Corporate Functional Manager - Maintenance

Scot Forge Company; Spring Grove (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

ESOP

Profit sharing bonus

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Scot Forge is seeking a Corporate Functional Manager - Maintenance to provide strategic leadership for maintenance and reliability across our manufacturing facilities. You will drive uptime, standardize practices, and develop talent to support enterprise growth.

In this senior role, you will partner with Plant Managers and cross‑functional leaders to advance maintenance performance, implement reliability programs, and lead organizational change while upholding safety and continuous improvement

Qualifications

• 10+ years of maintenance leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, reliability practices, and industrial equipment maintenance.
• Experience leading operational improvement and organizational change initiatives.
• Ability to influence results and build alignment across multiple facilities and functions.
• Strong communication, leadership, and talent development skills.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship and able to pass a pre-employment drug screening.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance strategy, reliability initiatives, and operational excellence efforts across all facilities.
• Standardize preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance practices.
• Partner with plant leadership to improve equipment uptime, asset performance, and operational reliability.
• Develop maintenance leaders and technical talent through coaching, training, and succession planning.
• Establish maintenance KPIs and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance teams to solve complex equipment and reliability challenges.
• Support capital planning, equipment modernization, and infrastructure improvement projects.
• Promote a culture of safety, accountability, and proactive maintenance management.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Reliability practices

Cross-functional collaboration

People development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

Description

Lead Maintenance Transformation. Drive Reliability. Build the Future.

Scot Forge is seeking a Corporate Functional Manager - Maintenance to provide strategic leadership for maintenance and reliability operations across our manufacturing facilities.

This high-impact leadership role is responsible for advancing maintenance performance through reliability-focused strategies, process standardization, talent development, and continuous improvement. Working closely with Plant Managers and cross-functional leaders, you will help improve equipment uptime, strengthen maintenance capabilities, and support the long-term growth of the organization.

This role supports operations in Spring Grove, IL, Franklin Park, IL, and Clinton, WI and may be based at any of these locations. Relocation assistance is available for qualified candidates.

Why Join Scot Forge?

• 100% Employee-Owned Company (ESOP)
• Profit Sharing Bonus
• High-impact leadership role influencing maintenance performance across multiple facilities
• Opportunity to transform reliability and maintenance practices enterprise-wide
• Strong commitment to safety, employee development, and continuous improvement
• Collaborative culture focused on operational excellence and long‑term growth
• Relocation assistance available for qualified candidates

About Scot Forge

Scot Forge is a 130+ year-old, employee‑owned manufacturer of custom open die and rolled ring forgings. With more than $600 million in annual revenue, Scot Forge serves critical industries including energy, transportation, mining, infrastructure, aerospace, defense, and manufacturing.

Our forged components are used in some of the world's most demanding applications. As Corporate Functional Manager - Maintenance, you will play a key role in improving equipment reliability, operational performance, and maintenance effectiveness across the enterprise.

What You'll Do

• Lead maintenance strategy, reliability initiatives, and operational excellence efforts across all facilities
• Standardize preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance practices
• Partner with plant leadership to improve equipment uptime, asset performance, and operational reliability
• Develop maintenance leaders and technical talent through coaching, training, and succession planning
• Establish maintenance KPIs and drive continuous improvement initiatives
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance teams to solve complex equipment and reliability challenges
• Support capital planning, equipment modernization, and infrastructure improvement projects
• Promote a culture of safety, accountability, and proactive maintenance management

Requirements

What You'll Bring

Required Qualifications

• 10+ years of maintenance leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
• Strong knowledge of preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, reliability practices, and industrial equipment maintenance
• Experience leading operational improvement and organizational change initiatives
• Ability to influence results and build alignment across multiple facilities and functions
• Strong communication, leadership, and talent development skills
• Must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship and able to pass a pre‑employment drug screening

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in forging, steel, metals, machining, heat treat, foundry, or other heavy industrial manufacturing environments
• Multi‑site maintenance or reliability leadership experience
• Experience implementing maintenance performance metrics and reliability programs
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field

Work Environment

• Regular interaction with manufacturing operations and production leadership
• Travel between Scot Forge facilities as needed
• Ability to work effectively in both office and industrial manufacturing environments
• Frequent collaboration with cross‑functional teams throughout the organization

Compensation

The estimated pay range for this position is the lowest and highest range we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We ultimately may pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. The actual pay offered to a candidate will depend on various factors including but not limited to relevant skills, experience, qualifications, education, certifications, seniority, geographic location and prevailing minimum wage, performance, shift, travel requirements, and business or organizational needs.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits for eligible employees including Medical, Vision, Dental, Hearing, Life (Basic & AD&D), Disability (STD & LTD), 401K Plan with match, Profit Sharing, Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), Tax Savings (FSA & HSA), Vacation Time, Paid Time Off, and Paid Holidays.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, or any other form of compensation for any particular employee remains in the Company’s sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Scot Forge is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We value diversity and inclusion and welcome all qualified candidates to apply.

We maintain a drug‑free workplace and perform pre‑employment substance abuse testing.