Maintenance Leader - Plant Equipment

Maintenance Leader

The Impact You’ll Have On The Organization and World

Ensure safe, compliant, and reliable operation of plant equipment and facilities, protecting our people, communities, and customers.

Drive operational excellence by improving asset reliability, reducing downtime, and optimizing maintenance and engineering processes.

Lead and develop high-performing maintenance and engineering teams, fostering a culture of accountability, respect, and continuous improvement.

Support sustainable manufacturing by implementing projects that reduce energy usage, waste, and environmental impact.

Enable Bakelite’s growth and customer commitments through effective capital planning, project execution, and reliability strategies.

• 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.

What Is Needed to Be Successful in this Role (Required Skills/Abilities)

• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• 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.

About the Role

Join Our Team and Help Us Build a Stronger, Safer, Better World. It’s Better with Bakelite.

Benefits

We offer competitive compensation, robust benefits and support our associates every step of their career.

Location

Located in Southeast Mississippi, Taylorsville is just an hour outside Jackson and Hattiesburg. Taylorsville is home to a variety of industries, including lumber, manufacturing, agriculture and finance. Our Taylorsville team has strong ties to the local community and participates in the town’s annual Halloween event, Farmers Market and holiday tree decorating event. Nearby attractions include the Bienville National Forest and several picturesque state parks and lakes for camping, canoeing, hunting and fishing. Taylorsville is 30 minutes from Laurel, Mississippi – the setting of HGTV’s “Home Town” and location of the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art. Be sure to also check out the Hattiesburg Zoo and Mississippi Armed Forces Museum in nearby Hattiesburg. With the Jackson-Medgar Wiley Evers International Airport just an hour away, you can easily hop a flight to anywhere in the world. Nearby educational institutions include Jones College and the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg.

What Does a Typical Day Look Like?

Here are your primary 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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We are an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, minority status, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any characteristic protected by law. In order to be considered for this position candidates are required to submit an application for employment through our career site, be at least 18 years or age, willing to take a drug test, submit to a background investigation as part of the selection process, as well as additional periodic background checks as required by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) or regulations adopted by the Department of Homeland Security or other regulatory agencies. Candidates are required to have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States. This company participates in E-Verify. For additional details, click HERE.

Disclaimer

We are not accepting unsolicited assistance from search firms/employment agencies for this employment opportunity. Please, no phone calls or emails to an employee about this position. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee of the Company via email, the Internet or in any other form and/or method without a valid written search firm agreement in place for this position will be deemed the sole property of the Company; no fee will be paid in the event a candidate is hired by the Company as a result of the unsolicited referral or through other means.