Sr Maintenance Engineer - Manager

Cabot Corporation; Hopkinsville (KY); On-site; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Collaborative work environment

Dynamic team support

Job summary

A leading specialty chemicals company in Hopkinsville seeks a Senior Maintenance Engineer to develop and implement strategic maintenance plans to ensure optimal plant performance and reliability. The candidate should have a Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering and over 5 years of experience in a manufacturing setting. Key responsibilities include defining maintenance strategies, managing equipment repairs, and ensuring safe operations. The role offers a collaborative and supportive environment with a commitment to innovation and sustainability.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years' experience in manufacturing.
• Expert knowledge in equipment lubrication and maintenance.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement maintenance strategies for optimal performance.
• Identify and manage major equipment repairs and projects.
• Supervise equipment repairs and improvements.

Skills

Safe Work Practices

Mechanical aptitude

Welding processes knowledge

Rotating equipment design

Equipment lubrication

ASME codes knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree 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 than 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

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.

Nondiscrimination Policy with Respect to Discussion of Pay

This is to advise that it is the policy of Cabot Corporation not to discharge or in any other manner discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because such employee or applicant has inquired about, discussed, or disclosed the compensation of the employee or applicant or another employee or applicant. This policy, however, shall not apply to instances in which an employee who has access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as part of that employee's essential job functions (such as in payroll or HR) discloses the compensation of such other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to such information, unless that disclosure is in response to a formal complaint or charge, in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing or other action, including an investigation conducted by Cabot, or otherwise as required by law.

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.