Facilities Maintenance Manager

Caterpillar Brazil; Illinois; Hybrid; USD 98,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

Caterpillar Mapleton Foundry in Mapleton, IL seeks a maintenance and process-improvement professional to oversee maintenance staff and equipment, ensuring safety and quality. You will lead planning, training, and inventory control to improve manufacturing metrics.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering or PM, experience with HVAC, plumbing, electrical maintenance, and project management. Proficiency in Power BI and MS 365 tools is highly valued.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or project management.
• HVAC, plumbing, and electrical routine facility maintenance experience.
• Previous project management experience.
• Experience with utilization of project management capital process.
• Intermediate experience with Power BI, SharePoint, Teams, and Excel data input and tracking.

Responsibilities

• Create work plans for staff and contractors; review maintenance work performed by technicians.
• Oversee purchasing decisions and recommendations regarding equipment and tools; train workers on maintenance processes.
• Track daily inventories and inspect production units for wear; ensure timely replacements.
• Lead a team, coach and mentor to improve effectiveness and performance.

Skills

Decision Making

Communication

Performance Management

Planning & Organizing

Problem Solving

Project Management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in engineering or project management

Tools

Power BI

SharePoint

Teams

Excel

Job description

**Career Area:**Manufacturing**Job Description:****Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.**When you join Caterpillar, you're joining a global team who cares not just about the work we do - but also about each other. We are the makers, problem solvers, and future world builders who are creating stronger, more sustainable communities. We don't just talk about progress and innovation here - we make it happen, with our customers, where we work and live. Together, we are building a better world, so we can all enjoy living in it.**Your Work Shapes the World**Whether it is groundbreaking products, best in class solutions or creating a lifelong career, you can do the work that matters at Caterpillar. With 100 years of legacy of quality and innovation and 150 locations in countries around the world, your impact spans the globe. When you join Caterpillar, you are joining a team of makers, innovators, and doers. We are the people who roll up our sleeves and do the work to build a better world. We don't just talk about progress and innovation. We make it happen. And we are proud of that, because it helps our customers build and power the world we live in - the roads, hospitals, homes, and infrastructure. Without a dedicated workforce, Caterpillar could not effectively meet our customers' needs.The Mapleton Foundry is one of the largest in the United States and home to the largest core making machine in the world! Working at the foundry is hard work that demands focus and safety, quality, and commitment to helping our customers build a better world.With over 800 employees at the foundry, we are looking for someone who can support process development projects for the continuous improvement of the safety, quality, velocity and cost of manufacturing.**Position Summary:**Monitors and improves the maintenance of the production unit by overseeing maintenance staff and equipment; ensures employees comply with safety procedures and standards. Collaborates with the Quality team.**What you will do:*** Creating work plans for staff and contractors; reviewing the maintenance work performed by technicians.* Oversees the purchasing decisions and recommendations regarding equipment and tools; training the workers periodically on various maintenance processes and techniques.* Tracking daily inventories, inspecting production units for wear and tear; ensuring replacements are made on time.* Leads a team and coaches and mentors the team in order to encourage, motivate, and guide individuals in learning and improving effectiveness.**Degree Requirement**Degree or equivalent experience desired**What you will have:****Decision Making and Critical Thinking:** Workingknowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.**Effective Communications:** Working knowledge and understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.**Performance Management:** Working knowledge of successful performance management techniques; ability to apply organization's performance management system, practices, and tools to developing and improving individual, team, and organizational performance.**Planning and Organizing:** Working knowledge of the process of planning and arranging tasks and resources; ability to plan and organize both time and resources to get things completed while structuring and maintaining work in a systematic and highly methodical way.**Problem Solving**: Knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.**Project Management**: Working knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.**Top candidates will possess:*** Bachelors Degree in engineering or project management* Previous experience with HVAC, plumbing, and electrical routine facility maintenance* Previous project management experience* Previous experience with utilization of project management capital process* Intermediate experience with Power BI, SharePoint, teams, and excel data input and tracking**Additional Information:*** This position is in Mapleton, IL* 1st shift day/hours are Monday- Friday onsite* Domestic relocation assistance is available for this position.* Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.**Final Details**Please ensure you frequently sign in to your candidate home for any updates or correspondence for positions that you have applied for. https://cat.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/CaterpillarCareers.This employer is not currently hiring foreign national applicants that require or will require sponsorship tied to a specific employer, such as, H, L, TN, F, J, E, O. As a global company, Caterpillar offers many job opportunities outside of the U.S which can be found through our employment website at www.caterpillar.com/careers######**Summary Pay Range:**$97,530.00 - $146,290.00Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.**Benefits:**Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.* Medical, dental, and vision benefits\\** Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)\\** 401(k) savings plans\\** Health Savings Account (HSA)\\** Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)\\** Health Lifestyle Programs\\** Employee Assistance Program\\** Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts\\** Career Development\\** Incentive bonus\\** Disability benefits* Life Insurance* Parental leave* Adoption benefits* Tuition Reimbursement\\* These benefits also apply to part-time employees######This position requires working onsite five days a week.###Relocation is available for this position.Visa Sponsorship is not available for this position.**Posting Dates:**September 30, 2026 - October 13, 2026Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply..