Maintenance Leader

Bakelite•Taylorsville, MS

20h•Onsite

About The Position

At Bakelite, you’ll help us create a better tomorrow with sustainable and innovative chemistry today. Everywhere you look, you’ll find products enabled by Bakelite, from stronger homes to safer automobiles and everywhere in between. With more than 100 years of history and strong customer relationships, we boldly engineer sustainable products to tackle our world’s most challenging demands. Join Our Team and Help Us Build a Stronger, Safer, Better World. It’s Better with Bakelite. As a Maintenance Leader, you will ensure safe, compliant, and reliable operation of plant equipment and facilities, protecting our people, communities, and customers. You will drive operational excellence by improving asset reliability, reducing downtime, and optimizing maintenance and engineering processes. This role involves leading and developing high-performing maintenance and engineering teams, fostering a culture of accountability, respect, and continuous improvement. You will also support sustainable manufacturing by implementing projects that reduce energy usage, waste, and environmental impact, and enable Bakelite’s growth and customer commitments through effective capital planning, project execution, and reliability strategies.

Requirements

Minimum of five (5) years of maintenance leadership experience in an industrial manufacturing environment, preferably chemical manufacturing.
Demonstrated leadership experience in maintenance, engineering, or reliability functions.
Strong technical knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and industrial equipment systems.
Proven ability to manage budgets, capital projects, and maintenance programs.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Excellent communication and collaboration skills.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field (or equivalent industry experience).
Experience with OSHA PSM, Mechanical Integrity, MOC, and HAZOP processes.
Familiarity with CMMS, predictive maintenance technologies, and reliability tools, SAP preferred.
Knowledge of applicable electrical codes and industry standards.
Experience supporting sustainability or energy-reduction initiatives.

Responsibilities

Lead all maintenance and engineering activities to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective plant operations.
Manage preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs to support production and reliability goals.
Oversee maintenance planning, scheduling, and execution, including plant shutdowns and turnarounds.
Provide engineering leadership for capital projects, plant modifications, and process improvements.
Partner with Operations, Safety, Environmental, Quality, and Finance teams to achieve site objectives.
Drive compliance with OSHA PSM, Mechanical Integrity, MOC, and environmental regulations.
Use data, KPIs, and reliability metrics to identify improvement opportunities and guide decision-making.