Senior Maintenance Engineer

Cabot Corporation; Clarksville (TN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Cabot Hopkinsville plant seeks a Senior Maintenance Engineer to lead maintenance strategy, drive reliability, and oversee major repairs to ensure safe, efficient, and continuous operations. You will align with Operations and Reliability teams to define scopes of work and capital projects supporting the energy transition.

The position requires a mechanical engineering degree with at least five years in manufacturing, strong knowledge of rotating equipment, lubrication, welding, and ASME codes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor/University degree in a Mechanical Engineering discipline.
• Minimum 5+ years’ experience in an appropriate manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Identifies, recommends and implements repairs of stationery and rotating equipment by working with manufacturers, OEMs and repair shops.
• Develops standard new equipment specifications and repair procedures for equipment in critical applications.
• Manages the design, procurement and installation of new equipment.
• Implements maintenance expense/L1 capital projects and maintains the schedule for strategic maintenance projects.
• Supervises major equipment repairs and modifications to improve plant performance.
• Supports efforts to implement and maintain RC14001 in line with site/region requirements.

Skills

Mechanical aptitude

Rotating equipment know-how

Lubrication expertise

Welding processes

ASME codes

Safety/permit procedures

Education

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Cabot Corporation (NYSE: CBT) is a leading global specialty chemicals and performance materials company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
Our businesses deliver a broad range of products and solutions to customers in every corner of the globe, serving the transportation, infrastructure, environment and consumer industry sectors. We bring the power of innovative chemistry to solve customers' challenges today while preparing them to meet tomorrow’s needs. Our commitment to innovation is driven by a passion to advance our customers' businesses through our deep understanding of their applications and the global trends that impact their operations.
If you do not meet every requirement, or your experience is slightly different that what we have listed, we still encourage you to apply!
At Cabot Hopkinsville we produce conductive additive products for use in critical battery applications These products are enabling the energy transition. Our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility featuring advanced carbon black furnaces that are ideally positioning us to fulfill the future demand of the growing global battery market.
In the role of Senior Maintenance Engineer, you will collaborate closely with Operations and Reliability teams to develop and implement strategic maintenance plans for the plant. You will be responsible for defining and driving a comprehensive maintenance strategy to ensure optimal plant performance, asset reliability, and operational continuity.
The role includes identifying upcoming maintenance projects, major equipment repairs and replacements, and developing detailed scopes of work for significant maintenance activities to support safe, efficient, and sustainable plant operations.

How You Will Make An Impact

Identifies, recommends and implements equipment repairs of stationery and rotating equipment by working with manufacturers, OEM and outside repair shops.

• Develops standard new equipment specifications and repair procedures for equipment in critical applications
• Manages in the design, procurement and installation of new equipment. May develop plant-wide Standard Operating Procedures for process and equipment operation.
• Implements maintenance expense/L1 capital improvement projects and maintaining and publishing schedule for strategic maintenance projects
• Supervises major equipment repairs and modifications. Provides direction and recommendations for equipment modifications and upgrades to improve plant performance.
• Supports efforts to implement and maintain the Responsible Care® Management System in line with the requirements of the RC14001® technical specification, as applicable to the site/region.
  

What You Will Bring To Cabot

• Knowledge in areas such as Safe Work Practices, Confined Space Entry, LT&T, hot work, and other permitting processes.
• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Knowledge/background in welding processes
• Knowledge of rotating equipment design and repair
• Expert knowledge of equipment lubrication
• Knowledge of ASME codes
  

Education/Experience

• Bachelor/University degree in a Mechanical Engineering discipline.
• Minimum 5+ years’ experience in an appropriate manufacturing environment.
  

How We’ll Support Your Success

• Dynamic, Flexible, Hard Working, Team Environment – We are busy, collaborative, growing, and we are doing meaningful work.
• Benefits, Vacation, Etc. – We offer a competitive package of benefits.
• Feedback – we are committed to giving and receiving feedback in a direct and open fashion.
• Support – you are part of a team and deserve to feel encouraged and supported. You will be part of a team that cares about you personally and professionally. Our success depends on your success
  

#CIND
At Cabot, we bring the power of innovative chemistry and a spirit of partnership with our customers to advance solutions that will enable a sustainable future. Our strength in research and development is a major reason why we have been an industry leader for more than 135 years in products such as reinforcing and specialty carbons, battery materials, aerogel, fumed metal oxides, inkjet colorants, masterbatches and conductive compounds.
Our employees around the world are united by our shared purpose: Creating materials that improve daily life and enable a more sustainable future. Through our corporate strategy, “Creating for Tomorrow,” we are focused on our core strengths to lead in performance and sustainability – today and into the future.
EEO/AA Employer/Vet/Disabled/RC14001 Realizing we function better together than individually, Cabot Corporation is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive culture that embraces our differences and to empower employees to achieve exceptional results, without consideration of sex, race, color, religion, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other legally protected categories. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for employees’ and applicants’ disabilities or religious beliefs and practices, in accordance with applicable law.
Cabot is committed to supporting and maintaining a safe and environmentally focused working environment. All employees are expected to uphold this commitment in every position.
Pre-Employment Drug Testing and Background Checks Cabot is proud to operate as a drug-free workplace. All applicants conditionally offered a position must (a) complete and pass a background check and (b) complete a drug test and receive an acceptable test result. For certain manufacturing, quality and production positions, a pre-employment physical may be required.