Production & Maintenance Lead, Safety & Training

Stepan Company; Illinois; On-site; USD 86,000 - 133,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Discretionary Bonus

401K with Match

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Health Insurance

Job summary

Stepan Company in Illinois is seeking a maintenance and production planning leader responsible for facilitating planning and execution of production and maintenance activities, developing work instructions, and training operators.

You will coordinate safety plans, audits, and cross-functional teamwork, oversee training and equipment readiness, and participate in capital projects while ensuring compliance with ISO and other standards.

Qualifications

• 5 years chemical processing experience, operations, and supervision.
• Solid comprehension of chemical and unit operations.
• Facilitate troubleshooting efforts and team meetings.
• Effective problem-solving skills and demonstrated planning skills.
• Skilled in written and verbal communications.
• Talented in organizing information and multi-tasking.
• Available to respond to on-call emergencies and shutdowns.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office and SAP.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate planning and execution of production and maintenance activities.
• Own development of work instructions and operator training.
• Audit area activities with EH&S Generalist.
• Coordinate safety plans with EH&S prior to special activities.
• Drive safety culture and participate in investigations.
• Plan equipment preparation for planned maintenance and capital work.
• Coordinate emergency repair plans with production team.
• Provide backup to production day leader as needed.
• Coordinate PSSR plans for turnarounds.
• Oversee training for new employee qualification testing.
• Oversee work instruction development and revalidation with Production Engineers.
• Support hourly personnel training, skills development, certifications.

Skills

Supervision

Troubleshooting

Communication

Planning

On-call

Education

High School diploma or equivalent; Associate/Bachelor preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

SAP

Job description

Stepan Company in Illinois is seeking a maintenance and production planning leader responsible for facilitating planning and execution of production and maintenance activities, developing work instructions, and training operators.

You will coordinate safety plans, audits, and cross-functional teamwork, oversee training and equipment readiness, and participate in capital projects while ensuring compliance with ISO and other standards.