Maintenance Lead

Verdant Specialty Solutions LLC; Liberty (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Verdant Specialty Solutions LLC in Liberty, Texas seeks an experienced Maintenance Lead to guide day‑to‑day maintenance, preventive and predictive programs, repairs, outages, and major shutdowns.

You’ll provide hands‑on technical leadership to the maintenance team, partnering with Operations, Engineering and HSE to improve equipment reliability, reduce downtime, and support safe, efficient plant operations.

Strong communication and leadership across maintenance and plant functions are essential.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of maintenance experience in a chemical plant environment.
• Strong knowledge of pumps, piping, heat exchangers, vessels, instrumentation, rotating equipment.
• Experience planning and executing daily maintenance activities in an industrial setting.
• Proven leadership of maintenance personnel and activities.
• Budget control and maintenance performance metrics.
• Ability to read/interpret P&IDs, schematics, drawings and specs.
• Knowledge of mechanical integrity requirements and MRO inventory.

Responsibilities

• Lead day‑to‑day maintenance planning, scheduling, and execution.
• Provide technical leadership to maintenance technicians.
• Drive preventive and predictive maintenance programs to improve reliability and reduce downtime.
• Oversee safety performance within maintenance, targeting zero incidents.
• Manage maintenance budget, costs, and department metrics.
• Support capital projects, equipment specs, installation, and commissioning.
• Coordinate and oversee maintenance contractors; ensure documentation accuracy.
• Foster communication between Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, and HSE.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Maintenance planning

Troubleshooting

Reading P&IDs

ERP systems

Budget awareness

Equipment reliability

Tools

SAP

ERP systems

Job description

Ready to take the lead on equipment reliability, maintenance execution, and continuous improvement in a chemical manufacturing environment? We should talk.

Verdant Specialty Solutions is looking for an experienced Maintenance Lead to join our team in Liberty, Texas. Reporting to the Plant Manager, you’ll lead the day-to-day maintenance activities at the site, including preventive and predictive maintenance, equipment repairs, planned outages, and major shutdowns. You’ll provide hands‑on technical leadership to the maintenance team while partnering closely with Operations, Engineering, and HSE to improve equipment reliability, minimize downtime, and support safe, efficient plant operations.

What You’ll Own

• Day-to-day maintenance planning, coordination, scheduling, and execution, including short‑duration outages and major shutdowns
• Technical leadership and day-to-day direction of maintenance technicians
• Preventive and predictive maintenance programs focused on improving equipment reliability and reducing unplanned downtime
• Maintenance department safety performance, with a strong focus on achieving zero recordable incidents
• Maintenance budget control, cost management, and department performance metrics
• Identification and execution of reliability improvements that increase equipment availability and plant capacity
• Maintenance support for capital projects, equipment specifications, installations, and commissioning activities
• Critical spare parts and MRO inventory necessary to support equipment repairs and production continuity
• Contractor coordination and oversight for maintenance-related work
• Accuracy of equipment documentation, including equipment lists, P&IDs, loop sheets, wiring diagrams, and related technical records
• Continuous improvement of communication and coordination between Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, HSE, and other plant functions
• Hands‑on support for maintenance and I&E technicians in troubleshooting equipment issues and executing work orders

What We’re Looking For

• At least 8 years of directly related maintenance experience in a chemical plant environment
• Strong working knowledge of chemical plant equipment, including pumps, piping, heat exchangers, vessels, instrumentation, rotating equipment, and related systems
• Experience planning and executing daily maintenance activities in an industrial manufacturing environment
• Demonstrated experience leading maintenance personnel and managing maintenance activities
• Experience with budget control and maintenance performance metrics
• Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to apply practical mechanical and process knowledge to plant equipment issues
• Ability to read and interpret P&IDs, schematics, specification sheets, drawings, and other technical documentation
• Working knowledge of mechanical integrity requirements for vessels, tanks, piping, rotating equipment, and other plant assets
• Experience with MRO inventory, spare parts, and storeroom requirements preferred
• Proficiency with Microsoft applications and ERP systems; SAP experience preferred
• Strong communication, organizational, and leadership skills with the ability to effectively partner across plant functions
• Ability to balance hands‑on maintenance support with planning, prioritization, leadership, and administrative responsibilities

Why Verdant?

You’ll join a specialty chemicals business where safety, reliability, and operational excellence are central to how we operate. This role provides the opportunity to have a direct impact on the Liberty plant, leading the maintenance team, improving equipment performance, reducing downtime, and helping build a maintenance organization known for safe, disciplined, and reliable execution.

Ready to help drive the next level of reliability and maintenance performance at Liberty? We’d love to hear from you.