About this role
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 .
Responsibilities
Planning, Procurement & Material Tracking
- Utilize engineering records, maintenance planning, and engineering deliverables to order parts and/or materials required to execute maintenance work
- Create purchase requisitions as needed to order parts and/or materials
- Work with Procurement to expedite parts and/or materials as needed
- Provide timely updates to maintenance planners and schedulers on the status of ordered parts and/or materials
- Track purchase order status and open commitments.
- Track long lead-time materials and identify potential schedule impacts.
- Participate in maintenance planning and scheduling meetings to understand current work priority
- Coordinate material readiness reviews prior to turnaround execution.
Material Handling, Staging & Execution Support
- Pick-up and deliver items inside the facility and/or off-site facilities
- Kit and stage parts and/or materials; ensure staging areas are clean, organized, and only contain items related to scheduled work
- Coordinate contractor-owned and company-owned material deliveries.
- Maintain accountability of issued materials during turnaround execution.
- Inspect received parts and/or materials to ensure they meet specifications
- Inventory & Repairable Spares Management
- Monitor inventory of vendor stocked parts and/or materials in assigned areas and coordinate replenishment to maintain minimum stocking levels
- Recommend changes to stocking levels for vendor stocked parts and/or materials based on usage trends and forecasted heavy use periods
- Coordinate the repairable spares process for assigned areas
- Return unused stock materials to inventory.
Cost Control & Turnaround Closeout
- Monitor and report material expenditures against turnaround budgets.
- Identify opportunities for cost reduction through inventory utilization and material recovery.
- Reconcile unused materials after turnaround completion.
- Document material issues and lessons learned for future turnarounds.
- Support post-turnaround cost and performance reviews.
Communication & Customer Service
- Professionally provide written and verbal communication to all team members
- Professionally provide written and verbal communication to suppliers and execution forces for upcoming needs
- Provide courteous customer service for both internal and external customers
- Continuous Improvement & General Responsibilities
- Participate in strategic and continuous improvement initiatives
- Performs other related duties as designated by supervision
- Computer Skills: Word, Excel, and SAP
Qualifications
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 2 years of experience ordering mechanical or electrical parts.
- Valid state motor vehicle driver’s license.
- High School Diploma/GED
- Proficient in Word, Excel and SAP
- Knowledge of Maintenance processes
Preferred Qualifications
- Greater than 2 years of experience ordering mechanical or electrical parts.
- Greater than 2 years Maintenance Mechanic or Electrician experience
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.