Facilities Maintenance and Food Manager

Onward Technologies Inc; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Onward Technologies is seeking a Facility Maintenance and Food Manager in Chicago, IL. You will lead the maintenance department, manage budgets, and ensure compliance with safety and environmental regulations across plant operations.

The role requires 7–10 years of manufacturing facilities experience, a Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, and strong leadership and communication skills to coordinate with cross-functional teams and external vendors.

Qualifications

• 7–10 years in building maintenance management in manufacturing.
• Expert knowledge of plant equipment incl. ammonia refrigeration, hydraulics, mechanical, electrical, and HVAC.
• Knowledge of federal, state and local safety and environmental regulations.
• Ability to manage complex installation and modification projects with capital expenditures.
• Analytical skills for moderately complex spreadsheets.
• Strong written and verbal communication with peers, subordinates, management and external contacts.
• Supervisory experience and leadership of maintenance teams.
• Work in a manufacturing environment with PPE and varying temperatures.

Responsibilities

• Develop and administer maintenance department policies and procedures.
• Supervise maintenance staff including hiring, training, performance reviews and disciplinary actions.
• Lead process safety and environmental risk program activities and reporting.
• Schedule audits, review results and implement changes.
• Coordinate outside technicians and contractors to support building systems.
• Develop and deliver training programs to ensure compliance.
• Inspect systems to verify preventive maintenance adherence.
• Coordinate with other department managers to align maintenance with operations.
• Ensure compliance with environmental regulations and manage hazardous materials handling.
• Maintain inventories of maintenance supplies and reorder parts.
• Respond to after-hours emergency repair calls as needed.
• Maintain safe and sanitary working conditions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Maintenance management

Budgeting

Regulatory compliance

Facilities operations

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Ammonia refrigeration systems

Job description

Title: Facility Maintenance and Food Manager

Location: Chicago, Illinois

For this position, sponsorship would not be available now or in the future.

Outstanding opportunity to work as a Facility Maintenance and Food Manager for a very successful company in Chicago. This is a direct hire / permanent Facility Maintenance and Food Manager position with a well-established company.

Job Description

Manage, through subordinate supervisors, skilled employees engaged to install, maintain and repair the facility’s operating systems; includes, but is not limited to, the engine room, refrigeration, ammonia, waste water, and process safety management systems. Duties include setting and enforcing maintenance policies and procedures, supervising maintenance personnel, and developing and maintaining maintenance budgets.

• Develop and administer policies and procedures for the maintenance department. These include purchasing policies, training policies, scheduling policies, preventive maintenance programs, spending and budget controls, and inventory control programs.
• Supervise maintenance department employees which includes, but is not limited to, hiring, disciplining, terminating, training, performance evaluation, employee assistance, conflict resolution, policy and procedure enforcement, and compensation recommendations
• Lead facility process safety and environmental risk program administrative activities including, but not limited to, communication, recordkeeping, employee training, contractor management and coordination, program improvement, and reporting. Develop recommendations for improvement and implement as authorized.
• Schedule required equipment audits by external auditors; review audit results; implement recommended changes; and document audit process
• Procure and direct outside technicians, outside contractors, or original equipment manufacturers as needed to supplement in-house mechanics to ensure building systems run efficiently
• Develop, implement, and report on required training programs; identify gaps in training and take action to remedy to ensure compliance
• Periodically inspect building systems and related maintenance work to evaluate compliance with established preventive maintenance program and to identify areas of concern
• Work with managers of other functions to coordinate maintenance activity in support of operational objectives
• Develop and manage programs that ensure compliance with federal, state and local environmental regulations including the handling of hazardous materials, waste water and other by-products of the manufacturing process
• Manage and maintain inventories of maintenance supplies and reorder repair parts as necessary
• Respond, or direct others to respond, to after-hours emergency repair calls as required.
• Maintain safe and sanitary working conditions in compliance with facility and regulatory guidelines individually and as functional leader.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• 7 to 10 years of building maintenance management in a manufacturing facility, preferably in food industry or other governmental regulated industry.
• Expert knowledge of plant manufacturing equipment and systems, including, but not limited to, ammonia refrigeration, hydraulics, mechanical, electrical, and HVAC.
• Working knowledge of federal, state and local safety and environmental regulations and related operational best practices.
• Ability to manage complex installation and modification projects involving major capital expenditures in the area of responsibility.
• Ability to develop, maintain, and apply analytical tools to moderately complex spreadsheets.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively, both verbally and in writing, with peers,subordinatesmanagement and external contacts.
• Ability to supervise and manage the work of others to achieve established goals and objectives.
• Work is generally performed within a manufacturing environment subjected to temperatures of cold and warm along with wearing the proper PPE, with standard office equipment available along with plant manufacturing environment.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand, bend, walk, use hands or finger, talk, hear, feel objects, tools, or controls; may be required to lift up to 50 pounds. Vision abilities include close vision to a computer screen.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field or equivalent subject matter expertise, analytical ability, and communication skills acquired through work.

Onward Technologies is an Equal Opportunity Aff... All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, national origin, veteran status, disability status or any other legally protected status.