Senior Gatekeeper (F/M/X)

Solvay is all about chemistry. We’re not just referring to chemical reactions here, but also to the magic that occurs when the brightest minds get to work together. This is where our true strength lies. In you. In your future colleagues and in all your differences. And of course, in your ideas to improve lives while preserving our planet’s beauty for the generations to come.

About the role

Our Surface Production team, integrated within the Surface organization, focuses on safely and efficiently producing soda ash and derivative products in collaboration with Maintenance and other support functions.

As a Surface Production Senior Gatekeeper, you will play a key role in coordinating production and maintenance activities, supporting standard work deployment, and ensuring resources are aligned to achieve operational and reliability objectives. In this role, you will serve as a critical link between Production, Maintenance, Engineering, and Logistics teams, helping to optimize equipment availability, prioritize work, and support continuous improvement initiatives. Your leadership and operational expertise will contribute directly to safe, reliable, and cost-effective production operations.

You will be accountable for:

• Serve as the primary liaison between Production and Maintenance to validate work requests, schedules, and equipment availability
• Review, prioritize, and coordinate maintenance notifications and work activities to support reliability and production objectives
• Lead gatekeeping processes to ensure production risks, permitting requirements, and operational constraints are addressed during planning and execution
• Develop and communicate production plans while coordinating activities with Maintenance, Mine Operations, Logistics, and other stakeholders
• Support continuous improvement, operational excellence, and manufacturing initiatives through data analysis, team collaboration, and process optimization

We offer at-will employment based onsite.

About you

Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, or related Engineering degree preferred with 5 to 10 years of relevant industrial experience.

Minimum of five years of experience in plant operations and safety practices is required.

Competencies:

• Production Planning & Work Management
•  Operational Reliability & Risk Assessment
•  SAP & Cross-Functional Coordination

Behaviors:

• Organization
• Collaboration
• Accountability 

About the pay

• Attractive and equitable pay for all: compensation is determined within a range to foster your development in the role. The base pay expected for this role is: $108,000-$140,000 per year in the United States. Your salary may ultimately be higher or lower based on your skills and experience. Additionally, we provide a competitive total rewards package that includes a bonus and/or other incentives.

Benefits

• Solvay Cares program: minimum of 16 weeks of parenting leave for all employees and package with healthcare, disability and life insurance coverage.
• Prioritization of well-being: Solvay Solidarity Fund to support employees through hardship, work-life balance promotion, flexible approach to work part-time or hybrid work arrangements (depending on the type of job), employee assistance program with access to physical and psychological support.
• Professional development: prioritization of internal talents for career progression, access to a training platform, opportunities to join Employee Resource Groups (ERG) for experience sharing and mentorship and free language courses in 24 languages.

About us

Solvay, a pioneering chemical company with a legacy rooted in founder Ernest Solvay's pivotal innovations in the soda ash process, is dedicated to delivering essential solutions globally through its workforce of over 9,000 employees. Since 1863, Solvay harnesses the power of chemistry to create innovative, sustainable solutions that answer the world’s most essential needs such as purifying the air we breathe and the water we drink, preserving our food supplies, protecting our health and well-being, creating eco-friendly clothing, making the tires of our cars more sustainable and cleaning and protecting our homes.

We value the diversity that individuals bring and we invite you to consider a future with us, regardless of background, age, gender, national origin, ethnicity, religion, sexual orientation, ability or identity. We encourage individuals who may require any assistance or accommodations to let us know to ensure a seamless application experience. We are here to support you throughout the application journey and want to ensure all candidates are treated equally. If you are unsure whether you meet all the criteria or qualifications listed in the job description, we still encourage you to apply.