Maintenance & TPM Reliability Leader

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

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