Maintenance Lead – FMCG, Reliability & Troubleshooting

Unilever PLC; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 60,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

Unilever PLC in Chicago is seeking a Maintenance Specialist to coordinate a team of maintenance technicians on their shift, ensuring timely completion of tasks and escalation when needed. You’ll contribute to reliability and safety programs within a fast-paced FMCG manufacturing environment.

The role requires a high school diploma, 2+ years leading maintenance teams, strong troubleshooting, and good communication.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required.
• Minimum 2 years leading maintenance teams in fast-paced FMCG manufacturing.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and problem-solving ability.
• Excellent communication and teamwork capabilities.
• Experience making reliability/maintenance decisions to meet needs.

Responsibilities

• Communicate issues to shift coordinators to ensure consistent messages and policy application.
• Support maintenance team in troubleshooting, parts procurement, or escalation.
• Build preventative maintenance schedules and prioritize by equipment criticality.
• Work with Production Supervisor to achieve performance and OEE targets.
• Ensure audits for maintenance, quality and safety are carried out.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Communication

Leadership

Team coordination

Independent work

Reliability decisions

CMMS

Allen Bradley controls

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

CMMS

Allen Bradley

Job description

Unilever PLC in Chicago is seeking a Maintenance Specialist to coordinate a team of maintenance technicians on their shift, ensuring timely completion of tasks and escalation when needed. You’ll contribute to reliability and safety programs within a fast-paced FMCG manufacturing environment.

The role requires a high school diploma, 2+ years leading maintenance teams, strong troubleshooting, and good communication.