Operations & Maintenance Engineer - Maintenance Coordinator

Chemours; Kentucky; On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Chemours in Louisville, KY is seeking an Operations & Maintenance Engineer - Maintenance Coordinator to join the Louisville Works team. You will lead maintenance planning, coordinate work orders, and ensure safety and process compliance in a fast-paced chemical manufacturing environment.

The role focuses on driving continuous improvement, prioritizing tasks, and coordinating with Operations and Maintenance to minimize downtime.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in chemical manufacturing.
• Career oriented and ready for a step-up role in leadership and plant responsibilities.
• Proficient with SEEQ, Power BI and Microsoft tools.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, prioritize, and manage multiple, time-sensitive activities.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance planning and scheduling meetings with Operations to maximize labor efficiency.
• Convert maintenance notifications into work orders and track backlog including monthly PMs.
• Set work order priorities and develop detailed maintenance schedules.
• Coordinate LOTO communications and equipment decontamination.
• Maintain proactive communication with Production and Maintenance teams and escalate tasks as needed.
• Ensure adherence to safety policies, regulatory requirements and company standards.
• Promote compliance with LOTO, MOC, and PSM processes.
• Drive continuous improvement in planning, execution and preventive maintenance.
• Lead turnaround coordination and pre-turnaround activities.
• Maintain SAP data quality for work history, execution and reporting.
• Identify safety or quality risks and participate in root cause analyses.

Skills

Interpersonal communication

Organizational skills

Planning & prioritization

Quick learner

Leadership potential

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering or related field

Tools

SEEQ

Power BI

Microsoft Office

Job description

As we create a colorful, capable and cleaner world through chemistry, we invite you to join our team to harness the power of chemistry to shape markets, redefine industries and improve lives for billions of people around the world.

At Chemours, our people are redefining how the world thinks of chemistry by approaching everything we do with a commitment to delivering Trusted Chemistry that creates better lives and helps communities thrive. That begins with how we use our science, data, and unmatched technical expertise to develop market-leading products with the highest levels of performance, sustainability, and safety in the industry.

Powered by chemistry, our products are used in applications that make the products we rely on, processes, and new technologies possible. In key sectors such as clean energy, advanced electronics, high-performance computing and AI, climate friendly cooling, and high-quality paints and coatings for homes and industrial infrastructure---sustainable solutions and more modern living depend on Chemours chemistry.

CREATING ESSENTIAL CHEMISTRY THAT THE WORLD NEEDS

Chemours is seeking an Operations & Maintenance Engineer - Maintenance Coordinator to join our growing Louisville Works team. This position will be available at the Louisville, KY and report directly to the Operations Manager.

WORK MANAGEMENT

Lead and facilitate daily and weekly maintenance planning and scheduling meetings, working closely with Operations to maximize labor efficiency and minimize equipment downtime.

WORK EXECUTION & COMMUNICATION

Convert maintenance notifications into work orders.

Review, authorize, and track work orders and backlogs, including monthly PMs (preventative maintenance) items.

Set work order priorities and develop detailed maintenance schedules.

Coordinate all aspects of maintenance preparation, including LOTO (Lockout/Tagout) communications and equipment decontamination.

Maintain proactive communication with Production and Maintenance teams, escalating critical or deferred tasks as needed.

VISIBLE SAFETY LEADERSHIP

Ensure all maintenance activities consistently adhere to site safety policies, regulatory requirements, company standards, and industry best practices.

PROCESS COMPLIANCE

Promote and enforce compliance with LOTO, Management of Change (MOC), Process Safety Management (PSM), and other applicable processes and standards.

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

Serve as the unit's integration leader for Work Management Processes (WMP), driving continuous improvement in planning, execution, and preventive maintenance strategies.

Recommend and implement reliability enhancements to drive operational excellence.

TURNAROUND EXECUTION

Serve at Turnaround coordination.

Compile and maintain the turnaround work list.

Lead and coordinate pre-turnaround meetings and communications.

Lead the Area Equipment Integrity Committee and represent the department in turnaround (TAR) planning and execution.

DATA & REPORTING

Ensure data quality and completeness in SAP for work history, execution, and reporting.

Maintain accurate documentation of maintenance activities, incidents, and corrective actions.

PROBLEM SOLVING & RISK MANAGEMENT

Identify safety or quality risks and participate in root cause analyses; recommend and implement corrective actions.

Support hazard identification, risk assessments, and incident investigations.

Demonstrate flexibility to work abnormal or extended hours and respond to urgent operational needs as required.

THE FOLLOWING IS REQUIRED FOR THIS ROLE

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field.
• Minimum of 2 years' experience in chemical manufacturing.
• Career oriented and ready for a step-up role in leadership and plant responsibilities.
• Quick Learner with a proactive approach to new challenges.
• Demonstrated aptitude for learning and using digital tools such as SEEQ, Power BI and proficiency with Microsoft tools.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.
• Proven ability to plan, prioritize, and manage multiple, time-sensitive activities.
• Knowledge of chemical processes, maintenance procedures, equipment, and materials.
• Self-motivated, detail-oriented, extreme ownership and results driven.

BENEFITS

• Competitive