Founded in 1920, Eastman is a global specialty materials company that produces a broad range of products found in items people use every day. With the purpose of enhancing the quality of life in a material way, Eastman works with customers to deliver innovative products and solutions while maintaining a commitment to safety and sustainability. The company's innovation-driven growth model takes advantage of world-class technology platforms, deep customer engagement, and differentiated application development to grow its leading positions in attractive end markets such as transportation, building and construction, and consumables. As a globally inclusive company, Eastman employs approximately 13,000 people around the world and serves customers in more than 100 countries. The company had 2025 revenue of approximately $8.8 billion and is headquartered in Kingsport, Tennessee, USA. For more information, visit www.eastman.com.
Job Description:
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.
Job Responsibilities:
- 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.
Required Behaviors:
- 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.
Qualifications:
- High school diploma or GED is required.
- Must be at least 18 years of age.
- Must have a valid drivers 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.
Eastman is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to creating a highly engaged workforce, where everyone can contribute to their fullest potential each day.