Maintenance Supervisor

  Do you want to take responsibility and make a difference with your work? With your expertise, we can achieve great goals together. We are WACKER - Reliable. Determined. Ambitious. As one of the world's most research-intensive chemical companies, we've been making countless products that are an integral part of your everyday life possible for over 100 years. From vegan food to resource-efficient buildings to solar cells, we develop sustainable solutions that change the future.   To strengthen our team in Charleston, we are looking for you as a(n) Maintenance Supervisor.

 

Who we are:

You know us. You just didn’t know it. WACKER is a global chemical manufacturer that prides itself on “Creating Tomorrow’s Solutions”. WACKER materials are so versatile and adaptable, they have virtually unlimited applications just about anywhere imaginable, making WACKER an integral part of daily life. Whether it’s protecting buildings from the elements, a tube of toothpaste, a cell phone, airbags, or cosmetics, people from all over the world come into contact each day with our products and achievements. We are looking for capable, innovative, and enthusiastic achievers to join our team and grow with us. We are currently seeking a Maintenance Supervisor for our site in Charleston, TN.

 

What you will do:

The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for providing maintenance supervision, predictive, preventive, and emergency maintenance services to production as necessary to provide for safe operations, regulatory compliance and equipment availability related to electrical and mechanical systems plant wide.

 

• Assist in the development of the maintenance group/organization and related guidelines, processes, and procedures
• Supervise, coach, mentor and provide training to EI&C and mechanical maintenance technicians.
• Maintain preventive maintenance and predictive maintenance program.
• Provide maintenance and troubleshooting support to production units, utility, and infrastructure systems
• Supervise 3rd party maintenance service providers
• Support best practices between production areas
• Support continuous improvement activities related to safety, quality, and cost
• Work in interdisciplinary and intercultural teams
• Represent WACKER's interests towards authorities, suppliers, and contractors
• Compile and provide reports related to area of responsibility
• Provide start-up support to production operations
• Support development of specifications, standards, and codes
• Cooperate with groups and individuals within the engineering and maintenance department, operations, and other service units with focus on achieving optimal results/solutions from a corporate/enterprise perspective
• Perform all tasks and assignments in accordance with WACKER's policies and procedures
• Ensure all required trainings are timely made by all team members in his/her area of responsibility
• Schedule of monthly inspections and preventive maintenance, ensuring the schedule is completed or alternative arrangements are made. 
• Supervise, coach, mentor and p