Facility Maintenance Manager

onelineage; Bedford Park (IL); On-site; USD 75,000 - 136,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401k retirement plan

Paid time off

Job summary

Lineage Logistics seeks a Facility Maintenance Manager to lead a skilled team responsible for keeping critical cold storage systems running at peak performance. You will bring hands-on ammonia refrigeration expertise and leadership in safety and compliance in a fast-paced logistics environment.

The role emphasizes CAPEX budgeting, preventive maintenance, and collaboration with internal teams and external partners to drive operational excellence and reliability.

Qualifications

• Experience leading technical teams in a maintenance role.
• Strong knowledge of ammonia refrigeration systems and related controls.
• Proven track record in maintenance planning and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Lead a medium to large team of technicians.
• Maintain and optimize ammonia refrigeration systems (ammonia, CO2, Freon).
• Develop and manage CAPEX and maintenance budgets.
• Implement preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Collaborate with vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure smooth operations.
• Ensure compliance with PSM/RMP, OSHA, EPA and safety standards.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Ammonia refrigeration

PSM compliance

Problem solving

Tools

CMMS

Industrial refrigeration controls

Job description

Shift Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm.

On-call demand - occasional weekend projects and general on-call support.

Join Lineage Logistics as a Facility Maintenance Manager, where you'll lead a skilled team keeping our critical cold storage systems running at peak performance. This role combines hands-on expertise in ammonia refrigeration with leadership in safety, compliance, and PSM excellence. If you're ready to make an impact in a fast-paced, high-growth environment, this is your opportunity to lead with purpose and drive operational success.

Key Responsibilities

• Leadership & Team Management: Direct and develop a medium to large team of technicians, ensuring optimal performance and skill development.
• Ammonia Refrigeration System Oversight: Maintain, troubleshoot, and optimize industrial refrigeration systems, including ammonia, CO₂, and Freon equipment, ensuring reliability and efficiency.
• CAPEX & Budgeting: Develop and manage capital expenditure (CAPEX) and maintenance budgets to support operational efficiency.
• Preventive & Predictive Maintenance: Implement and refine maintenance programs to maximize uptime and system reliability of refrigeration assets.
• Vendor & Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with internal teams and external partners to ensure seamless operations and continuous improvement.
• Compliance & Safety: Ensure strict adherence to PSM/RMP, OSHA, EPA, and company safety standards, maintaining regulatory compliance and fostering a strong safety culture.

Qualifications

• Experience: Minimally 4 years in industrial ammonia refrigeration maintenance within a logistics, cold storage, or manufacturing environment, with direct PSM program involvement.
• Leadership: Strong experience managing and developing technical teams. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Technical Expertise: Advanced hands-on knowledge of ammonia refrigeration systems, CO₂, Freon, CMMS systems, and related controls.
• Financial Acumen: Experience in CAPEX planning, budgeting, and cost control.
• Problem-Solving: Ability to troubleshoot complex refrigeration systems and drive continuous improvement initiatives.

This is a dynamic opportunity to lead a high-performing ammonia refrigeration maintenance team at Lineage Logistics, ensuring safety, compliance, and operational excellence in temperature-controlled logistics.

Pay Range:$75,400.00 - $135,600.00

Why Lineage?

This is an excellent position to begin your career path within Lineage! Success in this role enables greater responsibilities and promotions! A career at Lineage starts with learning about our business and how each team member plays a part each and every day to satisfy our customers' requirements. Beyond that, you'll help us grow and learn on our journey to be the very best employer in our industry. We'll ask you for your opinion and ensure we do our part to keep you developing and engaged as we grow our business. Working at Lineage is energizing and enjoyable. We value respect and care about our team members.

Benefits

Lineage provides safe, stable, reliable work environments, medical, dental, and basic life and disability insurance benefits, 401k retirement plan, paid time off, annual bonus eligibility, and a minimum of 7 holidays throughout the calendar year.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Lineage is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and is committed to compliance with all federal, state, and local laws that prohibit workplace discrimination and unlawful harassment and retaliation. Lineage will not discriminate against any applicant on the basis of race, color, age, national origin, religion, physical or mental disability or any other protected status under federal, state and local law.