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Summary:

Our award-winning client is seeking a Maintenance Manager to join their team. Our client is seeking a strategic leader to ensure maximum efficiency of all mechanical, electrical, and facility operations. If you have a Bachelor's in Maintenance Engineering (or related field) with 5+ years of maintenance management experience, deep knowledge of TPM, CMMS, and PLCs, and a proven track record of driving continuous improvement and capital projects, we invite you to apply.

This is a vital first-shift (6 AM - 2:30 PM CT) opportunity to make a significant impact.

Responsibilities:

• Team Leadership: Lead, mentor, and develop the maintenance team, ensuring all production equipment, electrical components, and the physical building operate with maximum efficiency.

• Compliance & Standards: Ensure all maintenance programs and plans strictly comply with USDA and FDA manufacturing requirements.

• Budget & Resource Management: Prepare and manage the departmental budget, ensuring adequate systems, parts, and supplies are available to minimize downtime and optimize costs.

• Strategic Program Development: Plan and execute comprehensive preventative maintenance programs, energy cost reduction initiatives, and other continuous improvement projects.

• Equipment & Process Enhancement: Research and evaluate equipment and materials for new or revised processes, packaging, or products to meet evolving operational needs.

• Project Management: Plan, direct, and coordinate all activities involved in the design, construction, modification, and maintenance of equipment, machinery, and utility systems. This includes managing outside vendors, contractors, and overseeing Capital Expense projects.

• Continuous Improvement: Champion and execute continuous improvement projects and conduct detailed cost analyses to enhance line efficiencies and overall operational performance.

• Professional Development: Maintain a personal development plan and actively guide your team's participation in job-specific training to foster ongoing growth and expertise.

Required Qualifications:

• A Bachelor of Science in Maintenance Engineering or a related major, combined with a minimum of 5 years of maintenance management/engineering experience, preferably within food manufacturing.

• Thorough knowledge and hands-on experience with:

• Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) systems.

• Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).

• Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs).

• Preventative maintenance programs.

• High-speed packaging machinery.

• Downtime analysis.

• Process start-ups and breakdown management.

• Budgeting, cost/benefit analysis, and project justification/development.

• Vendor selection and supervision of outside workers..

• Preferred Knowledge: Experience with refrigeration systems and operations in a USDA or FDA regulated environment.

• Essential Skills:

• Strong communication, interpersonal, PC proficiency, organizational, and team facilitation skills.

• Strategic Thinking: Ability to make decisions based on information, analysis, experience, and sound judgment.

• Adaptability: Proven ability to adapt leadership style, update priorities, and work effectively in a dynamic environment.

• Collaboration: A natural inclination to collaborate with others to achieve shared goals and resolve issues constructively (win/win solutions).

• Results-Oriented: Focus on monitoring, evaluating plans, and measuring outcomes to ensure goal attainment.

• Team Development: Strong commitment to staff development and succession planning, leading by example.

Work Details:

• Shift: First Shift Opportunity (6:00 AM - 2:30 PM Central Time).

• Location: Primary location for this position is in Northern Lake County, Illinois.