Maintenance Supervisor

Clariant; Mount Holly (NC); On-site; USD 75,000 - 105,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

PTO with carry-over

Tuition Reimbursement

Wellness Program

Life Insurance

Disability Insurance

Identity Theft Protection

Job summary

Clariant in Mount Holly, North Carolina, invites an experienced Maintenance Supervisor to lead our plant maintenance team onsite. You will plan, schedule, and execute preventive and corrective maintenance, coordinating with operations to minimize downtime and meet production targets.

Join a culture focused on safety, quality, and environmental performance while developing team capabilities and driving proactive reliability improvements across the site.

Qualifications

• Must have hands-on maintenance knowledge in an industrial plant.
• Experience with preventive and corrective maintenance planning.
• Ability to read electrical drawings and P&IDs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate daily maintenance to ensure safe, efficient plant operation.
• Plan, schedule, and execute preventive, corrective, and shutdown maintenance.
• Coordinate with operations to align maintenance with production needs.
• Manage work orders backlog and prioritize workloads.
• Oversee maintenance on critical rotating equipment (pumps, seals, blowers, compressors).
• Lead daily maintenance meetings and resolve issues promptly.
• Ensure spare parts availability and liaison between planning and execution.
• Generate maintenance reports and drive improvements.

Skills

SAP

MS Office

Electrical drawings

P&IDs

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Job ID: 41641 | 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

• Lead and coordinate daily maintenance activities to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable plant operations
• Plan, schedule, and ensure execution of preventive, corrective, and shutdown maintenance activities
• Align maintenance plans with production requirements in coordination with operations and planning teams
• Manage work order backlog and prioritize activities to optimize maintenance workload
• Oversee maintenance execution on critical rotating equipment (e.g., pumps, seals, blowers, compressors)
• Lead daily maintenance meetings and ensure timely resolution of operational issues
• Ensure spare parts availability and act as key liaison between planning and execution teams
• Generate maintenance reports, analyze performance data, and recommend improvements
• Drive equipment reliability and continuous improvement initiatives across the site
• Lead and develop the maintenance team, ensuring adherence to standards and best practices
• Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, quality, and regulatory standards

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?

• Medical/Dental/Vision Insurances
• 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
• Online discount Mall
• Auto/Home Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection
• Legal Services Plan

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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.

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