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Verdant Specialty Solutions LLC lists this Maintenance Lead opportunity in liberty city, Texas. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Maintenance Lead
Liberty, Texas
Ready to take the lead on equipment reliability, maintenance execution, and continuous improvement in a chemical manufacturing environment? We should talk.Verdant Specialty Solutions is looking for an experienced Maintenance Lead to join our team in Liberty, Texas. Reporting to the Plant Manager, you’ll lead the day-to-day maintenance activities at the site, including preventive and predictive maintenance, equipment repairs, planned outages, and major shutdowns. You’ll provide hands-on technical leadership to the maintenance team while partnering closely with Operations, Engineering, and HSE to improve equipment reliability, minimize downtime, and support safe, efficient plant operations.
What You'll Own
Day-to-day maintenance planning, coordination, scheduling, and execution, including short-duration outages and major shutdownsTechnical leadership and day-to-day direction of maintenance techniciansPreventive and predictive maintenance programs focused on improving equipment reliability and reducing unplanned downtimeMaintenance department safety performance, with a strong focus on achieving zero recordable incidentsMaintenance budget control, cost management, and department performance metricsIdentification and execution of reliability improvements that increase equipment availability and plant capacityMaintenance support for capital projects, equipment specifications, installations, and commissioning activitiesCritical spare parts and MRO inventory necessary to support equipment repairs and production continuityContractor coordination and oversight for maintenance-related workAccuracy of equipment documentation, including equipment lists, P&IDs, loop sheets, wiring diagrams, and related technical recordsContinuous improvement of communication and coordination between Maintenance, Operations, Engineering, HSE, and other plant functionsHands-on support for maintenance and I&E technicians in troubleshooting equipment issues and executing work orders.
What We're Looking For
At least 8 years of directly related maintenance experience in a chemical plant environmentStrong working knowledge of chemical plant equipment, including pumps, piping, heat exchangers, vessels, instrumentation, rotating equipment, and related systemsExperience planning and executing daily maintenance activities in an industrial manufacturing environmentDemonstrated experience leading maintenance personnel and managing maintenance activitiesExperience with budget control and maintenance performance metricsStrong troubleshooting skills and the ability to apply practical mechanical and process knowledge to plant equipment issuesAbility to read and interpret P&IDs, schematics, specification sheets, drawings, and other technical documentationWorking knowledge of mechanical integrity requirements for vessels, tanks, piping, rotating equipment, and other plant assetsExperience with MRO inventory, spare parts, and storeroom requirements preferredProficiency with Microsoft applications and ERP systems; SAP experience preferredStrong communication, organizational, and leadership skills with the ability to effectively partner across plant functionsAbility to balance hands-on maintenance support with planning, prioritization, leadership, and administrative responsibilities.
Why Verdant?
You’ll join a specialty chemicals business where safety, reliability, and operational excellence are central to how we operate. This role provides the opportunity to have a direct impact on the Liberty plant, leading the maintenance team, improving equipment performance, reducing downtime, and helping build a maintenance organization known for safe, disciplined, and reliable execution.
Ready to help drive the next level of reliability and maintenance performance at Liberty? We’d love to hear from you.
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Who can apply
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