CCC Maintenance Planner

Cyclyx Overview

Only 10% of plastics are recycled today, and that must change. Cyclyx is a new kind of plastic feedstock management company that works with industry participants to increase plastic recyclability. Cyclyx operates as a membership consortium, uniting stakeholders around the circular value chains to work together and drive new results in plastic recycling. By working with partners to source, collect and pre-process large volumes of waste plastic based on exact technical specifications, Cyclyx redirects more plastic into recycling. This new partner-driven model aims to boost plastic circularity - and break the cycle that has kept recycling from reaching its full potential.

The Cyclyx Circularity Center (CCC) facility in Houston is a first of its kind recycling facility which accepts clean and mixed sources of waste plastics and processes them into usable feedstock for the advanced and mechanical recycling market. This facility is significant in scale, with an annual capacity of >400 million lbs. of inbound plastic.

Role Overview

As a first of its kind recycling center, this role will require a person with an entrepreneurial spirit and a proven track record for developing and coordinating detailed maintenance plans to ensure our equipment operates at optimal performance. The role will require a person with an aptitude for 1) Planning the equipment maintenance of a large, bulk material handling facility, and 2) Flexing between leadership and individual contributor activities in support of standing up and operating the facility. This position requires a hands-on person who regularly interacts with the maintenance and operations team and has a keen eye towards process improvement and optimization.

During the mechanical completion and commissioning of the plant, (scheduled to be operational in May 2025) the focus of this role will be on supporting the Maintenance Manager through the development of processes and systems that maintain optimal up-time for all plant equipment. In this position, the role will be responsible for team building, training adherence, and improvement plans.

The Maintenance Planner will have prior experience with plastics recycling or bulk material processing and handling operations on an industrial scale.

The safety of all personnel is the highest priority. The Maintenance Planner is responsible for supporting and contributing to a strong safety culture that is evident in the plant's daily operations and EHS related KPI's.

The Maintenance Planner has material impact on the ability of the CCC to meet its operational and financial goals. Role Responsibilities

A Maintenance Planner at a bulk material handling facility that optically sorts waste plastics, shreds waste plastics, and uses pellet mills to pelletize waste plastics has several core responsibilities to ensure the facility operates efficiently and safely. Here are the primary duties:

Equipment Maintenance and Reliability1. Preventive Maintenance Program

• Assist in developing and implementing a comprehensive preventive maintenance program for all equipment, including equipment such as optical sorters, conveying equipment, shredders, pelletizers, and mobile equipment.
• Schedule regular inspections, lubrication, adjustments, and part replacements to prevent unexpected breakdowns.

• Assist in oversee and coordinate repairs when equipment malfunctions, ensuring minimal downtime.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, and control issues to restore equipment functionality quickly.
• Experience reading Process and Instrumentation Diagrams (P&ID's) and applying to operational equipment. Includes experience reading OEM manuals and documentation.

• Use condition monitoring tools and techniques to track the performance of critical machinery.
• Administer systems to analyze data from sensors and diagnostic equipment to predict potential failures and address them proactively.

• Supervise all aspects of the CMMS in a manufacturing environment.
• Plan and execute mechanical and electrical Best Practice goals within the CMMS environment. Develop and execute plant equipment revitalization projects.
• Partner with Maintenance and Operations Departments on the development of maintenance schedules ensuring availability of necessary parts, etc.

• Ensures that the facility and all personnel always operate safely and promotes an environment whereby safety is a priority. Follows standard safety procedures, corrects safety and environmental hazards. Reads, understands, and implements lockout/tagout, safety rules, job hazard analyses, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Thoroughly and promptly investigates any accidents or near misses in conjunction with the Environmental compliance manager as well as the Health & Safety manager to ensure that any unsafe practices or conditions are addressed and eliminated immediately.
• Conduct regular safety audits and risk assessments, and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Develop and oversee the implementation of standard operating procedures (emergency procedures) and their associated safety precautions built into the routine workflow.

• Ensure all maintenance practices comply with local, state, and federal regulations, including environmental, health, and safety regulations.
• Maintain records of maintenance activities to demonstrate compliance during inspections and audits.
• Responsible for maintaining plant cleanliness.

• Assist in scheduling and assigning work to maintenance staff, ensuring proper coverage for all shifts.
• Estimates labor hours, skillsets, parts, materials, equipment and special tools required to complete proactive jobs in a safe and efficient manner.
• Creates a Weekly Technician Schedule that includes priority planned jobs and preventative maintenance tasks that utilize 100% of the available technician labor hours.

• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and knowledge sharing within the team.
• Trains site employees on CMMS and ensures that it is working with integrity and is being utilized.

• Manage inventory of spare parts and maintenance supplies to ensure critical components are available when needed.
• Prepare scope of work documents necessary to obtain firm pricing for contractor work.
• Establish and maintain the current bill of materials for all current equipment and create bills of material for new equipment along with stock justifications for these parts to be.