Supervisor, Maintenance

About the role

Join Kraton as a key member of our Operations team at our Jacksonville, Florida location. We are a global manufacturer of sustainable specialty polymers and biobased pine chemicals, delivering innovative, high-performance solutions. At Kraton, we believe in making a positive difference—for our customers, the world, and our employees.

Responsibilities

• Plan, supervise, and assign maintenance work selected for the daily schedule; partner with the Maintenance Coordinator to determine scheduled maintenance activities.
• Monitor continuation of work in progress and input or assign emergency work orders received directly from Operations.
• Provide managerial oversight to direct reports, including safety, quality, efficiency, skill assessment, training, and administrative personnel matters.
• Ensure jobs are planned and performed safely, hold employees accountable to the schedule, and distribute work to maximize productivity.
• Follow up on jobs to determine progress, provide daily status reports, and assist in coordinating plant safety programs.
• Solicit recommendations for improving procedures and incorporate improvements into job plans.
• Review work packages, ensure proper completion, and return them promptly.
• Analyze root causes of major repairs with Operations and Engineering to prevent recurrence.
• Maintain open communication with Operations personnel on safety, jobs, and housekeeping.
• Maintain the area’s basic shop and equipment, support craft training needs, and arrange or schedule training.

Performance Measures: Asset availability, mean time to repair (MTTR), daily schedule compliance, emergency work level, weekly schedule compliance, PM schedule compliance, percentage of jobs overdue, overtime, rework, repetitive work, and maintenance costs vs. budget.

Requirements

• 2–5 years of supervisor experience in chemical manufacturing or related industries.
• Experience leading and supervising personnel, planning, and organizing activities.
• Practical usage of IT enablers (CMMS) such as MS Office and SAP.
• Strong verbal, interpersonal, and written communication skills.
• Results-oriented with a demonstrated track record.
• Familiarity with root cause incident investigation, mitigation, and prevention programs.
• Basic knowledge of applicable environmental rules and regulations.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED (required).
• Bachelor’s Degree (preferred).
• CMRT or CMRP Certification (a plus).

Benefits

• Medical Insurance, including TeleDoc—multiple plans available with Flexible Spending Account (FSA) and Health Savings Account (HSA) options.
• Dental and Vision Insurance.
• Health Advocate—free support to help understand coverage and answer questions.
• Life Insurance—base coverage paid by Kraton with an option for additional coverage.
• 401k—Kraton provides matching contributions based on enrollment level.
• Employee Assistance Program—provided at no cost to employees.
• Accident, Disability, and Critical Illness Insurance.