Maintenance Supervisor

Clariant SE; Mount Holly (NC); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid Holidays

PTO with carry-over

Tuition Reimbursement

Wellness Program

EAP Program

Spending and Savings Accounts

Life/AD&D Insurance

Job summary

Clariant in Mount Holly, NC seeks a Maintenance Supervisor to lead a skilled maintenance team and drive reliability and continuous improvement across plant operations. You will plan, schedule, and execute maintenance to keep equipment safe and efficient, balancing priorities with production needs.

You will coordinate with production, manage spare parts, and uphold safety, quality, and environmental standards to support site excellence and long-term success.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or GED; technical college education preferred.
• Proficiency in SAP (preferred) and Microsoft Office.
• Basic knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems within an industrial environment.
• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings and P&IDs.
• Good understanding of maintenance processes and plant operations.

Responsibilities

• Direct daily maintenance activities to ensure efficient repair and upkeep of plant equipment.
• Ensure planned, reviewed, and finalized maintenance activities are executed according to schedule.
• Maintain records of maintenance activities, prepare reports, analyze data, and recommend improvements.
• Coordinate with Production and Maintenance Planning to align maintenance and production schedules.
• Act as liaison between maintenance execution and planning teams, ensuring spare parts availability.
• Participate in daily, weekly, and annual shutdown planning and scheduling.
• Lead daily meetings to track work order completion and identify improvement opportunities.
• Review and validate backlog status with maintenance and planning teams.
• Oversee and support repairs on rotating equipment (pumps, seals, blowers, compressors).
• Manage urgent and emergency work, including on-call requirements.
• Provide maintenance reports and updates to management as required.
• Evaluate team performance and ensure adherence to updated procedures and standards.
• Set and maintain high standards for work quality and maintenance excellence.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including operations, engineering, and leadership.
• Drive equipment reliability improvements using proactive and continuous improvement approaches.

Skills

Mechanical & electrical basics

Education

High School Diploma or GED; technical college education preferred

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Job ID: 41859 | Location: Mount Holly, North Carolina, USA | Work Model: Onsite

Join Clariant’s Care Chemicals business unit as a Maintenance Supervisor and play a key role in ensuring the reliability and performance of our plant operations. In this position, you will lead a skilled maintenance team, coordinating planning, scheduling, and execution of maintenance activities to keep equipment safe and efficiently. You will balance priorities and resources to minimize downtime, support production targets, and respond effectively to operational needs. At the same time, you will foster a culture of continuous improvement by developing team capabilities, enhancing equipment reliability, and driving proactive maintenance practices. This role is also critical in maintaining high standards in safety, quality, and environmental performance, contributing directly to the site’s operational excellence and long‑term success.

Responsibilities

Maintenance Planning and Scheduling

• Direct daily maintenance activities to ensure efficient repair and upkeep of plant equipment
• Ensure, planned, review and finalized maintenance activities are executed according to schedule
• Maintain records of maintenance activities, prepare reports, analyze data, and recommend improvements
• Coordinate with Production and Maintenance Planning to align maintenance and production schedules
• Act as liaison between maintenance execution and planning teams, ensuring spare parts availability
• Participate in daily, weekly, and annual shutdown planning and scheduling
• Balance new and backlog work orders to optimize daily and weekly workload

Maintenance Execution

• Lead daily meetings to track work order completion and identify improvement opportunities
• Review and validate backlog status with maintenance and planning teams
• Oversee and support repairs on rotating equipment (e.g., pumps, seals, blowers, compressors)
• Manage urgent and emergency work, including on‑call requirements
• Provide maintenance reports and updates to management as required
• Evaluate team performance and ensure adherence to updated procedures and standards
• Set and maintain high standards for work quality and maintenance excellence
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams including operations, engineering, and leadership
• Drive equipment reliability improvements using proactive and continuous improvement approaches

Safety & Sustainability

• Ensure compliance with quality, safety, environmental, and health standards
• Encourage proactive identification of improvements to enhance safety, efficiency, and cost performance

Requirements

• High School Diploma or GED; or technical college education preferred
• Proficiency in SAP (preferred) and Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
• Basic knowledge of mechanical and electrical systems within an industrial environment
• Ability to read and interpret electrical drawings and P&IDs
• Good understanding of maintenance processes and plant operations

What´s in it for you?

• Paid Holidays
• PTO time with a carry‑over benefit
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Wellness Program
• EAP Program
• Spending and Savings Accounts
• Life/AD&D Insurance
• Disability Insurance
• Pet Insurance
• Auto/Home Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• Legal Services Plan

Clariant is a Swiss‑based global specialty chemicals company, which is concentrated and developed in three business units: Care Chemicals, Catalysts and Adsorbents & Additives. Our purpose as a company is reflected in our tagline "Greater chemistry - between people and planet", which considers the principles of customer, innovation and people orientation, as well as a focus on creating solutions to foster sustainability in different industries by offering high‑value and high‑performance chemical specialties.
At Clariant, we believe that diversity, equity and inclusion are essential to our success. We strive to cultivate a workplace where all employees feel welcomed, respected, supported, and valued. Our diverse workforce allows us to tap into a wealth of perspectives, experiences, and capabilities that drive innovation. We are committed to ensuring equal opportunities for professional growth and advancement across all levels of the organization, based on objective criteria and regardless of gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, protected veteran status ,age, disability, sexual orientation or other aspects of diversity in accordance with the relevant governing laws. By bringing together talented individuals with diverse backgrounds and viewpoints, we gain the agility to meet the evolving needs of our global customers and communities. Join our team to help advance our mission of fostering a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive.

Clariant Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected Veteran status, or any other protected class as established by law.

We at Clariant are aware of our responsibility. Our purpose Greater chemistry - between people and planet describes the role we can play in the world if we align our thinking and all future decisions with it.