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Advance reliability where safety and sustainability lead the way

Join Chemtrade in Richmond, CA as our Maintenance Superintendent for Sulfuric Acid and Regen operations. You will guide a high-performing maintenance function that safeguards people, assets, and the environment while enabling production targets.

Your Mission

• Lead people and work: Set the daily maintenance plan, align with operations on priorities, and steer a capable mechanical crew and contractors.
• Elevate reliability: Drive preventive maintenance completion, own troubleshooting sessions, and convert findings into durable solutions.
• Steward resources: Control parts and materials across mechanical, instrumentation, welding, rotating equipment, pipe–valve–fittings, filters, bearings, and hoses.
• Champion safety & compliance: Enforce policies and procedures; conduct and close incident investigations; develop JSAs; meet environmental permits and regulatory standards.
• Execute with discipline: Manage budgets and schedules; prepare for outages with comprehensive hazard reviews; track KPIs and facilitate post-job critiques.
• Build capability: Implement tailored development plans and oversee training to ensure technicians possess the competencies to perform safely and effectively.

What You’ll Need to Succeed

• Associate degree in Mechanical Engineering and 5+ years of maintenance experience.
• Experience with critical process equipment—pumps, motors, piping, valves, turbines, and heat exchangers—within chemical, refinery, power, or pulp and paper settings.
• 3+ years leading hourly maintenance personnel.
• Demonstrated involvement with safety programs in industrial facilities.
• Skill using CMMS/Work Order systems; proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel; SAP familiarity (purchasing and plant maintenance) is a plus.

Role Basics

• Location: Richmond, CA
• Schedule: Monday to Friday
• Reporting: Maintenance Manager

Medical Requirement

Chemtrade is committed to the safety and health of its employees and the public. All employees are required to complete and pass their annually held medical assessments, including but not limited to the Pulmonary Function Test (PFT) and the ability to wear a respirator as a condition of employment

Belonging and Growth at Chemtrade

We’re committed to a workplace that values every individual. Through Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and an inclusive culture, we encourage employees to share perspectives, connect, and grow. Expect family-friendly benefits and clear pathways for career advancement in a company that puts safety, sustainability, and environmental stewardship at the center.

Compensation and Classification

Compensation: $120,000 - $130,000 + bonus + benefits. (salaried, exempt)

Learn More

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