Global Maintenance Manager

Are you ready to make a significant impact in a global role? The Asset Integrity department at OPEX is seeking a Global Manager for Maintenance Management. Join us to oversee and enhance our global work processes and systems, focusing on Reliability, Safety, Maintenance, and Lifecycle information. Be a part of a team that drives excellence and the highest standards in asset integrity. Apply now and contribute to our mission!

About the position

As the new Global Manager Maintenance Management, you will work in the Asset Integrity Management team within Perstorp’s Operational Excellence department. Perstorp is undergoing a transformation towards a more globally integrated and digitally advanced organization, and in this role, you will have the opportunity to work on a global scale, focusing on various aspects of plant asset management. Your responsibilities will include equipment reliability and availability, loss prevention, data analysis and life cycle asset management. Additionally, you will play a key role in the global implementation projects of major IT systems, such as SAP Plant Maintenance, and other interconnected systems.

This position will be based in either Malmö, Perstorp or Stenungsund, with flexible arrangements. Some travel must be expected, since Perstorp operates sites in both Europe, Asia and North America.

What will you do?

As the Global Manager for Maintenance Management, you will be responsible for global work processes for maintenance. You will work both independently and collaboratively with colleagues in the Asset Integrity Management team, the wider Operational Excellence department, and across Perstorp’s global sites.

• Process Improvement: Own work processes related to maintenance management and facilitate improvement and local implementation of these processes across Perstorp’s production sites. Establish and maintain strong working relationships with site maintenance teams to coach, support, and oversee the implementation of global core work processes.
• Projects: Participate in global or local improvement projects within both maintenance and other areas of operational excellence, as well as interaction with capital projects.
• Preventive Maintenance: Focus on further implementation of Perstorp’s preventive maintenance initiatives, including generic maintenance together with the Reliability team. Promote and further drive the usage of failure data analysis and evaluation of preventive maintenance coverage and effectiveness.
• Performance Monitoring: Develop and improve global structures to monitor and follow up on maintenance performance across Perstorp Group.
• Spare parts management: improve processes for spare parts holdings and management as well as interfaces between capital projects and receivers.

Who are you?

• A Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a technical field or other relevant discipline is preferred. Equivalent relevant work experience will also be considered.
• A minimum of 5 years of experience in the process industry, such as oil & gas, chemical, or nuclear sectors. Experience in a similar maintenance role with comparable responsibilities is preferred.
• Proven experience in maintenance and reliability of plant and process equipment, as well as capital projects. Experience in roles involving coaching, steering, and overseeing global structures is highly desirable.
• Knowledge and experience working within a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) is preferred
• Fluent in English (verbal and written)

We are looking for someone with excellent problem-solving skills and a proactive approach, ready to tackle challenges and achieve ambitious goals individually as well in collaboration with the team. The ideal candidate will have an analytical mindset, driven to not only resolve problems but also to understand and prevent them in the future. Additionally, proficiency in producing clear and effective written process documentation, training materials, and presentation materials for various organizational levels is essential.

What can we offer?

Join Perstorp as the Global Manager for Maintenance Management and be part of our transformation towards a globally integrated and digitally advanced organization.

Other information

• This position is a permanent position and based in either Malmö, Perstorp or Stenungsund, with hybrid working possible according to business needs.
• Some travel must be expected, since Perstorp operates sites in both Europe, Asia and North America.
• Whether you have specific questions or simply want to know more about the position, don’t hesitate to contact Director Asset Integrity Tor Lindström at +46 43578 8593.
• Welcome with your application as soon as possible but no later than the 12th of November

Additional information 

If you would like to get in contact with a union representative you can contact Per Igglund (Akademikerna) [email protected], Rickard Martinsson (Unionen) [email protected], or Rebecka Lundell (IF Metall) [email protected] 

About Perstorp

Perstorp believes in improving everyday life – making it safer, more convenient and more environmentally sound for billions of people all over the world. As a world leading specialty chemicals company, our innovations provide essential properties for products used every day and everywhere. You’ll find us all the way from your car and mobile phone to towering wind turbines and the local dairy farm. Simply put, we work to make good products even better, with a clear sustainability agenda.

Founded in Sweden in 1881, Perstorp’s focused innovation builds on more than 140 years of experience, representing a complete chain of solutions in organic chemistry, process technology and application development. Perstorp has approximately 1,430 employees and manufacturing units in Asia, Europe and North America. Sales in 2021 amounted to 13.5 billion SEK.

One of the Group’s largest unit is Site Perstorp, in Sweden, which has been manufacturing chemical products in various forms since 1881. Basic & specialty polyols, formates, organic acids and formaldehyde are the main products manufactured in Perstorp.

Learn more at www.perstorp.com