Maintenance Manager

LHH US; Illinois; On-site; USD 125,000 - 155,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

BCBS Healthcare

Dental & Vision

401k (100% match on the first 5%)

Supplemental Insurances

Employee & Team Building Outings

PTO 18 days total

Job summary

LHH is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead our maintenance operations in a chemical manufacturing environment in the United States. This role requires driving safe, reliable, and cost-effective execution across mechanical, electrical/instrumentation, welding, planning, storeroom/MRO, contractor, and turnaround activities.

The ideal candidate will be an engineering-based leader who uses data to guide decisions and effectively leads teams through continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of maintenance experience in a PSM chemical manufacturing environment.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing maintenance teams and contractors.
• Experience managing maintenance budgets, forecasts, labor, contractors, and MRO inventory.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing maintenance organization across supervisors, planners, mechanics, E&I technicians, welders, storeroom, and contractors.
• Drive safety, accountability, ownership, and operational excellence.
• Manage routine, preventive, corrective, emergency, outage, and startup maintenance activities.

Skills

Maintenance management

Leadership

Data-driven decisions

Safety culture

Root cause analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical/Mechanical/Industrial Engineering

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Job Description

LHH is seeking an experienced and highly independent Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance operations in a specialty chemical manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for driving safe, reliable, and cost-effective maintenance execution across mechanical, electrical/instrumentation, welding, planning, storeroom/MRO, contractor, and turnaround activities. The ideal candidate is an engineering-based leader who thrives in a hands‑on environment, leverages data to drive decisions, and successfully leads teams through continuous improvement initiatives.

The anticipated pay range for this role is between $125K-$155K.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and develop a high-performing maintenance organization, including supervisors, planners, mechanics, E&I technicians, welders, storeroom personnel, and contractors.
• Drive a culture of safety, accountability, ownership, and operational excellence.
• Manage routine, preventive, corrective, emergency, outage, and startup maintenance activities.
• Support root cause investigations and implement corrective actions.
• Improve backlog management, PM compliance, and MRO inventory effectiveness.
• Oversee maintenance budgets, labor costs, contractors, inventory, and turnaround spending through data-driven financial analysis.
• Support planning and execution of plant turnarounds, shutdowns, and high-risk maintenance projects.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, PSM, GMP, environmental, quality, LOTO, confined space, hot work, and contractor safety requirements.
• Collaborate with Operations, Engineering, Reliability, Mechanical Integrity, Procurement, Safety, Quality, and site leadership to achieve business objectives.
• Approximately 25 Direct and Indirect Reports

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field.

Experience

• 10+ years of maintenance experience within a PSM chemical manufacturing environment.
• 5+ years of leadership experience managing maintenance teams and contractors.
• Proven experience managing maintenance budgets, forecasts, labor, contractors, and MRO inventory.
• Strong turnaround/shutdown planning and execution experience.
• Ability to leverage AI tools and advanced data analysis to improve workplace effectiveness.

Technical Skills

• Maintenance planning and scheduling, PM optimization, backlog management, and KPI-driven performance.
• Knowledge of rotating and fixed equipment, including pumps, compressors, reactors, heat exchangers, piping, and instrumentation.
• Understanding of welding, metallurgy, and fabrication practices under ASME and API standards.

Additional Requirements

• High sense of urgency and ability to respond to emergency and non-routine operational events.
• Available for occasional after-hours support, turnarounds, and plant shutdowns.
• Ability to lift to 60 lbs.
• Comfortable working around hazardous chemicals and high-temperature operating environments.

Benefits

• BCBS Healthcare
• Dental & Vision
• 401k (100% match on the first 5%)
• Various Supplemental Insurances
• Employee & Team Building Outings, Food Truck, Great environment
• PTO - typically 3 weeks + 3 floating days (18 days total)
• Available for occasional after-hours support, turnarounds, and plant shutdowns.

Pay Details: $125,000.00 to $155,000.00 per year

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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