Maintenance Specialist

Unilever; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 76,000 - 114,000; Full time

Job summary

Unilever in Chicago, IL is seeking a Maintenance Specialist to coordinate a team of maintenance technicians on their shift, ensuring completion of tasks and escalation when needed. You’ll apply resources effectively to problems while supporting safety and quality standards.

You will work with Production Supervisors to meet OEE targets, develop preventive maintenance plans, and drive continuous improvement with input from operations and management.

Qualifications

• Two or more years of experience as a maintenance supervisor/coordinator in fast-paced manufacturing.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and excellent communication abilities.
• Experience leading a team of maintenance technicians toward common goals.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate maintenance technicians on their shift and ensure task completion.
• Provide escalation to leadership when gaps or issues arise.
• Develop preventative maintenance schedules based on equipment criticality.
• Collaborate with Production Supervisors to meet performance and OEE targets.
• Ensure safety, quality, and audits are carried out by the team.

Skills

Troubleshooting

Communication

Team leadership

Independence

Maintenance decisions

Process improvement

Education

High School Diploma

Tools

CMMS

Allen Bradley controls

Job description

JOB PURPOSE

Maintenance Specialist coordinates the team of maintenance technicians on their designated shift. Maintenance Specialist is responsible for ensuring completion of all maintenance tasks in their assigned area and making sure the lead and manager are aware if there are any gaps. The position ensures the correct resources are being applied to each problem and escalates to the manager and lead when additional help is needed. You’ll be part of a team that believes in doing work that matters — for people and the planet. Because here, we don’t just hire for jobs. We invite you to be part of something bigger.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Communicate issues to other shift coordinators to ensure a consistent message and consistent application of all company policies, programs, rules and regulations.
• Support maintenance team in troubleshooting, finding/procuring parts, or escalating issues as required.
• Build preventative maintenance schedules and prioritize based on equipment criticality.
• Responsible for working with on shift Production Supervisor to achieve performance and overall equipment effectiveness targets.
• Ensure maintenance, quality and safety audits are carried out by the team to ensure compliance with internal requirements.
• Work with the maintenance lead and reliability supervisor to determine root cause of breakdowns and develop countermeasures for repeat issues.
• Review short and medium-term plans for equipment maintenance with the maintenance lead and operations team.
• Develop long term plans with input from the managers, supervisors and operations team and ensure execution of the plans.
• Working as a team with Supervisors, Maintenance team members, and Operations to plan, procure and document activities for the enhancement of machines in the assigned area.
• Contacting vendors and manufacturers as needed for support in resolving issues or deploying projects.
• Participate in safety or quality reviews and ensure corrective actions are carried out.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma.
• At least two (2) years of experience as a maintenance supervisor/coordinator in fast paced manufacturing environment within FMCG. Food manufacturing is strongly preferred.
• Strong troubleshooting skills.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Experience leading a team of maintenance technicians toward a common goal.
• Must be capable of working independently and in a team environment.
• Experience making reliability/maintenance decisions to meet needs.
• Proven track record of implementing improvement ideas.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience using a CMMS system
• Controls/Automation experience with a strong preference to Allen Bradley controls

The pay range for this position is 75,800.00 - 113,600.00 USD.

Unilever takes into consideration a wide range of factors that are utilized in making compensation decisions including, but not limited to, skill sets, experience and training, licensure and certifications, qualifications and education, and other business and organizational needs.

Bonus: This position is bonus eligible.

Long-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible.

Benefits: Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan. Should the employee choose to participate, they can choose from a range of benefits to include, but is not limited to,

• health insurance (including prescription drug, dental, and vision coverage)
• retirement savings benefits
• life insurance and disability benefits
• parental leave
• sick leave
• paid vacation and holidays
• access to numerous voluntary benefits

Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.

At Unilever, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do. We welcome applicants from all walks of life and are committed to creating an environment where everyone can thrive/succeed. All applicants will receive fair and respectful consideration, and we actively support the growth and development of every employee.

Unilever is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities.

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