Maintenance Coordinator

Roquette; Plaquemine (LA); On-site; USD 87,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Roquette in Plaquemine, LA is seeking a Maintenance Coordinator to plan and execute daily maintenance and TAR planning, partnering with site leadership and contractors to ensure reliability.

The role requires strong technical knowledge in mechanical and electrical systems, 10+ years in maintenance, SAP and planning experience, and the ability to coach craftsmen while upholding safety and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 2-year Mechanical Technology certificate OR 2+ years progressive maintenance experience.
• Minimum 10 years in the Maintenance industry.
• Minimum 2 years SAP experience and 2 years planning experience.

Responsibilities

• Understand the Maintenance strategy and its impact on production.
• Coordinate with Maintenance team to ensure proper execution of maintenance processes.
• Control maintenance budget by escalating high-cost work and tracking planned spend.
• Verify equipment readiness and ensure work is properly permitted and authorized.
• Plan Turnaround work and coordinate with Leadership/Operations/Maintenance.
• Coordinate Emergency Work (PM15) and align with Production.
• Review weekly schedule and participate in scheduling meetings.
• Verify Technicians are on schedule and maintain schedule compliance.
• Coach junior craftsmen in mechanical or I&E areas.
• Support staffing with progress monitoring and safe, efficient work.
• Drive execution to reduce rework and improve efficiency.
• Ensure documentation for completed work and TECOs are filed.
• Support Reliability Maintenance Process integration.

Skills

Maintenance planning

SAP experience

Electrical knowledge

Instrumentation knowledge

Team leadership

Communication skills

Education

Mechanical Technology certificate

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Roquette is a family-owned global leader in plant-based ingredients and a leading provider of pharmaceutical excipients. Want to help us make a difference? Using plant-based resources, we collaborate with our customers and partners to imagine and offer ingredients to better feed people and treat patients. Each of our ingredients responds to unique and essential needs, and they enable healthier lifestyles.

The Role:

We are looking for our next Maintenance Coordinator within our Maintenance Team. The Maintenance Coordinator is responsible for the effective planning and safe execution of daily maintenance activities and annual TAR planning, supports both tactical and strategic reliability initiatives, conducts technical troubleshooting within area of expertise (Mechanical/Electrical) and provides field leadership for site craftsmen. The Maintenance Coordinator will partner with site leadership, engineers, operations & maintenance personnel, as well as contractors to achieve a high level of operational reliability for the site. This position will ensure all work is planned and performed in compliance with safety, health, and regulatory standards to meet business requirements. This position located in Plaquemine Louisiana.

Compensation:

The current salary range for this role is estimated to be $ 86,629.00- 115,505.00 USD Annual. In addition, this position may also be eligible to earn performance-based incentive compensation. The specific compensation offered to a candidate will be influenced by a variety of factors including but not limited to skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

What You’ll Do:

• Understand the Maintenance strategy (goals), how it pertains to ensuring operations in the production process, and how equipment effectiveness and availability impacts the Production.
• Works with Maintenance team to ensure maintenance process’s are properly executed within job scope.
• Works with Maintenance Manager to control the maintenance budget by escalating high cost work/emergency items/etc. and tracking spend associated with planned jobs.
• Verify equipment readiness, communicate work assignments, execute job scope, and ensure that all work is permitted appropriately and authorized accordingly.
• Responsible for planning Turnaround work and prioritizing with Leadership/Operations/Maintenance.
• Responsible for planning Emergency Work (PM15) and coordinating that work with Production.
• Reviews the weekly schedule, provides feedback, & participates in the weekly scheduling meetings.
• Responsible for verifying Maintenance Technicians are on schedule for planned work and communicating schedule compliance.
• Coach and Develop junior craftsmen in area of responsibility (mechanical or I&E technicians).
• Coordinate and support staff by monitoring in-progress work, help with work effectiveness, and ensuring your team has the tools and discussions to do the work safely and efficiently.
• Drive work execution and efficiency to eliminate rework on repairs.
• Support equipment readiness before deployment of maintenance resources on day of scheduled work execution and ensure acceptable completion of maintenance/engineering activities.
• Complete and maintain appropriate documentation for the work completed (TECO’s Work Orders).
• Support the integration of the Reliability Maintenance Process.
• Utilize SAP functionality including work order system.
• Verifies the RTO (return to operations) process is being executed correctly (completes final sign off).
• Leads Maintenance weekly safety meetings.
• Provide technical troubleshooting in area of expertise (Mechanical/Electrical) as required to assist technicians.

What You’ll Need:

• Education: High School Diploma or GED
• A minimum of 2-year Mechanical Technology certificate OR at least two years of progressive levels of responsibility in an industrial, maintenance, electrical or construction environment
• Minimum of 10 years’ experience in the Maintenance industry
• Minimum 2 years’ SAP experience
• Minimum 2 years’ Planning experience
• Must have strong knowledge in Electrical systems and Instrumentation
• Knowledge of safe work practices, site safety and environmental requirements and policies, plant work requirements and procedures, plant equipment and repair procedures, and production strategies/goals and equipment requirements to meet yield, uptime, cost of manufacture, and working capital.
• Experience with Preventative/Predictive maintenance
• Knowledge of production process, how the equipment connects, and how equipment performance impacts the production process.
• The ability to communicate effectively, both written and verbally, one on one and in group settings
• Previous experience with computers, including a working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Project and/or systems management experience (Preferred)

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to speak or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk, climb stairs, use hands and fingers to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms; work in hot, cold and loud environments. Employee must be able to wear an escape respirator.

Position Type/4-day 10hr schedule

This is a full-time position. Days and flexible hours of work are required to meet facility demands.

Business Travel:

Minimal to none

AAP/EEO Statement

Roquette is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Employment decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, physical or mental disability, genetic factors, military/veteran status or other characteristics protected by law. “AAP, EEO, Drug-Free Workplace”

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Why Join Us

Roquette is proud to be a global company where you can find personal and professional growth through multiple diverse experiences. Roquette strives to create a dynamic workforce while remaining firmly committed to equal opportunity by complying with EEO laws. As we continue to grow, Roquette understands that to be successful we must always be inclusive in our approach.

To find out more about our products, values and sustainable development ambitions visit us at www.roquette.com and at www.sustainability.roquette.com Roquette is a global leader in sustainable plant-based solutions, driving innovation and strong partnerships that are shaping the future of nutrition, health, and bioindustry. The company harnesses natural resources such as wheat, corn, seaweed, and cellulose to craft high-performance ingredients used in everyday foods, oral medications, advanced biopharmaceuticals, and a range of bio-based products. A family-owned company with over 90 years of expertise and 11,000 employees, Roquette serves clients in over 150 countries and is committed to creating lasting value for customers, patients, consumers, and society. Together, we turn the potential of nature into the essentials of life. Discover more about Roquette here.