Superintendent, Maintenance

HAWAII GAS

Kapolei, HI

Pay: $99,874-$151,607/yr

Shift: Full time

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