Superintendent, Maintenance

Overview

PURPOSE STATEMENT:

The Maintenance Superintendent directs the strategic and operational functions of the SNG Plant Maintenance Department. This role is responsible for maximizing equipment and facility reliability, safety, and compliance through the development of long-term maintenance strategies, budget management, and talent development. The Maintenance Superintendent serves as a key member of the plant leadership team, collaborating with the Plant Manager to align maintenance initiatives—including preventive, predictive, routine, and emergency repairs—with overall production goals.

Responsibilities

ESSENTILAL FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES:

 

Department Strategy & Financial Stewardship

• Strategic Planning: Defines the long-term vision for the Maintenance Department, championing a proactive, reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) culture over a reactive maintenance culture.
• Budget Management: Develops the annual departmental operating budget from zero-base to continually monitors variances, forecasts financial needs, and manages overall spending to meet fiscal targets.
• Supply Chain & Inventory Strategy: Oversees the plant's material management strategy. Ensures critical spare parts availability to minimize downtime while optimizing inventory carrying costs and procurement efficiency.
• Vendor & Contract Management: Negotiates terms, scope, and rates for service contracts and external partnerships. Approves purchase orders and evaluates vendor performance to ensure quality and cost-effectiveness.
• Capital Planning: Prioritizes major plant capital Serves as the project lead for maintenance-specific infrastructure upgrades and equipment replacements.

Leadership & Labor Relations

• Team Leadership: Provides strategic direction to the Maintenance Supervisor, Instrument and Electrical (I&E) Supervisor, and Warehouse Coordinator. Fosters a culture of safety, accountability, and technical excellence across all disciplines.
• Labor Relations: Interprets and enforces the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) to ensure consistent application of Leads or supports grievance resolution meetings and maintains constructive union-management relations.
• Workforce Development: Identifies skill gaps and oversees technical training Develops succession plans for key supervisory and technical roles to ensure long-term operational continuity.
• Performance Management: Sets performance goals and conducts evaluations for direct reports. Guides Supervisors in handling employee relations and disciplinary actions in accordance with company policy and union contracts.

Operations, Reliability & Compliance

• Process Safety Management (PSM): Serves as the primary owner for the Mechanical Integrity (MI) element of the plant’s PSM program. Ensures all equipment inspections, tests, and preventative maintenance meet regulatory standards. Actively participates in Management of Change (MOC) and Process Hazard Analyses (PHA).
• Shutdown Planning & Execution: Directs the strategy and execution for high-intensity, short-duration plant shutdowns. Ensures absolute readiness by verifying material availability and developing detailed Maintenance Work Plans (MWP) that function as robust Job Safety Analyses (JSA) for hazard mitigation.
• Operational Safety & Permitting: Stewards the Safe Work Permit system, ensuring the integrity and consistent application of high-risk procedures (Hot Work, Confined Space, Line Break). Manages contractor safety performance and ensures adherence to permit approval requirements by designated Operations and Maintenance personnel.
• Pipeline & LNG Compliance: Directs maintenance activities for SNG piping and LNG vaporization/injection systems. Ensures compliance with 49 CFR Parts 192 and 193 for covered tasks and oversees maintenance support for satellite facilities, including renewable gas and propane-air plants.
• Equipment Reliability: Oversees the execution of preventive maintenance strategies. Directs internal personnel in the collection and initial review of predictive maintenance data (e.g., vibration analysis, oil sampling), while building capacity to transition to in-house analysis for enhanced reliability.

Emergency Response & Continuous Improvement

• Emergency Preparedness & On-Call Readiness: Maintains 24/7 on-call availability and serves as an immediate point of contact for after-hours incidents. Ensures organizational readiness for hazard incidents and natural disasters. Directs the immediate mobilization of maintenance personnel and resources during significant emergencies requiring site For minor incidents, ensures the proper staff are contacted and safely deployed.
• Incident Command Support: While not assigned a primary role, maintains proficiency and readiness to step into critical backup roles within the Incident Command System (ICS) to maintain command continuity during crises.
• Continuous Improvement & Root Cause Analysis (RCA) Leadership: Serves as the primary driver of Continuous Improvement (CI) within the Maintenance Leads formal Root Cause Analysis (RCA) investigations for equipment failures, worker injuries, and near misses to identify systemic deficiencies and implement effective corrective actions.
• Technical Subject Matter Expertise (SME): Acts as the maintenance Subject Matter Expert for cross-functional RCAs and organizational initiatives led by other departments.

OTHER FUNCTIONS/RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Complies with all safety rules and cooperates in the fullest in the promotion of safety and safe work habits, to include the reporting of any unsafe conditions or acts. Maintains all EH&S training on a current basis.
• Complies with all applicable corporate and Hawaii Gas policies and procedures.
• Maintains assigned work area and equipment in a clean, orderly and safe manner; performs housekeeping duties as required and/or instructed. Works in a safe and responsible manner.
• Performs all other related duties as instructed by supervisor/manager; e.g. prepares or completes reports; reviews documentation submitted by assigned personnel for accuracy and completeness; prepares and/or approves timesheets of personnel; prepares lesson plans and trains personnel as required; handles Step 1 of the grievance procedure in the Collective Bargaining Agreement; recommends personnel action.

Qualifications

Required Education and/or Work Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering or equivalent combination of education and and experience.
• At least 2 years of experience in a processing facility (e.g. refinery, chemical plant, manufacturing plant,etc).
• At least 3 years in a supervisory or lead role.

Preferred Education and/or Work Experience:

• At least 5 years in a supervisory or lead role.
• At least 5 years of maintenance experience (repairs, maintenance, and troubleshooting of fixed, rotating, instrumentation, and electrical equipment).
• At least 2 years of experience in project management.
• Experience working in a unionized environment, with knowledge of CBA implementation.
• Experience with a Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), MP2.
• Proven experience coordinating maintenance with Operations and Engineering teams.
• Good working knowledge of the following:
  • OSHA 29 CFR Part 1910 Process Safety Management (PSM)
  • EPA 68 CFR Risk Management Program (RMP)
  • ASME Boiler and Pressure Vessel Codes
  • NFPA 70 National Electrical Code (NEC)
  • PHMSA 49 CFR Parts 192 and 193
  • API 510, 520, 521, 570, 572, 573, 574, 578, 653
  • NFPA 58 Liquified Petroleum Gas Code
  • AMPP/NACE Standards
  • ISA Standards
  • Welding procedures

Required Licensure, Certification, Registration or Designation:

• Post requisite: HAZWOPER, First Aid, CPR.
• Valid Hawaii Driver’s License.

Preferred Licensure, Certification, Registration or Designation:

• Valid Hawaii Professional Engineer License.
• Relevant technical certifications (API, ISA, NACE, NCCER, SMRP, etc).