Asset Manager

BASF is the world's leading chemical company. We offer intelligent solutions based on innovative products and tailor-made services. We create opportunities for success through trusted and reliable partnerships. BASF Corporation, headquartered in Florham Park, New Jersey, is the North American affiliate of BASF SE, Ludwigshafen, Germany. BASF has approximately 16,400 employees in North America, and had sales of $17.7 billion in 2010. For more information about BASF?s North American operations, visit www.basf.us. At BASF Corporation, we value the differences in our workforce as they are key to the success of our business and to the achievement of our status as partner of choice. Consistent with our values, BASF has an inclusive environment that promotes respect and dignity for all in the work place. BASF is proud to be an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

This position provides leadership and manages the maintenance and capital strategy, and has ownership of the assets to manage and improve asset effectiveness and profitability. This can be done by improving reliability, process optimization, capital improvements, autonomous maintenance, and benchmarking activities. This position is responsible for the compliance of assets (e.g. mechanical integrity, SIS, inspections, etc.) including internal and external rules and regulations.
PRINCIPAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
-Lead and develop the Asset Management Team -Manage the process to coordinate capital projects and implementation of the capital strategy -Responsible for development of the plant and equipment Maintenance strategy based on site and business goals -Define and manage the Maintenance budget and update business on the budget and forecast -Accountable for prioritization of Maintenance work across the assigned Maintenance area -Responsible for identifying and reducing downtime caused by planned and unplanned events in order to minimize lost production -Define requirements including capital and maintenance for planned and unplanned outages -Responsible for development of the plant and equipment capital strategy in order to minimize total cost of ownership -Responsible for identifying and sharing best practices within or across technologies as well as different sites
KEY COMPETENCIES:
-Entrepreneurial Actions -Innovativeness -Work Management -Leading Employees to Success -Coaching -Customer Focus -Strategic Thinking -Striving for Achievement -Quality Orientation & Attention to Detail -Business & Financial Acumen

Requirements:
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering field and minimum 10+ years of experience in Operations, Engineering, or Maintenance of a manufacturing environment. MBA a plus. This position requires an in-depth knowledge of the capital project process.
-Proven Supervisory and Leadership Skills and excellent communications and human relations skills are required -Leads by example and sets environment for taking risks within the organization by addressing constraints and enabling resources -Inspires others and takes accountability for an innovation pipeline by championing and discerning new and creative approaches -Ensures that all services and products provide value for BASF as well as customers in strategic markets -Fosters the integration of a diversity of perspectives across the organization resulting in development of high performing teams and output -Involves, trusts, and optimizes a diverse, high performing team and creates a vision that fosters a sense of common ownership This position requires all candidates to either currently possess or obtain and maintain a TWIC (Transportation Worker Identification Credential) Card from the U. S. Department of Homeland Security.

**BASF recognizes Institutions of Higher Education that are accredited by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or equivalent.