Manager Compounding Maintenance

The SABIC Bergen op Zoom facilities manufacture plastics in the form of high-grade pellets that enable our customers to produce a wide range of end products. Our maintenance organization maintains all production assets on site with corrective, preventive and condition-based maintenance. We work closely with selected contractors to perform all maintenance activities. Our facility organization takes care of our non-manufacturing assets.

Within the maintenance team we are looking for a Maintenance Manager Compounding SABIC Bergen op Zoom.

In this role you are a member of the maintenance staff team responsible for the safe execution of maintenance tasks in our chemical maintenance plants. You will manage a team (40 FTE +) consisting of maintenance engineers, supervisors and technicians. Your internal customers are from divers businesses with specific service requirements. As manager you will frequently interact with other departments to assure the services can be provided efficient. You will be part of the extended site staff team giving you opportunities to contribute to improvements beyond your direct responsibility in our journey of continuous improvement.

Your role

• Managing a team of 40+ FTE professionals that keep our chemical plants running 24/7. This requires execution of the maintenance schedule as delivered by Central Maintenance and addressing the unexpected failures.
• Jointly responsible for overall performance of Maintenance on site.
• Ensure both internal as contracted work can and will be executed safe and delivered within our quality parameters. Representing maintenance in the compounding plant management teams of Petchem, Functional Forms and the SABIC Specialty Business.
• Responsible for implementing uniform procedures / work in accordance with the work processes used within our Operation Management System. Looks beyond the boundaries of the various clusters; takes measures and makes suggestions that improve these processes. Makes results-oriented agreements with the relevant people to achieve this.
• You are responsible for the required formation to ensure safe work execution within budget. Ensure development of our personnel in line with the contracting strategy and developments of our assets.
• Evaluates periodic results (KPIs) communicates these to the relevant people; encourages and facilitates improvement and drives changes to ensure continual improvement toward top performance.
• You interact with the asset management and the Engineering and Project organization to ensure the inflow and outflow of maintenance plans can be positioned in the team.

Your experience

• HBO+ or WO (Bsc/Msc) degree. You have extended working experience (3-5+ years) in leading a technical team.
• Fluent in Dutch and English, both in speech and writing.
• Experience working with contractors.
• You have strong personality & communicating skills that enables you to interact and implement changes from site management level to shop floor.

Safety of our People, Processes and Environment is leading. There is plenty room for development of your own career both regional as global.

Further information
For more information about this role you can contact Corporate Recruiter, Ben de Graaf – ben.graaf@sabic.com.

People who can 

We’ve always believed that it takes special people to make a difference. They need ingenuity, brilliance and the freedom to turn their ideas into reality. At SABIC, this is our culture. We find open-minded, gifted and questioning people. Then we create the conditions for their talent to flourish: fulfilling work environments, state-of-the-art technology and the empowerment they need. So when you work for SABIC, you’re the person who can find new solutions and possibilities that change the world for the better.

SABIC, headquartered in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia), is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of Petrochemicals, Specialties, Agri-Nutrients, and Metals. We supply these materials to other companies, who use them to make products on which the world has come to depend. At SABIC, we believe in using chemistry to power the ambitions of our customers, business partners, employees and societies we live in. We call this “CHEMISTRY THAT MATTERS™”. In Europe, SABIC employs over 5,000 professionals and is running 6 world-scale production sites and 4 technology & innovation centers. We are present in almost every European country. Major locations within our broad network of innovation, production and marketing are: Teesside (UK), Cartagena (Spain), Gelsenkirchen (Germany), Geleen (Netherlands) Bergen op Zoom (The Netherlands) and Genk (Belgium). Based upon this strong fundament, we are a key producer of olefins, polyolefins, engineering thermoplastics resins, films and sheets. Discover more at www.sabic.com/careers   

Candidates not meeting desired requirements may be highly skilled & lack the requisite experience because of historical and systemic barriers and unconscious biases that have prevented them from gaining that experience. At SABIC, we are aware that not all the requirements stated above may be found in one person, and we might not have mentioned specific skills or experiences that are also valuable to this job; we welcome your application if you consider that you can bring value in this job while enjoying it.

If you enjoy relating to people from different groups, if you like collaborating with colleagues from other cultures, and want to BE THE IMPACT, SABIC is your choice! 

For more information  about this role you can contact: xx, Recruiter on +31 (0)xx.  
Important notice: Please be informed that a reference check, an employment verification and E-assessment is be part of our recruitment process. A Certificate of Good Conduct can be requested depending the level of the role in our organization and/or function, allowing us to request dependent of local regulations.  We strive to be diverse in backgrounds and experiences 

Responses from employment agencies will not be considered. 

Chemistry that Matters™

A career at SABIC provides you with an opportunity to leave a lasting positive impact to the world and yourself. From excellent health and well-being benefits to our comprehensive learning programs. We offer a wide range of benefits and offerings that recognize that our people have unique motivations and ambitions. It’s all about matching what matters to you with what matters to us. Let’s explore what matters!

As one of the world’s largest diversified chemical companies, we activate the power of human capital to address society’s future challenges. Through partnerships, we enable life-saving medical innovations and help fight world hunger. We are driving the circular economy for the benefit of communities and our planet through sustainability initiatives, such as our TRUCIRCLE™ portfolio. Today, the company serves customers in more than 140 countries with a global workforce of close to 29,000 talented individuals. Our values – Inspire, Engage, Create, and Deliver – are the foundation of our success.

Our purpose is "Chemistry that Matters". This is what drives us to do what we do. "Chemistry" goes beyond applying science and technology to enhance the supply of essential materials to the world. It is how we work, to build long-lasting relationships of trust. “What Matters” is making a meaningful impact for the world – through the customers and communities we collaborate with, so that we succeed and grow together.

It is all about matching what matters to you with what matters to us. We are mindful about the importance of the team we are building and how our team members impact to our culture.   We believe that good ideas come from anywhere, being inclusive to diverse perspectives is stimulating, encourages innovation and is critical to our mission. Let us explore this together!

We are proud to be a diverse and an equal opportunity employer .We are fully committed to a culture of respect and inclusion.