Maintenance Supervisor

4142 Evonik Corporation_4142; Lafayette (IN); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Evonik is seeking a Maintenance Supervisor in Lafayette, Indiana to lead 24/7 maintenance operations that support production, quality, and safety. You will supervise SAP Coordinators, allocate resources, and drive reliability and continuous improvement across the site.

The role requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent, strong leadership and communication skills, and the ability to plan and manage multiple priorities in a regulated manufacturing environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Proficiency with maintenance systems, SAP, Microsoft Office, and industrial troubleshooting.
• Significant industrial/manufacturing maintenance experience; supervisory experience preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership, coaching, mentoring, and team development skills.
• Strong decision-making, problem-solving, troubleshooting, and conflict resolution abilities.
• Ability to plan, prioritize, and manage multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build positive working relationships.
• Experience driving continuous improvement, reliability, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Strong mechanical aptitude, including the ability to interpret blueprints, P&IDs, and schematics.
• Ability to work effectively in a regulated manufacturing environment, respond to changing business needs, and remain calm under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead safe, reliable 24/7 maintenance operations that support production, quality, compliance, and business objectives.
• Supervise, coach, and develop SAP Coordinators through performance management, training, skill development, and succession planning.
• Plan and allocate maintenance resources to meet operational priorities while managing schedules, coverage, overtime, and workforce flexibility.
• Drive equipment reliability, asset performance, and continuous improvement initiatives that improve safety, efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
• Lead troubleshooting, investigations, change management, and corrective actions to resolve issues and improve processes.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Planning, and other stakeholders to coordinate maintenance activities and meet site objectives.
• Establish and monitor performance metrics, identify improvement opportunities, and support achievement of departmental and site goals.
• Ensure compliance with cGMP, quality, environmental, health, safety, and security requirements, including training, documentation, and procedural adherence.
• Communicate priorities, expectations, and results effectively while fostering accountability, teamwork, and a positive work culture.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Decision making

Team development

Education

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

What we offer

At Evonik, you’re part of a global chemical company working in many sectors that go beyond chemistry. From lipids for tomorrow’s medicines, biosurfactants for green detergents, additives for plastics recycling or membranes to help drive forward the energy transition, you’ll play an essential part in helping the world’s most essential industries succeed. Our success hinges on a diversity of ideas powered by people, not egos. Whether you’re a scientist or engineer, new to the team or established, in business, production, or anything in between – we cheer each other on. Because we believe we can do anything. Explore everything. And Be Part of Something Special! Find out more about the many benefits we offer: https://www.evonik.com/en/careers/why.html Meet the team and get to know the people behind Evonik: https://www.evonik.com/en/news/meet-the-team.html

Responsibilities

• Lead safe, reliable 24/7 maintenance operations that support production, quality, compliance, and business objectives.
• Supervise, coach, and develop SAP Coordinators through performance management, training, skill development, and succession planning.
• Plan and allocate maintenance resources to meet operational priorities while managing schedules, coverage, overtime, and workforce flexibility.
• Drive equipment reliability, asset performance, and continuous improvement initiatives that improve safety, efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
• Lead troubleshooting, investigations, change management, and corrective actions to resolve issues and improve processes.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Planning, and other stakeholders to coordinate maintenance activities and meet site objectives.
• Establish and monitor performance metrics, identify improvement opportunities, and support achievement of departmental and site goals.
• Ensure compliance with cGMP, quality, environmental, health, safety, and security requirements, including training, documentation, and procedural adherence.
• Communicate priorities, expectations, and results effectively while fostering accountability, teamwork, and a positive work culture.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Technical proficiency in maintenance systems, Microsoft Office, SAP (or similar ERP systems), and industrial troubleshooting.
• Significant industrial/manufacturing maintenance experience; supervisory experience preferred.
• Demonstrated leadership, coaching, mentoring, and team development skills.
• Strong decision-making, problem-solving, troubleshooting, and conflict resolution abilities.
• Proven ability to plan, prioritize, and manage multiple responsibilities in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to build positive working relationships.
• Experience driving continuous improvement, reliability, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Strong mechanical aptitude, including the ability to interpret blueprints, P&IDs, and schematics.
• Ability to work effectively in a regulated manufacturing environment, respond to changing business needs, and remain calm under pressure.

The Evonik Group adopts an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) approach. Candidates are assessed based on their educational qualifications, experience, job competencies and potential and shall not be discriminated against on the basis of race, ethnicity, age, gender, religion, nationality, disability or sexual orientation or other classifications protected by local, state, or provincial regulations.

This is your opportunity to join a thriving global organization that combines cutting‑edge science, technology and engineering with world‑class business services to create solutions that answer real‑world problems. If you join us, we’ll expect you to take ownership of your work, team up with other great minds, and add your name to creations that make a positive difference for generations. As one of the world leaders in specialty chemicals operating in more than 100 countries with over 32,000 employees, we need your diversity of thought to make us better. In return for your passion, initiative and creativity, you’ll enjoy opportunities to improve and to be respected for your contribution.