The Vice President – Operations and Maintenance is responsible for strategic leadership and oversight of field operations, asset reliability, and maintenance programs across facilities with a strong emphasis on valves, pressure equipment, and rotating systems. This role ensures production continuity, mechanical safety, and cost-effective asset performance while maintaining full regulatory and environmental compliance.
Lead day-to-day operations across multiple production or utility facilities
Ensure uptime, throughput, and equipment performance meet production and safety targets
Provide operational governance and ensure alignment with KPIs and corporate strategy
Develop and enforce corporate valve integrity programs (VIP) for isolation, control, relief, and check valves
Oversee inspection, testing, and certification programs per API/ASME standards
Monitor failure trends and intervene on chronic performance issues across valve populations
Approve procedures for critical valve maintenance, calibration, torque testing, and sealing integrity
Lead multi-discipline mechanical and electrical maintenance teams across sites
Establish best-in-class preventive and predictive maintenance programs (CBM, RCM)
Oversee CMMS utilization, work planning, and reliability-centered practices
Provide executive leadership for shutdown/turnaround events, especially those involving pressure vessels, pipelines, and critical valves
Approve contractor strategies, risk plans, and resource alignment
Ensure quality assurance for valve overhauls, hydrotesting, flange management, and post-startup readiness
Ensure compliance with pressure system safety regulations (PSSR), pipeline integrity rules, and emissions-related standards
Act as the company authority on valve criticality classification and risk assessment methodologies
Lead incident investigations involving valve or equipment failure
Control O&M budgets, spare parts inventory, and critical equipment replacement planning
Analyze performance metrics such as MTBF, downtime frequency, and valve-related production losses
Drive initiatives for energy savings and reliability improvement (e.g., compressed air leaks, steam trap management)
Lead a multi-site organization of plant managers, reliability engineers, planners, and technicians
Build talent pipelines through mentorship, skill matrix development, and cross-training
Promote a culture of safety, technical excellence, and lean maintenance
✅ Valve Integrity Management (VIP)
✅ Uptime and mechanical availability across plants
✅ Critical Equipment Risk Mitigation
✅ Compliance with pressure and process safety codes
✅ Turnaround leadership and readiness reviews
✅ Lifecycle cost and maintenance strategy alignment
Valve Types: Gate, globe, ball, butterfly, relief, control valves (pneumatic/hydraulic/electric actuators)
Standards: API 598, API 570, API 6D, ASME B31.3, B16.34, ISO 5208
Tools: SAP PM, Maximo, APM suites, Valve diagnostics software (e.g., Emerson FIELDVUE, Masoneilan SVI)
Methodologies: FMEA, RBI, RCA, RCM, CMMS implementation
Strong strategic and operational leadership in asset-intensive environments
Technical credibility in pressure systems and valve-based operations
Ability to balance production goals with asset health and regulatory needs
Change management and digital transformation advocate
Executive-level communication and crisis management
Unplanned downtime due to valve or critical equipment failure
Valve-related incident rate (leaks, failures, emissions)
Shutdown/turnaround execution success rate (cost, time, quality)
Compliance with valve inspection and testing requirements
Cost per unit of maintenance and energy utilization improvement
MTBF/MTTR for critical mechanical systems
Direct Reports: Regional Maintenance Directors, Valve Engineering SMEs, Operations Managers, Plant GMs
Interfaces: Engineering, Projects, HSE, Reliability, QA/QC, Procurement
Based at HQ or regional hub
Travel: 30–50% across facilities, vendors, and regulatory meetings
High-impact, executive-level decision-making role