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Maintenance Manager

Lead the Maintenance Team in supporting process, production, and capital projects with a focus on safety, compliance, and operational efficiency of assets.

LOCATION

Elk Grove Village, IL

(On Site)

EMPLOYMENT TYPE

Full-Time
(Non-Union Role)

What You’ll Do

​Safety:

  • Lead the Maintenance Team towards LA-CO Safety Goals.

  • Participate in Safety Audits on a regular frequency both formally and informally

  • Manage Maintenance Safety projects to meet safety goals and improve safety performance of people and assets.  

  • Participate in and provide technical information for incident investigations.

  • Assure that work instructions and training documents cover appropriate EH&S matters.

  • Develop and ensure compliance with local, state, and federal regulations and guidelines

  • Conduct regular health and safety risk assessments to identify building/equipment hazard.
     

Maintenance:

  • Responsible for hiring and directing the activities of technical and non-technical maintenance employees.

  • Oversee the delegation of tasks to maintenance personnel to ensure smooth business operations.

  • Oversee the upkeep and maintenance of a company’s equipment and facilities.

  • Manage the contracting and supervision of temporary or third-party personnel to ensure duties are effectively performed.

  • Manage and own Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and Preventative Maintenance (PM) System which reduce the risk of equipment failure and maximize productivity.

  • Provide a critical review of new project installations to assure adherence to Maintenance Best Practices.

  • Provide training for new or existing processes where technical background is required.

  • Work with Engineering to conduct research to identify new and advanced equipment that will serve as better alternatives for the replacement or upgrade of machines.

  • Keep accurate record of maintenance activities and provide reports to management on daily/weekly/monthly operations.

  • Ensure that all maintenance/testing operations are in accordance with acceptable standards.

  • Manage the process of disposal of worn-out/damaged machinery as well as the installation of new equipment.

  • Participate and Lead Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) to remove failure modes from assets.  
     

Buildings & Grounds:

  • Develop and implement procedures/policies for effective property maintenance.

  • Conduct regular inspection of building facilities to ensure they are operational and efficient.

  • Supervise the activities of a building upkeep personnel to ensure they maintain a clean and orderly facility.

Operations:

  • Understand and report on daily KPIs to help drive priorities and decisions for the day.

  • Do periodic rounds on equipment based on KPI performance to identify/troubleshoot issues.

  • Help Operations troubleshoot using sound analytical troubleshooting methods.
     

Engineering/CapEx:

  • Manage capital investment projects overseeing budgets of up to $250k while providing progress updates and incorporating director-level feedback.
     

Economic/Financial:

  • Oversee the management of maintenance budget, expenses, and equipment depreciation.

  • Monitor equipment inventory and place orders when necessary to ensure availability of required technological resources.

  • Provide technical process analysis for material and overhead variances in the area

  • Responsible for continuous improvement plans related to material usage variances, energy savings, etc.

  • Contribute to the area’s 3-year capital planning process.

  • Generates ECNs for standards changes.

  • Investigates and resolves material and overhead variances.
     

Qualifications and Requirements:

  • High school diploma or GED equivalent; Associates or Bachelors’ Degree Preferred. 

  • 10+ Years of Maintenance experience

  • 5+ Years Maintenance Manager / Supervisor / Lead preferred

  • Knowledge and experience in Microsoft Office Suite software.

  • Proficiency with Excel and other analytical required 

  • Experience working with ERP

  • Experience working with AutoCAD

  • Routine math literacy at maintenance professional level. 

  • Ability to use data to make effective resource and cost decisions.
     

Working Environment:

  • This position performs work duties primarily in an office environment and occasionally work in a manufacturing floor environment.  Occasional handling of hazardous materials requiring proper safeguards, procedures and personal protective equipment is required  â€‹

  • Requires office hours during core business hours of 9:00 to 4:00.  Regular remote work is not possible at this time but may be considered in the future.

Job Benefits

  • Insurance

    • Health Coverage​

    • Company paid life insurance

    • Company paid AD&D

    • Company paid short term disability

    • Voluntary Dental

    • Vision
       

  • Earnings Growth

    • Competitive Salary​

    • Annual Increases

    • Direct Deposit

    • Scholarship opportunities for college enrolled children of employees
       

  • Recognition & Engagement​

    • Holiday Events

    • Team-building events

  • Holidays & PTO

    • Vacation Time​

    • Holiday Pay

    • Personal Days

    • Paid maternity leave

    • Bereavement leave
       

  • Retirement Planning​

    • 401(k) match​
       

  • Training & Development

    • Safety Training

    • Leadership Training

    • Continued education opportunities​​
       

  • Wellness

    • Employer-paid employee assistance program

    • Healthy meals (COOKED)
      (Employer-paid discount)​​

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