Maintenance Supervisor – Kankakee, IL

Job description

Job Field: PROD - Production, Maintenance & Technicians
Location: Kankakee, IL, US
Company: BASF Corporation
Job Type: Standard
Job ID: EN_US_1903264

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, age, citizenship, color, religion, sex, marital status, national origin, disability status, gender identity or expression, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

Description

At BASF, we create chemistry through the power of connected minds. By balancing economic success with environmental protection and social responsibility, we are building a more sustainable future through chemistry. As the world’s leading chemical company, we help our customers in nearly every industry meet the current and future needs of society through science and innovation.

We provide a challenging and rewarding work environment with a strong emphasis on process safety, as well as the safety of our employees and the communities we operate in and are always working to form the best team—especially from within, through an emphasis on lifelong learning and development.

And we are constantly striving to become an even better place to work. BASF has been recognized by Forbes Magazine as one of America’s Best Employers in 2019. Come join us on our journey to create solutions for a sustainable future!

Maintenance Supervisor (1903264) – Kankakee, IL

Where the Chemistry Happens

We are searching for a professional like you for developing, communicating and maintaining a workable multi‐craft schedule to balance production priorities and maintenance resources within the Kankakee Site. You will also ensure the effective deployment of all crafts, equipment, and outside resources required to complete a job. You will also be responsible the supervision of the site’s maintenance technician (7) and also a team of up to 30 outside contractors. This position supports the safe quality, and cost-effective execution of maintenance work.

Qualifications - BASF recognizes institutions of Higher Education which are accredited by the Council for Higher Education Accreditation or equivalent

Formula for Success
Your unwavering commitment to workplace safety will be evident as you ensure the application of all safety rules in scheduling maintenance activities through understanding the job plans and scheduling appropriate safety tasks such as hole watch, fire watch, rescue team, scaffolding needs, etc.Your MS Excel knowledge and ability to work in a CMMS software package (SAP Plant Maintenance Module preferred) will be essential as you develop a detailed weekly schedule for all maintenance crafts, including support crafts. This is performed utilizing an existing Excel Scheduling Work Book. Based on historical trends and forecasts, including shutdowns, outages, and turnarounds, you will provide input into staffing changes that may be necessary.Demonstrating your experience in a maintenance department function within the Chemical, Petrochemical or Refinery industry, you will ensure that the maintenance planning and scheduling work processes are being followed including notification, prioritization, planning, scheduling, and feedback.Leveraging your prior education and work experience in a petrochemical maintenance/operations environment, you will provide input into identifying and developing optimized plans for standard task lists.Using your continuous improvement experience, you will identify continuous improvement opportunities to enhance the overall maintenance planning and scheduling work process and improve cost effectiveness and efficiency and ensure consistent use of best practices within maintenance planning and scheduling. Your superior communication skills will serve you well as you provide communication on the status of maintenance activities to appropriate stakeholders via reports, and oral and written communications. You will also use these skills to facilitate weekly scheduling with Production and Maintenance for resource balancing to ensure job schedules meet the timing requirements of production. As a leader at BASF, you will play a key role in creating value for the company through people. Our top candidate will be expected to enable greater personal success among our employees through quality people development, coaching, and performance management. Leaders at BASF are role models to help employees develop the competencies needed to implement BASF's strategy. Our expectation is that leaders will coach and develop team members to reach their full potential, and support relevant development assignments, opportunities and moves while motivating and challenging employees to drive high performance. Our leaders must be committed to 'hiring the best' internally and externally at the same time they are creating an inclusive environment which embraces and derives value from diversity. Finally, a leader at BASF must establish and support our safety culture in which all accidents are preventable.

Create Your Own Chemistry: What We Offer You

Adding value to our customers begins with adding value to you. You@BASF is the suite of benefits, perks, programs and unique opportunities we offer to support you—the whole you—in all stages of your life and career. With you@BASF, you create your own chemistry.

The total rewards that you receive as a BASF employee go way beyond a paycheck. From competitive health and insurance plans, to robust retirement benefits that include company-matching contributions, to making sure you never stop learning, we believe investing in you is investing in our success. Working for a large, global organization, you’ll have a chance to grow professionally and personally, expand your network and build a rewarding and dynamic career.

BASF provides interesting and challenging learning and development opportunities to help you make the most of your talents and your job.