Maintenance Excellence Leader

TL;DR

Maintenance Excellence Leader: Drive safe, compliant, and reliable plant operations through maintenance planning, scheduling, and execution with an accent on CMMS technology, data-driven insights, and continuous improvement. Focus on strengthening preventive and predictive maintenance culture, aligning activities with operational priorities, and reducing repeat failures via reliability-centered strategies.

Onsite in Louisville, Kentucky, USA

$95,940 - $127,920

Company

Swiss-based global specialty chemicals company focused on Care Chemicals, Catalysts, and Adsorbents & Additives, driving sustainability through high-value chemical specialties.

What you will do

• Lead maintenance planning and scheduling for critical equipment, aligning with plant priorities, uptime, and budgets
• Ensure compliance with legal, safety, and environmental policies, managing risks and corrective actions
• Maintain SAP data accuracy, work orders, task plans, and resource availability
• Enforce scheduling practices, support shutdown planning, and apply root cause analysis for effective repairs
• Drive continuous improvement via KPIs, PDCA cycles, and structured reviews
• Build preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance culture through coaching and training

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering preferred
• 5+ years in maintenance planning, scheduling, and outage management
• 3+ years applying reliability-centered maintenance methodologies
• Strong technical aptitude with root cause analysis experience
• Experience with SAP or similar CMMS and continuous improvement methods

Culture & Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision insurances
• Paid Holidays and PTO with carry-over
• Tuition Reimbursement and Wellness Program
• EAP, Spending/Savings Accounts, Life/AD&D, Disability, Pet Insurance
• Online discount mall, Auto/Home Insurance, Identity Theft Protection, Legal Services