Asset Reliability & Maintenance Planning Lead

Ingredion Incorporated; Bedford Park (IL); On-site; USD 102,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) match

Medical, dental, vision

Tuition reimbursement

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Ingredion Incorporated in Bedford Park, IL is seeking a Maintenance & Reliability Planning Manager to lead the planning and scheduling of maintenance activities. This role drives discipline, ensures fully resourced plans, and oversees cost control and backlog management to support asset availability and business performance.

Reporting to the Senior Manager of Maintenance, Reliability, & Utilities, the candidate will coordinate with operations and supply chain teams, manage a team of 9, and steer

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical or Industrial preferred).
• 6–10 years in maintenance planning/scheduling or related industrial environment.
• 3–5 years leadership in planning and scheduling.
• Strong CMMS/SAP-PM experience; budgeting and cost control.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance work management system planning, scheduling, backlog, and notification processes.
• Drive planning and scheduling discipline to ensure realistic, prioritized, fully resourced maintenance schedules.
• Govern CMMS/SAP-PM standards and ensure accuracy of work orders, maintenance history, resource allocation, and cost tracking.
• Manage maintenance backlogs and prioritize work based on asset criticality, operational requirements, and risk.
• Own maintenance cost control, forecasting, budgeting, and utilization of labor, materials, and contracted services.
• Coordinate maintenance, operations, reliability, and supply chain teams to support execution of work plans.
• Develop planner and scheduler capabilities while driving continuous improvement and adherence to maintenance standards.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Maintenance scheduling

CMMS/SAP-PM

Budgeting

Cost control

Leadership

Data-driven

Cross-functional

Operations

Education

Bachelor’s degree in engineering

Tools

CMMS/SAP-PM

Job description

Ingredion Incorporated in Bedford Park, IL is seeking a Maintenance & Reliability Planning Manager to lead the planning and scheduling of maintenance activities. This role drives discipline, ensures fully resourced plans, and oversees cost control and backlog management to support asset availability and business performance.

Reporting to the Senior Manager of Maintenance, Reliability, & Utilities, the candidate will coordinate with operations and supply chain teams, manage a team of 9, and steer