Maintenance Manager (287891) BS Engineering, Green Belt, PSM Certified, PSM Auditor / Chemical Manufacturing / Baton Rouge – New Orleans area

Seasoned Maintenance and Operations leader with 18+ years of progressive experience in chemical manufacturing environments. She has a degree in Engineering from the University of Florida, is a Six Sigma Green Belt, and is PSM Certified. She is based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She has an impressive track record in optimizing plant reliability and leading high-performing maintenance teams (10 direct, 22 indirect reports). Her expertise includes preventive maintenance strategy, mechanical integrity programs, SAP PM, asset life planning, and Process Safety Management (PSM). She is skilled at executing capital and turnaround projects with budgets ranging from $1.5MM to $10MM. She’s led multiple successful turnarounds on time and within budget, while implementing lean and cost-saving initiatives. She led a 32-person maintenance team at Veolia North America, where she successfully managed four major plant turnarounds—each completed on time and within a $7–10MM budget.

She drove substantial cost reductions, including $90K annually saved by identifying and implementing a more durable valve solution and $60K in chemical savings by optimizing furnace temperatures and reducing caustic usage. Her leadership improved uptime by 7%, boosted yield by 3%, and enhanced product quality. She developed and executed a critical spare parts strategy that cut plant downtime in half and led the implementation of SAP PM (S4-HANA) and a new work management process that eliminated firefighting and backlog. She also negotiated contracts that saved $40K and improved service levels. Elizabeth blends technical expertise, capital project execution, and team development—making her a transformative asset for maintenance and operations leadership roles. She is a high-impact asset for any operation seeking stability, cost control, and continuous improvement. She is looking for a new opportunity to apply her significant maintenance and operations experience in the Baton Rouge-New Orleans area! Her impressive experience includes:

• Used contracts and relationships to increase EBITDA
o Executed contract and won a 20-year contract for acid product and utilities
o Received an additional $300K in annual maintenance revenue
• Facilitate and coordinate daily and weekly planning and scheduling of activities, including preventative & predictive maintenance programs in SAP and inspection tracking tool.
o Identified a problem with valve replacement at a cost of $10k every 6 weeks.
o Upgraded with a new valve that only needed a replacement 1 time a year. Saving $90k
o Improved PM processes using data.
• Updated and justified critical spares that:
o Eliminated long lead times < 10 weeks o Improved maintenance team reaction times o Reduced plant downtimes – swap out of equipment with w/spare ~ 6 hours feeds off/feeds on vs. < 12 hours for repair of parts, alignments

o Identified critical acid circulation pumps o Piping spools – resulted in reduction in downtime 12 hours to ~4-6 hours • Effectively manage cost by reducing overtime, quality, production forecast, resources, & schedules as it pertains to Operations.

o Reduced overtime by and saved $36k o Maintained shift management opportunities resulting in decreased overtime 13.5-15%

o Sustained operating the spent acid furnace process at 98 -101 gpm vs. 95 gpm

• Coordinated with Supply Chain & Logistics to set production goals and meet customer demands and order fulfillments through truck, rail, and barge

o As a result, our delivery of production exceeded goals which allowed us to overproduce 4400 tons worth and additional $310k in sales.

o Forecast planning w/Logistics Manager & shipping specialist resulting in improved “On Time %” > 90%
o Sustained 2 yrs of no Operator “Out of spec. Shipments” and CQSI’s over 50% reduction from the previous year

• Chemical Manufacturing Maintenance
• Manufacturing / Production Maintenance
• Dismantling / Moving Equipment
• Equipment Commissioning
• Resolving Recurring Downtime Issues
• Improving Mechanical Integrity / Uptime
• Computerized Maintenance Management Software
• ASME Codes
• Continuous Improvement Programs
• Design Review of MOC / Technical Documents
• Developing Capital Project Budgets
• Environmental Compliance
• OSHA Regulations
• Lockout / Tagout
• Maintenance Leadership – 12 – Direct and 22- Indirect
• Planning / Executing Turnarounds
• Mechanical Integrity and Quality Assurance (MIQA)
• Planned Outages / Turnaround experience
• Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM)
• Preventative Maintenance
• Project Management Scheduling
• Reading Schematics / Blueprints
• Safety Training
• Selecting Personal Protection Equipment
• Supervising Contractors
• Developing Standard Operating Procedures
• Ensuring Spare Parts Meet Code
• Managing PM Work Orders
• Eliminating Work Order Backlogs
• Mechanical Integrity Programs
• Corrosion Circuit Mapping
• Process Safety Management Audits
• Maintaining ASME Certifications On Pressure Vessels
• Maintaining Mechanical Integrity Documentation
• Maintaining Process Equipment Inspection Documentation
• Maintaining Service Documentation
• API Codes / ASME Codes
• Failure Analysis Investigations
• Inspection, Testing and Preventive Maintenance (ITPM) plans
• Management of Change (MOC)
• Reliability Centered Maintenance
• Replacement In Kind Parts Program
• Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA)
• Corrosion Analysis
• Non Destructive Testing
• Thermography
• Managing Multiple Projects
• Economic planning / Forecasting
• Troubleshooting Processes.
• Process Safety Management
• Engineering Team Management
• Reducing Plant Operation Costs
• Capital project implementation
• Continuous Improvement Projects
• Field Construction Oversight
• Implementing LEAN Into Operations
• Developing Capital Plans
• Troubleshoot and resolve equipment and operating problems.
• Tracking Raw Material And Energy Usage
• Tracking Production Volumes
• Manages Production Schedules
• Ensuring Shift Coverage
• Implementing Productivity Improvement Projects
• Mentoring / Developing Staff
• Ensuring Environmental Compliance
• Preventative Maintenance Programs
• Increasing Production Capacity
• Process Optimization
• Ensuring Compliance With PSM Requirements.
• Assure Safety Goals Are Attained
• Coordinate Plant Maintenance
• Managing Contractors
• SAP PM

Education:
University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida / Bachelor of Science in Biological Engineering

Certification & Training:

• Six Sigma Green Belt Certified – Dupont
• People Leadership Development Series 1 & 2
• Process Safety & Risk Management (PSM) – Dupont
• 2nd Party Auditor PSM
• Hazardous Materials Technician (8-hour course)
• 5S /Lean Methodology
• Behavioral based Interviewing