Engineering And Maintenance Manager
Job in
Harvey, Cook County, Illinois, 60426, USA
Listed on 2026-09-13
Listing for:
Advantage Technical
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-09-13
Job specializations:
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Engineering
Quality Engineering, Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Operations Management
Job Description & How to Apply Below
The Maintenance & Engineering Manager is responsible for leading site maintenance, equipment reliability, mechanical integrity, and technical engineering activities within a process manufacturing environment. This position oversees maintenance strategy and execution while ensuring equipment availability, regulatory compliance, process safety, and continuous improvement.
The role also leads the site's engineering and technical resources, supporting process optimization, control systems, production scale-ups, facility improvements, capital projects, and operational reliability initiatives.
This position requires a strong combination of engineering knowledge, maintenance leadership, regulatory awareness, and people‑management skills.
Key Responsibilities Maintenance & Reliability – 40%- Lead and develop maintenance personnel while promoting a strong safety and performance culture.
- Manage preventive, predictive, proactive, and corrective maintenance programs.
- Ensure maintenance activities comply with Process Safety Management (PSM), ISO requirements, site procedures, and applicable regulatory standards.
- Monitor equipment performance and identify opportunities to improve reliability and asset utilization.
- Analyze recurring equipment failures and lead root cause investigations.
- Develop corrective actions that improve equipment reliability and reduce unplanned downtime.
- Manage maintenance department budgets, outside services, and contractor expenditures.
- Oversee contractor activities to ensure work meets site safety, quality, engineering, and operational standards.
- Establish quality expectations for replacement parts, spare parts, and components supplied by OEMs and third‑party vendors.
- Develop equipment reliability reports, performance metrics, and improvement plans.
- Lead maintenance planning and execution for plant outages, turnarounds, and major shutdown activities.
- Lead and maintain the site's Mechanical Integrity program.
- Ensure critical equipment receives required inspections, testing, documentation, and maintenance.
- Coordinate internal personnel, contractors, and inspection providers to complete required equipment inspections.
- Maintain accurate records regarding equipment condition, inspection status, and upcoming Mechanical Integrity requirements.
- Support compliance with Process Safety Management and other applicable regulatory standards.
- Lead site engineering and technical personnel supporting production and manufacturing operations.
- Identify and implement improvements that increase production capacity, reliability, product quality, and process efficiency.
- Provide engineering support for manufacturing equipment, utilities, facilities, and production processes.
- Support new product introductions, manufacturing scale‑ups, process trials, and quality improvement initiatives.
- Lead or support process optimization and equipment improvement projects.
- Oversee plant control systems and support industrial cybersecurity initiatives.
- Coordinate smaller capital projects from concept through implementation.
- Develop project scopes, technical requirements, cost estimates, and project objectives.
- Work with operations, maintenance, quality, EHS, and other functional teams to implement technical solutions.
- Support plant utility systems, including boilers and related infrastructure where applicable.
- Support environmental management programs and facility improvement initiatives.
- Participate in Process Safety Management reviews, audits, and corrective actions.
- Serve as a site representative for applicable sustainability or manufacturing certification programs.
- Promote a strong site safety culture and actively participate in safety…
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