Production Maintenance Coordinator

Chemours; Kentucky; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Chemours in Louisville, KY is seeking a Production Maintenance Coordinator to align maintenance and production, ensure safety, quality, and compliance, and optimize reliability. You will coordinate daily schedules, resources, and communications, and serve as a liaison between Production and Maintenance.

The role requires a High School Diploma and at least 2 years in maintenance coordination in a chemical manufacturing environment, with proficiency in SAP work management and MS Office.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years demonstrated experience in maintenance coordination within a chemical manufacturing environment.
• Proficiency with SAP work management and MS Office (Excel).
• Strong interpersonal, communication, and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate daily maintenance planning and scheduling in collaboration with Operations.
• Convert maintenance notifications into work orders and track backlogs including PM items.
• Maintain safety and regulatory compliance, and ensure data quality in SAP for work history and reporting.
• Coordinate pre-turnaround activities and assist in turnaround planning and execution.
• Identify risks, participate in root cause analyses, and implement corrective actions.

Skills

Maintenance coordination

Strong communication

Organizational skills

Prioritization

Team collaboration

Education

High School Diploma or GED/Equivalent

Tools

SAP Work Management

Microsoft Office (Excel)

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.

CREATING ESSENTIAL CHEMISTRY THAT THE WORLD NEEDS

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.

Chemours is seeking a Production 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.

The Production Maintenance Coordinator is a key role serving as the primary liaison between Production and Maintenance. You will ensure maintenance activities are safely planned, properly prioritized, and effectively executed to meet business objectives and maximize equipment reliability. This position is responsible for coordinating daily schedules, resources, and communications, while upholding the highest standards of safety, quality, PSM compliance, and operational excellence. In addition, you will serve as the site Turnaround Coordinator. This position may include direct supervisory responsibilities.

The responsibilities of the position include, but are not limited to, the following:

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:

• High School Diploma or GED/Equivalent
• Minimum of 2 years demonstrated experience in maintenance coordination within a chemical manufacturing environment including experience with Work Management Processes (WMP)
• Proficiency with SAP work management and Microsoft Office (especially Excel)
• 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

The following is preferred for this role:

• Supervisory or management experience
• Experience with Work Management Processes (WMP)
• Experience in PSM-regulated chemical manufacturing
• Working know