Maintenance, Manager

Rex Materials of Virginia, LLC; Virginia (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Alkegen is seeking a Maintenance, Reliability & TPM Lead to head the maintenance organization for critical assets in a process-driven manufacturing environment. You will implement preventive/predictive maintenance, establish planning, PMI compliance, and reliability standards while coaching a three-shift team.

You will drive RCA, TPM, autonomous maintenance, and OEE improvements, coordinating with procurement for MRO and critical spares, ensuring safety compliance and ISO 9001 alignment across

Qualifications

• 8+ years maintenance experience in a process-driven manufacturing environment with leadership.
• Strong electrical and mechanical skills; PLC/automation experience preferred.
• Strong knowledge of preventive maintenance, reliability, TPM, OEE, and RCA.
• Experience with CMMS, MRO procurement, contractors, and critical spare-parts management.
• Knowledge of OSHA, LOTO, NFPA, and industrial safety requirements.
• ISO 9001 manufacturing environment experience.
• Proven ability to transform a reactive maintenance organization into a proactive one.
• Strong leadership, coaching, communication, and problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Maintain, lead TPM and preventive/predictive maintenance program for critical assets.
• Establish maintenance planning, scheduling, PM compliance, equipment criticality, and reliability standards.
• Lead Root Cause Analysis and permanent corrective actions for recurring failures.
• Implement TPM and autonomous maintenance, engaging operators in cleaning, inspection, lubrication, and problem identification.
• Establish and improve OEE using downtime, speed, quality, MTBF, and MTTR data.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, PLC, automation and other equipment issues with technicians.
• Lead major repairs, shutdowns, installations, and reliability improvement projects.
• Lead, coach, and develop maintenance team across three shifts.
• Oversee MRO procurement, contractors; collaborate with Procurement on pricing and supplier performance.
• Establish strategic inventory levels for critical spare parts based on criticality and history.
• Utilize CMMS to manage assets, PMs, work orders, history, and spare parts.
• Ensure safety, OSHA, LOTO, NFPA compliance; oversee utilities, facilities, and safety programs.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Electrical & mechanical skills

PLC/Automation experience

CMMS experience

MRO procurement

OSHA/LOTO/NFPA knowledge

ISO 9001 knowledge

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Job Requirements Why work for us? Alkegen brings together two of the world’s leading specialty materials companies to create one new, innovation-driven leader focused on battery technologies, filtration media, and specialty insulation and sealing materials. Through global reach and breakthrough inventions, we’re delivering products that enable the world to breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before. With over 60 manufacturing facilities with a global workforce of over 9,000 of the industry’s most experienced talent, including insulation and filtration experts, Alkegen is uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways. Alkegen offers a range of dynamic career opportunities with a globe-spanning reach. From production operators to engineers, technicians to specialists, sales to leadership, we’re always looking for top talent ready to bring their best. Come grow with us!

Key Responsibilities

Maintenance, Reliability & TPM Lead all maintenance activities and implement a comprehensive preventive/predictive maintenance program for critical assets. Establish maintenance planning, scheduling, PM compliance, equipment criticality, and reliability standards. Lead Root Cause Analysis and permanent corrective actions for recurring failures. Implement TPM and autonomous maintenance, engaging operators in cleaning, inspection, lubrication, and early identification of equipment problems. Establish and improve OEE, using downtime, speed, quality, MTBF, and MTTR data to eliminate the largest equipment losses. Work hands‑on with technicians to troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, PLC, automation, and other equipment issues. Lead major repairs, shutdowns, installations, and reliability improvement projects. Team Development Lead, coach, and develop the maintenance team across three shifts. Build a multi-skilled workforce through training, cross‑training, mentoring, and hands‑on coaching. Establish accountability for safety, productivity, quality, PM performance, reliability, and teamwork. Develop lead technicians and future maintenance leaders and address performance or skill gaps. Procurement, MRO & Critical Spares Manage maintenance procurement of MRO materials, spare parts, tools, services, and contractors. Partner with Procurement to improve pricing, supplier performance, standardization, and total cost of ownership. Establish strategic inventory levels for critical spare parts based on equipment criticality, failure history, lead time, cost, and production impact. Maintain appropriate reorder levels while minimizing obsolete, excess, and slow‑moving inventory. Ensure critical spares are incorporated into the CMMS and equipment maintenance plans. Planning, CMMS & Performance Utilize the CMMS to manage assets, PMs, work orders, maintenance history, and spare parts. Establish and monitor KPIs including OEE, equipment availability, MTBF, MTTR, PM compliance, planned vs. reactive work, downtime, maintenance cost, and critical spare availability. Use data and Pareto/RCA methods to prioritize improvements and reduce downtime and maintenance cost. Safety, Facilities & Capital Ensure compliance with OSHA, LOTO, NFPA, electrical, environmental, and plant safety requirements. Oversee plant utilities, buildings, infrastructure, security, and facility contractors. Support equipment selection, installation, commissioning, capital projects, lifecycle planning, and energy‑reduction initiatives.

Qualifications

8+ years maintenance experience in a process-driven manufacturing environment, including leadership. Strong electrical and mechanical skills; PLC/automation experience preferred. Strong knowledge of preventive maintenance, reliability, TPM, OEE, and Root Cause Analysis. Experience with CMMS, MRO procurement, contractors, and critical spare‑parts management. Knowledge of OSHA, LOTO, NFPA, and industrial safety requirements. Experience in an ISO 9001 manufacturing environment. Proven ability to transform a reactive maintenance organization into a proactive, reliability‑focused operation. Strong leadership, coaching, communication, and problem‑solving skills. Hands‑on leadership style with the ability to work directly with technicians and equipment.

Measures of Success

Increased OEE, uptime, and equipment availability Reduced unplanned downtime and repeat failures Increased planned/preventive maintenance and PM compliance Improved MTBF and MTTR Successful TPM and autonomous maintenance implementation Development of a skilled, accountable maintenance team Effective management of critical spare parts and MRO procurement Improved safety, reliability, and maintenance cost performance

The objective is to build a maintenance organization that prevents failures rather than simply responds to them, with Production and Maintenance jointly accountable for reliability, TPM, and OEE. At Alkegen, we strive every day to help people – ALL PEOPLE – breathe easier, live greener and go further than ever before. We believe that diversity and inclusion is central to this mission and to our impact. Our diverse and inclusive culture drives our growth & innovation and we nurture it by actively embracing our differences and using our varied perspectives to solve the complex challenges facing our changing and diverse world.

Employment selection and related decisions are made without regard to sex, race, ethnicity, nation of origin, religion, color, gender identity and expression, age, disability, education, opinions, culture, languages spoken, veteran’s status, or any other protected class.

Alkegen is a specialty materials leader serving mission‑critical systems that the world is focused on for the future, including: battery technologies, electric vehicles, filtration media, and specialty insulation materials that enable customers to reduce fossil fuel consumption, save energy, and live greener.

We help people breathe easier, live greener, and go further than ever before. Our experience speaks for itself. We are a vertically integrated manufacturer with the global reach and talent to solve your most demanding applications. With 60 manufacturing facilities and 9,000+ highly skilled employees located around the world, we can solve any challenge. Dedicated to sustainability and human health, we are uniquely positioned to help customers impact the environment in meaningful ways.