Maintenance Supervisor

Company Overview

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At Hexion, we push boundaries, rethink possibilities, and create real impact. We activate science to deliver progress—developing breakthrough solutions that strengthen industries, protect communities, and drive a more sustainable future.

This is where bold thinkers, problem-solvers, and innovators come together to shape what’s next. Whether you're engineering advanced materials, transforming manufacturing technologies, or leading strategic innovation, your ideas and actions leave a lasting mark. We cultivate an inclusive culture of growth, collaboration, and accountability, ensuring every contribution propels us forward.

We don’t follow the status quo—we challenge it, disrupt it, and improve it. Every role at Hexion is part of something bigger.

We invest in innovation, sustainability, and continuous development—equipping you with the tools, training, and opportunities to excel. With an unwavering commitment to safety, partnership, belonging, and impact, we empower you to lead change and strengthen industries worldwide.

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If you’re ready to push limits, reimagine what’s possible, and create the extraordinary, Hexion is where you belong. 

Anything is possible when you imagine everything. 

Position Overview

The Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for providing day-to-day leadership of the maintenance organization while ensuring safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of plant assets. This position serves as the primary maintenance leader for the site and is responsible for maintenance execution, work management, reliability improvement, mechanical integrity compliance, contractor coordination, and continuous improvement initiatives. 

This is a working leadership role that combines hands-on technical involvement with leadership, planning, scheduling, and maintenance system ownership. 

Leadership Expectations 

This role is expected to build systems, processes, and accountability that improve long-term maintenance performance. Success is measured not only by completing work, but by creating sustainable maintenance and reliability processes that support safe and reliable plant operations. 

Job Responsibilities

Safety Leadership 

• Promote and enforce safe work practices and Hexion safety standards. 
• Support Process Safety Management (PSM) and Mechanical Integrity (MI) programs. 
• Participate in incident investigations and root cause analysis. 
• Drive housekeeping, 5S, and visual management initiatives. 

Maintenance Execution & Work Management 

• Lead daily maintenance activities and coordinate maintenance resources. 
• Facilitate weekly maintenance planning and scheduling meetings. 
• Ensure maintenance work is properly planned, prioritized, scheduled, executed, and closed in SAP. 
• Manage maintenance backlog and schedule adherence. 
• Coordinate plant shutdowns, outages, and major maintenance activities. 
• Support troubleshooting of equipment and process-related issues. 

Reliability & Asset Management 

• Lead efforts to improve equipment reliability and reduce unplanned downtime. 
• Drive pump reliability, lubrication, vibration analysis, infrared inspections, and other predictive maintenance initiatives. 
• Identify and eliminate chronic equipment issues (“bad actors”). 
• Lead root cause investigations and corrective action implementation. 
• Track and improve asset performance metrics and MTBF. 

Mechanical Integrity & Compliance 

• Ensure PM and PdM programs are effective and executed on schedule. 
• Support inspection programs, pressure vessel compliance, fire protection systems, interlock testing, and regulatory requirements. 
• Ensure audit findings, ATS actions, and compliance-related work orders are completed on time. 
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and documentation. 

Contractor & Cost Management 

• Coordinate contractors and external service providers. 
• Manage maintenance spending and support annual budget objectives. 
• Ensure proper use of purchase orders and procurement processes. 
• Support spare parts inventory management and storeroom optimization. 
• Review labor utilization, contractor costs, and maintenance KPIs. 

Leadership & Continuous Improvement 

• Provide leadership, coaching, and accountability for maintenance personnel. 
• Develop team capabilities through training and cross-training. 
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives, including 5S, visual management, standard work, and operational excellence programs. 
• Support site initiatives such as PSIP, 4DX, and reliability improvement efforts. 
• Establish systems and processes that improve long-term maintenance performance rather than relying on individual effort. 

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent. 
• Journeyman-level maintenance, electrical, instrumentation, mechanical, millwright, or industrial maintenance experience. 
• Minimum 5 years of industrial manufacturing maintenance experience. 
• Demonstrated leadership experience in a maintenance environment. 
• Experience with computerized maintenance management systems (SAP preferred). 
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills. 

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate degree, technical degree, or trade certification. 
• Experience in chemical manufacturing, refining, pulp and paper, or other process industries. 
• Experience with predictive maintenance technologies. 
• Experience leading contractors and outage activities. 
• Familiarity with PSM and Mechanical Integrity requirements. 

Other

We are an Equal Opportunity, Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, pregnancy, race, national origin, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, veteran or military status, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law.

To be considered for this position candidates are required to submit an application for employment through our career site and, be at least 18 years of age.  Any offer of employment will be conditioned upon successful completion of a drug test and background investigation, as well as authorization for the Company to conduct additional periodic background checks as required by the Chemical Facility Anti-Terrorism Standards (CFATS) or regulations adopted by the department of Homeland Security or other regulatory agencies. A prior criminal record is not an automatic bar to employment, and the Company will conduct an individualized assessment and reassessment, consistent with applicable law, prior to making any final employment decision.