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Evonik

Global specialty chemicals manufacturer and supplier

Technical Coordinator

Production Planning & SchedulingPosted on Nov 9
Full-timeEtowah, TN, USANo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • A bachelor's degree in engineering or a related technical discipline is required.
  • At least seven years of progressive industrial maintenance, reliability, or engineering experience with demonstrated leadership and technical achievement is required.
  • Proven ability to lead, develop, and engage technical teams in a manufacturing environment.
  • Strong organizational, planning, and prioritization skills, including the ability to manage competing business priorities.
  • Highly developed conflict management skills.
  • Ability to relate to and work with various personalities across multiple departments.
  • Working knowledge of safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements applicable to industrial operations.
  • Experience utilizing reliability improvement tools, including Root Cause Analysis, Failure Elimination, and continuous improvement methodologies.
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, including Project; SAP experience is essential.

Responsibilities

  • Manage downtime on production equipment to minimize its impact on available hours.
  • Gatekeep and manage the backlog, ensuring Maintenance and Production Planning schedules are coordinated to maximize plant downtime.
  • Schedule daily work for the technical team and publish the schedule in conjunction with the production schedule.
  • Maximize the effectiveness of product changeovers, cleanouts, and scheduled maintenance work.
  • Schedule work during planned outages to fill allotted downtime with the maximum amount of resources and tasks to improve equipment reliability, including major turnarounds.
  • Maintain a list of opportunity work that is planned and ready to implement if unplanned equipment availability arises.
  • Identify repeated-repair-cost or downtime 'bad actors' and assist in developing long-term solutions.
  • Prioritize compliance work required by Mechanical Integrity, ISO, GMP, and related requirements.
  • Monitor site energy consumption, reduction, and reporting efforts; act as liaison between site utilities and Evonik teams regarding energy.
  • Lead implementation and monitoring of ISO 50001 for ETO.
  • Ensure compliance with environmental, health, and safety policies and applicable governmental regulations.
  • Monitor key performance indicators with production, maintenance, and materials management to track improvement opportunities.
  • Track overall equipment effectiveness for site production lines and recommend improvements.
  • Complete other activities as assigned.

Desired Qualifications

  • Knowledge of Lean Manufacturing principles, including 5S, Kaizen, A3 Problem Solving, and continuous improvement methodologies.
  • Familiarity with ISO programs and compliance; auditor training is a plus.

About the Company

Evonik

Global specialty chemicals manufacturer and supplier

Evonik is a global specialty chemicals company that makes high-value ingredients used in everyday products, such as cars, footwear, and animal feed. Its products are designed to enhance performance by providing tailored chemical solutions across multiple industries and applications. Evonik operates in more than 100 countries, producing specialty chemicals through advanced formulations and manufacturing processes that meet specific customer needs. The company differentiates itself by its focused strategy on high-margin specialty chemicals after restructuring, its large, multinational manufacturing footprint, and ongoing efficiency-improvement efforts that paused major acquisitions through 2027 to prioritize internal transformation. The goal is to strengthen its leadership in specialty chemicals and sustain profitable growth by delivering specialized ingredients and performance materials while improving operational efficiency.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Essen, Germany
Founded
2007

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