Sr R&O Maintenance Supervisor at Solstice Advanced Materials in Colonial Heights, VA

Job description

As Sr R&O Maintenance Analyst Supervisor here at Solstice Advanced Materials, you will oversee our facility's maintenance operations in Colonial Heights, VA. In this role, you will be responsible for maximizing equipment reliability, uptime, and safety while optimizing operational costs. You will lead a team of technicians and supervisors, championing a proactive maintenance culture through rigorous planning, scheduling, and execution, all driven by data-backed decisions within SAP. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES Actively champion a shift from a reactive, "fix-it-when-it-breaks" mindset to a proactive, ownership-driven reliability culture where every team member takes pride in equipment health Mentor, coach, and build clear career progression pathways for technicians, planners, and supervisors. Identify skill gaps and implement continuous technical and leadership training programs Establish psychological safety alongside high accountability, ensuring a zero-incident safety culture where near-misses are openly reported, investigated, and used as learning opportunities Break down silos between the maintenance, production, and safety departments, fostering a collaborative "One Team" approach to achieve plant goals Drive the transition from reactive to proactive maintenance by establishing, refining, and enforcing robust preventive and predictive maintenance (PM/PdM) programs Oversee the maintenance backlog, ensuring tasks are prioritized based on operational risk, resource availability, and material lead times Collaborate closely with Production and Operations teams to coordinate planned shutdowns and minimize impact on manufacturing schedules Ensure all maintenance activities are executed safely, efficiently, and to the highest standard of technical quality. Provide guidance and rapid-response leadership for critical equipment breakdowns, ensuring root-cause analysis (RCA) is conducted to prevent recurrence Lead cross-functional teams in troubleshooting complex asset failures and implementing long-term reliability solutions Serve as the site subject matter expert (SME) for the SAP Maintenance Module (PM) Ensure all work orders, equipment histories, parts consumption, and labor hours are accurately tracked and documented within SAP Leverage SAP data to track and report on key performance indicators (KPIs) such as Mean Time Between Failures (MTBF), Mean Time to Repair (MTTR), and PM compliance Develop, justify, and manage the annual plant maintenance budget Monitor maintenance expenditures, identify cost-saving opportunities, and manage spare parts inventory levels to optimize working capital without risking equipment uptime Negotiate contracts and manage relationships with external contractors and parts suppliers to ensure high-quality service at competitive rates YOU MUST HAVE 5+ years industrial manufacturing experience Ability to work multiple priority activities concurrently that require considerable coordination and follow through to meet requirements autonomously Proficiency in various software programs including Kronos, SAP and Microsoft PowerPoint, Teams, Excel, Outlook, Word Work efficiently and effectively in a high-stress, high pressure environment Ability to maintain a high degree of confidentiality Proven ability to influence others to drive organizational change and foster linkage between business objectives and employee development Competent User of SAP Maintenance to setup up FLOCs, equipment, and materials WE VALUE Prior experience in a disciplined environment such as military or police department Degree in business, actively enrolled in business, or in related field Ability to develop and improve next and existing processes US PERSON REQUIREMENT Due to compliance with U.S. export control laws and regulations, candidate must be a U.S. person, which is defined as, a U.S. citizen, a U.S. permanent resident, or have protected status in the U.S. under asylum or refugee status. COMPENSATION The annual base salary for this posit