•Oversee all site core and facility maintenance at a demanding chemical manufacturing plant. •Manage 15 full time employees.•Manage over 20 sub contractors and 14 contracts.•Maintain a computerized maintenance management system (JD Edwards and Infor EAM) for tracking work orders, spare parts, and maintenance history of plant equipment.•Prepare reports, analyze data, and make recommendations for improving plant operations and solving maintenance-related opportunities.•Communicates directly with production to coordinate maintenance and repair work in process areas.•Reviews the operation of plant equipment and systems constantly, to minimize unplanned downtime, anticipate and solve problems in a timely manner, and to identify opportunities for improvement.•Maintain and update Standard Operating Procedures for the maintenance department.•Ensure that maintenance technicians are adequately trained, equipped, and motivated so that the maintenance program can be accomplished in a safe, timely, and cost-effective manner.•Conduct employee performance reviews based on job descriptions to determine competency, knowledge, and contribution of the reporting employees.•Communicate regularly with all maintenance technicians, both individually and as a group, to ensure good two-way communication concerning maintenance issues.•Assist Human Resources with the hiring of maintenance personnel. Screen resumes, interview and make job offers.•Assist with planning and implementing plant improvements and expansions.•Initiate and carry out projects that improve efficiency and/or reduce operating costs.•Track, analyze and improve key performance indicators such as maintenance cost, PM compliance, schedule compliance, etc.•Direct, maintain, and enforce the safety program for the maintenance department; review safety records to uphold standards of maximum safety for all maintenance technicians. •Constructed and implemented a parts storeroom with over $4,000,000 in inventory

• Prepare purchase orders, solicit bid proposals, and review requisitions for goods and services.• Research and evaluate suppliers.• Negotiate, renegotiate and administer contracts with suppliers and vendors.• Evaluate and monitor contract performance to ensure compliance with contractual obligations and to determine need for changes.• Work closely with the accounting department to insure accurate financial reporting with regards to purchases.• Worked with 50+ Vendors• Managed 13 contractors