Engineering & Maintenance Leader: Reliability & Growth

AkzoNobel; Waukegan (IL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits starting Day 1

401K with 6% match

Annual bonus up to 17.5%

Medical Insurance with HSA

Dental, Vision, Life, AD&D

Generous vacation and holidays

Tuition Reimbursement

Career growth opportunities

Job summary

AkzoNobel in Waukegan, IL, is seeking a Maintenance & Engineering leader to ensure safe, reliable, compliant operations and cost-effective performance of manufacturing assets. You will drive maintenance strategies, oversee capital projects and partner across functions to improve safety, quality, productivity and OEE.

The role requires 8+ years in engineering/maintenance within manufacturing, with strong leadership, budgeting, and project-management skills.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in chemical, mechanical, electrical, civil engineering or equivalent; master’s degree is an asset.
• Experience leading multidisciplinary teams and managing capital projects, reliability programs and maintenance strategies.
• Proven budget ownership, contractor management and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead the Maintenance & Engineering organization to safety-focused, reliable operations and continuous improvement.
• Develop and execute maintenance, reliability and asset management strategies to maximize equipment availability.
• Oversee capital projects from concept through commissioning with safe, on-time, cost-effective delivery.
• Provide engineering support to improve safety, quality, productivity and OEE.
• Own budgets and develop long-term asset replacement and infrastructure strategies; establish KPIs and dashboards.
• Ensure compliance with governance, process safety, HSE and engineering standards.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Problem solving

Communication

Financial acumen

Project management

Education

Bachelor’s Degree (engineering)

Master’s degree asset

Job description

AkzoNobel in Waukegan, IL, is seeking a Maintenance & Engineering leader to ensure safe, reliable, compliant operations and cost-effective performance of manufacturing assets. You will drive maintenance strategies, oversee capital projects and partner across functions to improve safety, quality, productivity and OEE.

The role requires 8+ years in engineering/maintenance within manufacturing, with strong leadership, budgeting, and project-management skills.