Lead Maintenance Specialist

Pay Band:L

Nutrien is a leading provider of crop inputs and services, and our business results make a positive impact on the world. Our purpose, Feeding the Future, is the reason we come to work each day. We're guided by our culture of care and our core values: safety, inclusion, integrity, and results. When we say we care, we mean it. We're creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels safe, has a sense of belonging, trusts one another, and acts with integrity.

Through the collective expertise of our nearly 26,000 employees, we operate a world-class network of production, distribution, and ag retail facilities. We efficiently serve growers' needs and strive to provide a more profitable, sustainable, and secure future for all stakeholders. Help us raise the expectation of what an agriculture company can be and grow your career with Nutrien.

This position reports directly to the Chemical Operations Manager.

The Lead Maintenance Specialist is responsible for coordinating maintenance and Operations activities in an assigned area of the facility. This role coordinates and schedules daily maintenance activities by managing regulatory, project, production, and safety system activities to provide a productive maintenance program and to ensure the reliability of operating equipment. Supports area Turnarounds, Start-Ups, and Shutdowns by ensuring needed resources are available to support operations and maintenance and groups as needed. Interacts regularly with unit operators. Provides guidance and advice on unit maintenance and reliability. Listens actively to unit operators concerning reliability or equipment issues. Communicates effectively to schedule maintenance downtime to assure minimal impact to production. Interacts daily with area maintenance planners and schedulers to assure timely and effective completion of maintenance activities.

What you will do:

* Comply with all safety standards, policies and procedures

* Prioritize work for the maintenance group

* Use a proactive versus reactive approach, which includes responsibility forroot cause failure analysis completion and equipment deficiency removals to

increasereliability

* Review and approve work requests and assigns appropriate priorities for maintenance work to be performed--this includes ensuring adequate information is included

on the work request and work order

* Develop & maintain outage lists

* Support and enforce the work management process to ensure consistency across the site--this includes leading all daily, weekly planning meetings, backlog reviews

etc.

* Assist operations' personnel as needed in the preparation of equipment for maintenance activities

* Assist in overseeing plant operation and the direction of personnel in day to day activities

* Work hand-in-hand with area Production General Supervisors. If appropriate, assumes this role in their absence

* Assist Lead Production Specialist in writing daily operating guidelines

* Responsible for prioritizing, administering all maintenance work by unit personnel including emergency work

* Ensure MOC's are approved before work begins when an MOC is required

* Provide input for developing operating and maintenance budgets

* Focus on pre-planning versus reactive planning

* Track and improve mean time between failures

* Responsible for PM compliance and routine evaluation/tracking for critical PM's

* Review critical maintenance KPI's and setting action plans for improvement

* Notify area Superintendent of any overtime needed with detailed explanation of need

* Responsible for compliance with PSV's, vessel inspections, piping inspections, CUI, lifting devices, etc.

* Audit all safety check lists and unit record retention

* Focus on continuous improvement of plant reliability and work efficiency through proactive planning and execution.

* Review maintenance and operational work execution performance through analysis of job delays and job execution

* Support activities to ensure compliance with FDA / FSMA regulations and specific product certification programs (NSF/ANSI Standard 60, FSSC 22000, Kosher, Halal,

FSC36, SF/SF, etc.) as it applies to food grade and feed grade phosphate products manufactured at the Aurora site

*Accountable for budgetary items and labor costs associated with scheduling

* Responsible for the development and administration of both short and long term planning activities

* Serve as primary liaison for assigned area

*Responsible for compliance of predictive maintenance equipment, instruments, relief valves, interlocks, outage preparation, PSM requirements for Safety and Quality, Tap Roots, HAZOPS, Title V compliance, customer

complaint audits and insurance audits, to ensure work is performed in a timely manner

* Schedules and executes maintenance activities for process equipment for shutdowns, turnarounds, and outages

* Responsible for communicating maintenance requirements to operations to ensure area work is prepared in a safe manner for maintenance activities

What you will bring:

*5-10 (minimum of 5) years' experience in operational/maintenance process area, along with 3 plus years in a supervisory role

* Must be able to demonstrate a sound knowledge of the chemical processes, mechanical equipment, and understanding of best maintenance practices

*Prefer post-secondary education in vocational-technical school in maintenance technology or craft area

*Ability to make difficult trade-offs (thinking through risks and rewards) around work prioritization decisions

*Must have strong conflict resolution skills to ensure correct prioritization decision is made even if unpopular

*Must display strong ownership to identify problems, collect data, establish key facts, draw valid conclusion and develop solutions

*Ability to balance a number of different issues at the same time: PM compliance, backlog management, overtime levels, etc.

*Ability to keep track of a frequently shifting set of to-do items that are a mix of immediate and long-term needs

*Must be adaptive in leadership style to interact and communicate with subordinates, peers and management

*Must be able to clearly explain their decision-making and be proactive on communication

*Uses sound technical knowledge and judgment to develop and recommend solutions

*Should be comfortable interacting with all levels of management and other employees

*Ability to express their point-of-view with confidence to leadership

Ready to make an impact with us? Apply today!

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This job will remain posted until filled. In accordance with Nutrien policies, you will be required to undergo a background check, and may be required to undergo a substance test. While we appreciate all applications we receive, only candidates under consideration will be contacted. Applicants must meet minimum age requirements, as permitted by law.

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