Facility Maintenance Manager

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

Job summary

Lineage Logistics in Bedford Park, IL, seeks a Facility Maintenance Manager to lead a skilled team responsible for keeping critical cold storage systems at peak performance.

You will oversee ammonia refrigeration, enforce safety and regulatory compliance, manage CAPEX budgets, and drive maintenance programs within a fast-growing logistics environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years in industrial ammonia refrigeration maintenance with PSM involvement.
• Proven leadership of technical teams and strong analytical skills.
• Advanced hands-on knowledge of ammonia refrigeration, CO2, Freon, and related controls.
• Experience in CAPEX budgeting and cost control.

Responsibilities

• Leadership & Team Management: Direct and develop a medium to large team of technicians.
• Ammonia Refrigeration System Oversight: Maintain, troubleshoot, and optimize refrigeration systems including ammonia, CO2, and Freon.
• CAPEX & Budgeting: Develop and manage capital expenditure and maintenance budgets.
• Preventive & Predictive Maintenance: Implement and refine maintenance programs to maximize uptime.
• Vendor & Stakeholder Collaboration: Work with internal teams and external partners to ensure seamless operations.
• Compliance & Safety: Ensure adherence to PSM/RMP, OSHA, EPA, and safety standards.

Skills

Leadership

Technical refrigeration

PSM program

Budgeting

Problem-solving

Tools

CMMS

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.

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.

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.