyChem, our chemistry makes modern life possible, and it is our people who make the difference. We are a safety-first, purpose-driven team committed to innovation, environmental responsibility, and doing things the right way. If you are ready to contribute, elevate your skills, and take ownership of your career, OxyChem offers the opportunity to make a difference every day.

OxyChem, a Berkshire Hathaway company, is a leading producer of essential chemistry with operations in the U.S., Canada and Latin America. OxyChem’s products play an essential role in everyday life, supporting critical applications in water treatment, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, manufacturing, automotive, personal hygiene, and residential and commercial construction. OxyChem actively participates in the Occupational Safety and Health Administration Voluntary Protection Program, underscoring our commitment to safety. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, OxyChem is a top three U.S. manufacturer of polyvinyl chloride, chlor-alkali and chlorinated organic chemicals, and calcium chloride. Visit oxychem.com for more information.

In a fast-paced industry that demands precision, we create a supportive workplace where the safety and well-being of our employees are paramount. We are committed to rewarding top performers, offering very competitive pay and benefits, and providing tremendous career development opportunities.

We are looking for an experienced and self-motivated individual to fill the position of Maintenance Supervisor with our Chemical Manufacturing Facility located in Wichita, Kansas.

Essential Job Duties:

• Maintain protection of the environment and the health and safety of our employees, customers, and the communities in which we operate and/or transport our products, as our highest priority.

• Set priorities on maintenance activities to assure continuing plant operations with minimum downtime while maintaining responsibility for Key Maintenance Measures (overtime, downtime, callouts, backlog, High Risk Task Force) in assigned unit.

• Coordinate with Production, Technical and other Maintenance groups to ensure accurate and efficient completion of maintenance activities.

• Assign jobs and provide field supervision to maintenance technicians on daily work activities as well as plant outages through the Maintenance Excellence Program.

• Lead and coach the maintenance technicians to ensure that through proper training all work is preformed according to job plan.

• Manage backlog of work orders to maintain plant reliability.

• Evaluate and assure material requisitions, work plans, and schedules are being utilized as planned.

• Track equipment repair progress to ensure plant reliability and capability meets production schedule.

• Participate in the design and implementation of equipment and process improvements, material of construction improvements and efficiency, and cost control improvements.

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma or GED

• Five plus years practical maintenance or production experience in manufacturing environment which includes a good working knowledge of equipment, materials, techniques, and safeguards in respective discipline for maintenance and construction.

• Prior experience leading maintenance teams is preferred.

• High proficiency in Microsoft applications (such as Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and good working knowledge of SAP.

• Must be able to respond to off hour emergencies.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to read, write and speak in English.

• Excellent interpersonal skills including the ability to work as part of a team.

• Must be Ability to work weekends, holidays and respond to callouts on a non-routine basis.

Physical requirements:

• Must be able to lift 40 lbs., climb ladders and stairs. Walking, bending, stooping is required. Must be able to wear personal protective equipment including the use of a respirator. Must be able to respond to visual and audible alarms.