Clariant

Maintenance Excellence Leader

Clariant  •  $96k - $128k/yr  •  Louisville, KY (Onsite)  •  1 month ago
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Job Description

Job ID: 41251 | Location:

Louisville, Kentucky, USA | Expected Salary Range*: $95,940.00 - $127,920.00 | Work Model: Onsite

Clariant is seeking a Maintenance Excellence Leader to support the Catalysts Business Unit at our Louisville, KY production facility. This role drives safe, compliant, and reliable plant operations through best-in-class maintenance planning, scheduling, and execution. Leveraging CMMS technology, data-driven insights, and continuous improvement practices, the Maintenance Excellence Leader ensures work is well-defined, properly resourced, and executed on time. The position plays a key role in strengthening preventive and predictive maintenance culture, and aligning maintenance activities with operational priorities and BU performance goals. If you’re passionate about reliability, operational excellence, and making a measurable impact, we encourage you to apply!


Responsibilities

  • Lead maintenance planning and scheduling to ensure all critical equipment has compliant, timely maintenance aligned with plant priorities, uptime targets, and budgets
  • Ensure compliance with all local legal requirements, permits, and Clariant safety and environmental policies, proactively managing risk and corrective actions
  • Own maintenance of SAP data accuracy and documentation,material lists, work orders, task plans, and SAP utilization
  • Ensure parts, materials, and labor resources are available ahead of execution, improving backlog health and work order readiness
  • Establish and enforce scheduling freeze periods to maximize plant uptime while managing changing production demands
  • Support shutdown and outage planning and execution to minimize downtime and enable reliable vertical start-ups
  • Apply reliability-centered maintenance and root cause analysis to define effective repair strategies and reduce repeat failures
  • Drive continuous improvement through KPI tracking, PDCA cycles, gap analyses, and structured look-back reviews
  • Build and sustain a preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance culture through coaching, training, and accountability

Requirements

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

What´s in it for you?

  • Medical/Dental/Vision Insurances
  • Paid Holidays
  • PTO time with a carry-over benefit
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Wellness Program
  • EAP Program
  • Spending and Savings Accounts
  • Life/AD&D Insurance
  • Disability Insurance
  • Pet Insurance
  • Online discount Mall
  • Auto/Home Insurance
  • Identity Theft Protection
  • Legal Services Plan
  • *Includes base salary and annual incentive bonus; final offer based on skills, experience and internal equity.

Mar Del Solar

Talent Acquisition Partner

mar.delsolar@clariant.com

Clariant is a Swiss-based global specialty chemicals company, which is concentrated and developed in three business units: Care Chemicals, Catalysts and Adsorbents & Additives. Our purpose as a company is reflected in our tagline "Greater chemistry - between people and planet", which considers the principles of customer, innovation and people orientation, as well as a focus on creating solutions to foster sustainability in different industries by offering high-value and high-performance chemical specialties.
At Clariant, we believe that diversity, equity and inclusion are essential to our success. We strive to cultivate a workplace where all employees feel welcomed, respected, supported, and valued. Our diverse workforce allows us to tap into a wealth of perspectives, experiences, and capabilities that drive innovation. We are committed to ensuring equal opportunities for professional growth and advancement across all levels of the organization, based on objective criteria and regardless of gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, protected veteran status ,age, disability, sexual orientation or other aspects of diversity in accordance with the relevant governing laws. By bringing together talented individuals with diverse backgrounds and viewpoints, we gain the agility to meet the evolving needs of our global customers and communities. Join our team to help advance our mission of fostering a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive.

Clariant Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected Veteran status, or any other protected class as established by law.

Clariant

About Clariant

As one of the world’s leading specialty chemical companies and led by its purpose "Greater chemistry - between people and planet", Clariant contributes to value creation with innovative and sustainable solutions for customers from many industries. Our portfolio is designed to meet very specific needs with as much precision as possible. At the same time, our research and development is focused on addressing the key trends of our time. These include energy efficiency, renewable raw materials, emission-free mobility, and conserving finite resources.

Whether in the lab, working in communications, recruiting new co-workers, or working on business strategy, we welcome all innovators and self-starters who like being challenged, who think out-of-the-box, who like working in an international environment, and who constantly strive to excel in his or her field. At Clariant you'll have the freedom to make a global impact -- with 10'481 colleagues and a vast global network.

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Industry
Chemicals & Materials
Company Size
5,001-10,000 employees
Headquarters
Pratteln, CH
Year Founded
1995
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