Maintenance Excellence Leader

Job ID: 41582 | Location: Louisville, Kentucky, USA | Expected Salary Range*: $95,940.00 - $127,920.00 | Work Model: Onsite Clariant is seeking a Maintenance Excellence Leader to support the Catalysts Business Unit at our Louisville, KY production facility. This role drives safe, compliant, and reliable plant operations through best-in-class maintenance planning, scheduling, and execution. Leveraging CMMS technology, data-driven insights, and continuous improvement practices, the Maintenance Excellence Leader ensures work is well-defined, properly resourced, and executed on time. The position plays a key role in optimizing shutdowns and outages, strengthening preventive and predictive maintenance culture, and aligning maintenance activities with operational priorities and BU performance goals. If you’re passionate about reliability, operational excellence, and making a measurable impact, we encourage you to apply! Responsibilities Lead maintenance planning and scheduling to ensure all critical equipment has compliant, timely maintenance aligned with plant priorities, uptime targets, and budgets Ensure compliance with all local legal requirements, permits, and Clariant safety and environmental policies, proactively managing risk and corrective actions Own maintenance of SAP data accuracy and documentation, including SAMACO material lists, work orders, task plans, and SAP utilization Ensure parts, materials, and labor resources are available ahead of execution, improving backlog health and work order readiness Establish and enforce scheduling freeze periods to maximize plant uptime while managing changing production demands Lead or support shutdown and outage planning and execution to minimize downtime and enable reliable vertical start‑ups Apply reliability-centered maintenance and root cause analysis to define effective repair strategies and reduce repeat failures Drive continuous improvement through KPI tracking, PDCA cycles, gap analyses, and structured look-back reviews Build and sustain a preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance culture through coaching, training, and accountability Requirements Bachelor’s degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering 5+ years of experience in maintenance planning, scheduling, and outage management 3+ years of experience applying reliability-centered maintenance methodologies Strong technical aptitude with proven root cause analysis capability Experience with SAP or similar CMMS platforms and continuous improvement methods Benefits Medical/Dental/Vision Insurances Paid Holidays PTO time with a carry-over benefit Tuition Reimbursement Wellness Program EAP Program Spending and Savings Accounts Life/AD&D Insurance Disability Insurance Pet Insurance Online discount Mall Auto/Home Insurance Identity Theft Protection Legal Services Plan Includes base salary and annual incentive bonus; final offer based on skills, experience and internal equity. Clariant is a Swiss-based global specialty chemicals company. Our purpose is reflected in our tagline "Greater chemistry - between people and planet", focusing on customer, innovation, and people orientation, and fostering sustainability. We strive to cultivate a workplace where all employees feel welcomed, respected, supported, and valued. We are committed to equal opportunities for professional growth across all levels of the organization, regardless of gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, religion, protected veteran status, age, disability, sexual orientation or other aspects of diversity in accordance with the relevant governing laws. Clariant Corporation is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected Veteran status, or any other protected class as established by law. #J-18808-Ljbffr Clariant