Corporate Functional Manager, Maintenance

Scot Forge; Spring Grove (IL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Comprehensive benefits package

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

401(k) Plan with match

Job summary

Scot Forge is seeking a Corporate Functional Manager, Maintenance to lead enterprise-wide maintenance strategy and reliability initiatives across our Spring Grove, IL, Franklin Park, IL, and Clinton, WI plants. The role focuses on moving from reactive to proactive maintenance, building robust programs, and developing leadership capabilities across sites.

You will partner with Plant Managers and functional leaders to standardize best practices, improve uptime, and drive transformational change

Qualifications

• 10+ years of maintenance leadership experience in manufacturing, preferably heavy industrial environments.
• Experience in metals manufacturing, forging, steel, machining, heat treat, foundry, or similar operations strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated success leading operational improvement, reliability initiatives, and organizational change.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise-wide maintenance strategy, standards, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure reliability and performance of critical production, mobile, facility, and infrastructure assets.
• Oversee preventive and predictive maintenance programs, performance metrics, and capital investment planning.
• Develop maintenance leadership, technical talent, and a culture of safety and accountability.
• Lead maintenance organizations across multiple facilities through servant leadership.
• Implement standardized maintenance and reliability best practices to improve uptime and operational performance.
• Develop maintenance leaders through coaching, training, succession planning, and talent development.
• Establish KPIs, support capital projects, and partner with Operations and Engineering on reliability improvements.
• Ensure maintenance activities support a safe, compliant, and efficient work environment.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Change management

Cross-site coordination

Operational improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Job description

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Corporate Functional Manager, Maintenance

Active - Salary-1 full-time Spring Grove, IL, US

Lead Maintenance Transformation. Drive Reliability. Build the Future.

At Scot Forge, we manufacture high-performance forged components for some of the world's most demanding industries. With more than 130 years of success, $600M+ in revenue, and 100% employee ownership, we offer more than a job, we offer the opportunity to make a lasting impact.

We're hiring a Corporate Functional Manager, Maintenance to provide enterprise-wide leadership for maintenance operations across our manufacturing facilities.

This high-impact role is responsible for developing maintenance strategy, reliability programs, and leadership capability across the organization. You'll partner with Plant Managers and functional leaders to improve equipment performance, standardize best practices, and drive transformational change across multiple locations.

This role is responsible for our plants in Spring Grove, IL, Franklin Park, IL, and Clinton, WI. The Corporate Manager may work out of any of our three locations.

Why This Role

This is an opportunity to shape maintenance excellence across an entire manufacturing enterprise.

We're seeking a leader who can move operations from reactive maintenance to proactive reliability by building systems, developing talent, and creating consistency across sites. Success means improving uptime, strengthening maintenance teams, and supporting the company's long-term growth.

What You'll Own

• Enterprise-wide maintenance strategy, standards, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Reliability and performance of critical production, mobile, facility, and infrastructure assets
• Preventive and predictive maintenance programs, performance metrics, and capital investment planning
• Development of maintenance leadership, technical talent, and a culture of safety and accountability

What You'll Do

• Lead and influence maintenance organizations across multiple facilities through servant leadership
• Implement standardized maintenance and reliability best practices to improve uptime and operational performance
• Develop maintenance leaders through coaching, training, succession planning, and talent development
• Establish KPIs, support capital projects, and partner with Operations and Engineering on reliability improvements
• Ensure maintenance activities support a safe, compliant, and efficient work environment

What We're Looking For

• 10+ years of maintenance leadership experience within manufacturing, preferably heavy industrial environments
• Experience in metals manufacturing, forging, steel, machining, heat treat, foundry, or similar operations strongly preferred
• Demonstrated success leading operational improvement, reliability initiatives, and organizational change
• Strong knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance, reliability practices, and industrial equipment maintenance
• Ability to influence teams and drive results across multiple locations
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a related technical field preferred; equivalent experience considered
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship and able to pass a pre-employment drug screening

Why Scot Forge

• 100% employee-owned industry leader in forged and engineered metal products
• Opportunity to influence maintenance performance across multiple manufacturing facilities
• Strong commitment to safety, employee development, and continuous improvement
• Stable, growing organization offering competitive compensation and relocation assistance for qualified candidates

Ready to Make an Impact?

If you're a maintenance leader who enjoys solving complex challenges, developing teams, and driving operational excellence in a heavy manufacturing environment, we'd like to connect.

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

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.