Maintenance & Reliability Leader - Chemical Plant

NPAworldwide; Portage (WI); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

NPAworldwide is seeking a seasoned engineer to lead maintenance strategies and reliability initiatives within a chemical manufacturing environment. The role focuses on driving improvements, supervising staff, and collaborating with plant personnel to ensure safe, efficient operations.

Ideal candidates bring a four-year engineering degree, 5+ years in maintenance/reliability, and prior supervisory experience.

Qualifications

• Four-year engineering degree.
• Experience in maintenance and reliability engineering.
• 5+ years of related experience in a chemical manufacturing environment.
• Previous supervisory experience.
• 35 years of people management experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage maintenance strategies to meet production goals.
• Drive reliability initiatives across plant equipment and processes.
• Collaborate with plant personnel to solve problems and implement improvements.
• Develop, energize, and empower team members to achieve results.
• Balance priorities and resources to support continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Reliability engineering

Team leadership

Business analytics

Communication skills

Problem solving

Urgency to move projects

Education

Four-year engineering degree

Tools

CAD

PLC ladder logic

Predictive maintenance tools

Job description

NPAworldwide is seeking a seasoned engineer to lead maintenance strategies and reliability initiatives within a chemical manufacturing environment. The role focuses on driving improvements, supervising staff, and collaborating with plant personnel to ensure safe, efficient operations.

Ideal candidates bring a four-year engineering degree, 5+ years in maintenance/reliability, and prior supervisory experience.