Maintenance Manager

Location: Oswego, IL

Shift: 1st

Pay: $120k-$125k

Incentive: 15%

Location: Oswego, IL

Reports To: Plant Manager, Oswego

Summary:

The Maintenance Manager, TPM, will drive a culture of maintenance excellence in the production facility, utilizing continuous improvement and preventive maintenance tools. This role aims to reduce maintenance-related losses such as breakdowns, maintenance costs, and lost productivity.

Responsibilities:

• Perform maintenance management by supervising maintenance personnel and establishing priorities in maintenance schedules.
• Manage, maintain, and establish maintenance procedures for production lines in a food manufacturing environment to ensure production meets or exceeds budget expectations.
• Maintain manufacturing assets and facilities, oversee parts inventory, and monitor spending, purchase orders, and invoice approvals.
• Set and maintain departmental budget by reviewing financial statements and monitoring line efficiencies, labor costs, and other expenses.
• Manage maintenance personnel by setting direction and priorities, and providing training and continuous development for all maintenance personnel.
• Provide formal performance evaluations for direct reports at least twice a year, with regular touch-base and feedback conversations throughout the year.
• Verify the quality of the technical workforce by direct reports, provide feedback as needed, and hold all maintenance personnel accountable to technical standards of their work.
• Drive the Maintenance and Reliability/TPM initiative focused on preventive and predictive maintenance.
• Coordinate work with outside contractors as needed, providing project management, ensuring safety of personnel, and performing other duties as required.
• Participate in designing and developing production capacities and capability by engaging in planning and coordinating with Engineering, Plant Management, and other functions.
• Ensure the health, safety, cleanliness, and security of the work environment.
• Participate in special projects and duties as needed.

Required Skills and Experience:

• High School diploma or GED; Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a Technical field preferred.
• 5+ years’ experience in a similar managerial maintenance role, with strong technical, mechanical, maintenance, and/or engineering experience.
• 4+ years of supervisory experience.
• Demonstrable knowledge of maintenance disciplines – electricity, electronics/automation (PLC), lubrication, mechanical transmissions.
• Must be able to work a flexible schedule.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• TPM and Autonomous Maintenance experience is highly desired.
• Experience with Lean or Six Sigma.
• Food and/or beverage manufacturing experience.
• Experience with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
• Working knowledge of national, state, and local regulatory requirements in the areas of food safety, safety, environment, and emergency management.