Maintenance Engineer – Plant Utilities & Reliability

Deen; Chicago, Northern (IL, KY); Hybrid; USD 70,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental and Vision benefits

Annual incentive bonus eligibility

Health savings and spending accounts

401k with company match

Paid time off

Job summary

Innophos seeks a Maintenance Engineer to maximize plant efficiency by optimizing utilities and minimizing downtime across production units in Chicago, IL. You will identify maintenance challenges, implement advanced strategies, and drive continuous improvements to ensure smooth operations.

You will manage plant utilities, lead reliability initiatives, support production, and provide technical leadership to maintenance teams, while overseeing projects and contractor activities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or equivalent.
• 3–5 years of engineering experience in chemical or food processing industries.
• Knowledge of PM, PDM, CMMS, RCM, TPM maintenance approaches.
• Ability to coordinate and motivate hourly staff and contractors.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to estimate, plan, schedule, and complete work orders.
• Experience managing budgets and capital project costs.
• Understanding of safety practices and continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

• Manage plant utilities and prepare monthly utility reports.
• Develop reliability initiatives for equipment.
• Assist production to optimize productivity and quality.
• Provide technical leadership for maintenance staff.
• Guide maintenance on day-to-day tasks.
• Lead long-term solutions for recurrent problems.
• Troubleshoot and solve issues as needed.
• Review and optimize predictive and preventive maintenance programs.
• Communicate daily with area coordinators.
• Assist identifying materials for repairs.
• Oversee improvement projects from scope to commissioning.
• Investigate frequent equipment failures to identify root causes.
• Supervise outside contractors as needed.

Skills

Maintenance engineering experience

Industrial maintenance techniques

Budgeting & cost estimating

Team leadership & training

Troubleshooting & root cause analysis

Technical writing & communication

Project planning & scheduling

Capital expenditure ROI

Education

Bachelor’s Degree Mechanical Engineering

Job description

Innophos seeks a Maintenance Engineer to maximize plant efficiency by optimizing utilities and minimizing downtime across production units in Chicago, IL. You will identify maintenance challenges, implement advanced strategies, and drive continuous improvements to ensure smooth operations.

You will manage plant utilities, lead reliability initiatives, support production, and provide technical leadership to maintenance teams, while overseeing projects and contractor activities.