Maintenance Coordinator, SCO

Eastman's polymer manufacturing operations is searching for a capable, effective individual with a strong safety mindset to serve as Maintenance Coordinator for the Gaston, South Carolina site (SCO). This is a joint venture manufacturing site and the role requires coordination and collaboration with site owner and operator, ALPEK.

This is a full time, hourly position, and may require overtime depending on production schedule, maintenance items, and other business needs.

Typical work schedule will be days, Monday- Friday.

• Make safety the top priority every day.

• Serve as Safe Work Process Steward.

• Maintain and update the Lock Out Tag Out (LOTO) Packages for the area.

• Facilitate the development and routing of new and updated LOTO packages with ALPEK resources for standard maintenance and larger capital projects.
• Troubleshoot LOTO setup with operations/ execution forces as need.
• Be a steward for daily maintenance work for the area.
• Key contributor in Weekly Maintenance planning and scheduling meetings.
• Coordinate critical planned and unplanned maintenance needs and priorities with ALPEK maintenance planners. Interface with Eastman and ALPEK resources to understand timing constraints.
• Partner with ALPEK and Operations to align on priority of maintenance jobs in backlog.
• Complete weekly housekeeping audits.
• Coordination of Bill of Materials for area equipment and assist with Spare Parts management.
• Assist in development of Operations Procedures.
• Interact with various groups (Construction Management, Maintenance, Utilities, etc). Be Eastman point contact for maintenance questions from these other groups and assist in driving jobs to completion.

• Completion of Job Site reviews with execution forces, focused on safety.
• Be a steward for Mechanical and Asset Integrity Programs.

• Ensure asset integrity inspections are completed on time.
• Key contributor in Turnaround scope development, planning, and LOTO package preparation.

• Prioritize safe work execution through operating expertise and strict adherence to all safe work processes.
• Acknowledge and report all job hazards that can impact work execution.

• Strong management of one's own time and the time of others, including the ability to adjust actions in relation to the actions of others.

• Champion of Essential Operating Disciplines and process safety principles.
• Provide leadership and mentoring for area.
• Support changes/challenges positively and enthusiastically.
• Champion a continuous improvement mindset by providing feedback to both operations and maintenance.

• Embrace challenges positively and enthusiastically.

• High school diploma or GED is required.
• Must be at least 18 years of age.
• Must have a valid driver's license.

• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Required Experience: Minimum of five years' experience in Operations or Maintenance at Manufacturing Facility. (Candidates should ensure their resume reflects the experience / skills required.)

Candidates Must:

• Have strong people and communication skills.
• Have unquestionable dependability.

• Must exhibit ownership and a bias for action to assigned area of responsibility.
• Must desire to be hands-on in a manufacturing plant environment.