Maintenance & Reliability Manager

Location: North Central Illinois Ottawa IL is being used as the regional posting location for search purposes.
Compensation: $150000$170000 annually
Employment Type: Direct Hire Full-Time Onsite
Relocation Assistance: Available
Interview Expenses: Covered
Benefits: Comprehensive benefits package

We are seeking an experienced Maintenance & Reliability Manager to lead maintenance reliability and stores operations for a chemical manufacturing facility in North Central Illinois.

Reporting directly to the Site Manager and serving as a member of the site leadership team this position will have responsibility for developing and executing maintenance and reliability strategies that improve equipment performance plant availability operational efficiency safety and cost effectiveness.

This is a hands-on leadership opportunity for an experienced chemical or process manufacturing professional who combines strong technical judgment with the ability to develop teams strengthen maintenance practices and drive continuous improvement throughout the facility.

• Lead the sites maintenance reliability and stores functions.
• Develop and execute maintenance and reliability strategies focused on equipment performance availability efficiency and cost control.
• Lead and mentor a multidisciplinary organization that may include mechanical and electrical maintenance welding planning and scheduling supervision reliability engineering and stores personnel.
• Strengthen preventive and predictive maintenance programs and promote reliability-centered maintenance practices.
• Provide technical leadership for plant troubleshooting and recurring equipment reliability issues.
• Establish priorities and improve maintenance planning scheduling execution and work management.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives designed to reduce downtime improve asset performance and optimize maintenance costs.
• Ensure departmental activities and third-party contractor work are performed in accordance with site EHSS requirements.
• Partner closely with Production Engineering and other site functions on plant improvements capital projects process changes and new product or process initiatives.
• Develop departmental budgets and monitor maintenance spending against established targets.
• Support monthly performance reporting maintenance KPIs cost reviews and site leadership discussions.
• Develop team capability through coaching mentoring performance management and technical development.
• Promote engineering and maintenance best practices throughout the facility.

• Bachelors degree in Chemical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering is required.
• Approximately 710 years of experience in a chemical plant environment or 10 years of plant experience with direct responsibility for maintenance reliability and preventive/predictive maintenance programs.
• Demonstrated experience leading maintenance and reliability functions within an industrial manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance practices equipment reliability plant troubleshooting and maintenance best practices.
• Proven ability to develop and execute maintenance strategies that improve equipment performance operational efficiency and cost effectiveness.
• Experience leading and developing multidisciplinary maintenance and technical teams.
• Strong commitment to plant safety EHSS compliance and safe contractor performance.
• Strong communication and cross-functional leadership skills.
• Ability to work effectively with Production Engineering and other technical and operational groups.

• Chemical petrochemical specialty chemical polymers or similar process manufacturing experience.
• Experience managing maintenance budgets forecasts monthly reporting and spend-versus-budget performance.
• Experience supporting capital projects equipment upgrades process improvements or new process/product introductions.
• Strong background in maintenance planning and scheduling reliability engineering predictive maintenance technologies and continuous improvement.

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $150000$170000 per year depending on experience and qualifications.

The position includes a comprehensive benefits package and relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates. Reasonable interview-related travel expenses are also covered.

This is an onsite leadership position in North Central Illinois and may be an excellent opportunity for someone who values a smaller-community environment while taking on a highly visible plant leadership role.

$150000$170000 base salary comprehensive benefits package relocation assistance and interview expenses provided.