Process & Maintenance Lead

What’s In It For You

• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth.
• The support of an organisation that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best.
• Thrive in a company that values sustainability, drives a safety‑focused culture and empowers its employees through continuous improvement.
• Comprehensive benefits package & flexible working arrangements that enable balancing work commitments with other priorities.

What You Will Do

The Process & Maintenance Lead is responsible for the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of plant equipment, facilities, and infrastructure. This role combines engineering oversight with hands‑on maintenance leadership, including responsibility for mechanical integrity, inspection and compliance, maintenance planning, contractor management, and project execution. The position ensures that all maintenance, inspection, and engineering activities are delivered in line with company standards, regulatory requirements, and production needs, while driving continuous improvement in asset reliability, safety, and cost performance.

Safety, Compliance & Engineering Integrity

• Ensure full compliance with company safety standards, site policies, and relevant legislation (e.g. COMAH, DSEAR, PUWER, PSSR).
• Maintain accountability for mechanical integrity and ageing plant management.
• Lead fitness‑for‑service assessments and ensure appropriate documentation and follow‑up actions.
• Ensure all plant equipment complies with relevant engineering codes and standards (e.g. API, EEMUA).
• Participate in HAZOP, Process Hazard Analysis (PHA), and Pre‑Start‑up Safety Reviews (PSSR).
• Support and manage Management of Change (MoC) processes.

Maintenance & Reliability

• Plan, schedule, and coordinate all maintenance activities (preventive, corrective, and reactive).
• Ensure plant equipment is maintained in safe and efficient working order.
• Maintain and continuously improve the Computerised Maintenance Management System (CMMS), including asset registers and maintenance schedules.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs (e.g. overdue maintenance, downtime) and drive continuous improvement.
• Coordinate statutory inspections (e.g. pressure systems, lifting equipment, LEV, bulk tanks).
• Undertake or support troubleshooting and minor maintenance activities as required.

Projects & Engineering Delivery

• Lead and support capital projects, plant modifications, and equipment installations.
• Plan and coordinate plant outages and shutdowns in line with production requirements.
• Ensure engineering specifications, documentation, and approvals are properly managed.
• Supervise installation and commissioning of new or modified equipment.

Contractor & Vendor Management

• Coordinate and oversee third‑party contractors undertaking maintenance, inspection, and project work.
• Ensure safe systems of work, permits, and risk assessments are implemented and followed.
• Act as Permit to Work Issuer where required.
• Liaise with vendors on equipment selection, availability, and cost.
• Support procurement of spares, services, and capital equipment.

Financial & Budget Management

• Prepare and manage maintenance and capital budgets.
• Monitor and control expenditure to ensure alignment with financial targets.
• Raise and manage purchase requisitions and purchase orders.
• Ensure accurate tracking of maintenance and project costs (labour, materials, contractors).

Systems, Audits & Continuous Improvement

• Maintain compliance with ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, and site management systems.
• Ensure maintenance and engineering documentation is audit‑ready.
• Support internal, customer, and regulatory audits.
• Participate in incident investigations, root cause analysis, and corrective action implementation.
• Drive continuous improvement in maintenance practices, asset reliability, and energy efficiency.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Chemical, or similar) or equivalent experience.
• Experience in plant engineering and/or maintenance within a process or COMAH environment.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance planning and execution.
• Experience managing contractors and coordinating site activities.
• Understanding of mechanical integrity, inspections, and regulatory compliance.
• Strong communication, coordination, and organisational skills.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work to deadlines.
• Experience with SAP and/or CMMS systems.
• Project management experience.
• IOSH / NEBOSH or equivalent safety qualification.

Physical Demands

This role requires working in a chemical manufacturing plant.

About Us

ChampionX is now part of SLB, a global technology company driving energy innovation for a balanced planet. As innovators, that’s been our mission for nearly a century. We are a technology company that unlocks access to energy for the benefit of all. Today, we face a global imperative to create a future with more energy, but less carbon. Our diverse, innovative change makers are focused on going further in innovation and inventing the new energy technologies we need to get there.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

We believe the best teams are diverse and inclusive, and we are on a journey to create a workplace where every employee can grow and achieve their best. We are committed to fair and equal treatment of employees and applicants. We recruit, hire, promote, transfer and provide opportunities for advancement on the basis of individual qualifications and job performance. In all matters affecting employment, compensation, benefits, working conditions, and opportunities for advancement, we will not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, religion, color, creed, national origin, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expressions, genetic information, marital status, age, disability, or status as a covered veteran.