Maintenance Engineer
Atrium Staffing
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Job summary
Atrium Staffing is seeking a Maintenance Engineer for a leading manufacturing client in Illinois. The role focuses on maximizing plant efficiency by optimizing utilities, reducing downtime, and driving reliability programs across production units.
The ideal candidate has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering, 3+ years in industrial settings, strong problem-solving skills, and experience with PM/RCM/CMMS. Salary ranges from $80k to $100k plus benefits.
Qualifications
- 3+ years of engineering experience in chemical manufacturing, food processing, or similar industrial environments.
- Knowledge of PM, PDM, CMMS, RCM, and TPM.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience coordinating maintenance personnel and contractors.
- Excellent communication and technical writing skills.
- Ability to estimate, plan, schedule, and complete work orders.
- Experience managing budgets and estimating project costs.
- Knowledge of capital expenditure management.
- Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
Responsibilities
- Oversee operation and performance of facility utility systems and report metrics.
- Drive equipment reliability and asset performance improvements.
- Collaborate with production teams to maximize uptime and quality.
- Act as SME for utility systems and maintenance challenges.
- Support technicians with engineering expertise and troubleshooting.
- Conduct failure analyses and implement corrective actions.
- Evaluate preventive/predictive maintenance programs.
- Communicate with leadership to align priorities.
- Identify and source parts and resources for maintenance.
- Lead capital and process improvement projects from concept to start-up.
- Analyze equipment trends and maintenance data for reliability gains.
- Manage third-party service providers and contractors safely and effectively.
Skills
Education
Job description
Our client is a leading manufacturing organization focused on producing high-quality products for customers across diverse markets. The company is committed to operational excellence, safety, sustainability, and continuous improvement. With a strong focus on innovation and employee development, the organization offers a collaborative work environment where team members are empowered to contribute to process improvements, operational efficiency, and long-term business success. Our client is seeking a Maintenance Engineer to join their team.
$80k - $100k
The Maintenance Engineer plays a key role in maximizing plant efficiency by optimizing utilities and minimizing downtime across all production units. This position is responsible for identifying and resolving maintenance challenges, implementing reliability-focused maintenance strategies, overseeing improvement projects, and driving continuous process improvements to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable operations.
- Oversee the operation and performance of facility utility systems, including steam, boiler, water, and compressed air infrastructure, while tracking and reporting monthly utility usage and performance metrics.
- Drive equipment reliability and asset performance improvements through proactive maintenance strategies and process enhancements.
- Collaborate with production teams to improve operational efficiency, maximize uptime, and support quality objectives.
- Act as a technical subject matter expert for utility systems, maintenance processes, and equipment-related challenges.
- Support maintenance technicians by providing engineering expertise, troubleshooting assistance, and practical solutions to complex issues.
- Conduct failure analyses to determine underlying causes of recurring equipment problems and implement effective corrective actions.
- Evaluate and enhance preventive and predictive maintenance programs to improve equipment longevity and reduce unplanned downtime.
- Maintain regular communication with operations leadership and functional teams to align maintenance priorities and activities.
- Identify and source necessary parts, materials, and resources required to support maintenance and repair efforts.
- Lead capital and process improvement projects from concept through execution, including planning, budgeting, contractor coordination, installation oversight, and startup support.
- Analyze equipment performance trends and maintenance data to identify opportunities for long-term reliability improvements.
- Manage and monitor third-party service providers and contractors to ensure work is completed safely, effectively, and in accordance with project requirements.
- 3+ years of engineering experience within chemical manufacturing, food processing, or similar industrial environments.
- Knowledge of industrial maintenance methodologies including PM, PDM, CMMS, RCM, and TPM.
- Understanding of engineering standards and safety practices.
- Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving abilities.
- Experience coordinating, training, and motivating maintenance personnel and contractors.
- Strong communication and technical writing skills.
- Ability to estimate, plan, schedule, and complete work orders effectively.
- Experience managing budgets and estimating project costs.
- Knowledge of capital expenditure management and return-on-investment principles.
- Strong teamwork and collaboration skills.
- Experience with plant utility systems including boilers, steam distribution, water treatment, and compressed air systems.
- Experience leading continuous improvement and equipment reliability initiatives.
- Project management and commissioning experience in an industrial manufacturing environment.
- Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical Engineering.
- Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance beginning the first day of the month following hire.
- Annual incentive bonus eligibility based on individual and organizational performance.
- Health Savings Accounts (HSA) and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA).
- 401(k) plan with company match and annual discretionary contribution.
- Paid time off including vacation, holidays, floating holidays, personal days, and sick leave.
- Company-paid Life Insurance and Disability Insurance.
- Paid Parental Leave.
- Fitness Membership Reimbursement Program.
- Educational Assistance Program.
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