Plant Maintenance Leader: Uptime & Safety

WTL Wheatland Tube, LLC; Rochelle (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus plan

Profit sharing

401(k) plan with company match

Health, dental, and vision insurance

Tuition assistance

Paid vacation and holidays

Employee recognition programs

Job summary

Wheatland Tube, a division of Zekelman Industries, seeks a Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance team at our Rochelle, IL site. You will drive reliability, safety, and continuous improvement across plant maintenance and asset management.

The role requires strong leadership, problem-solving, and a proven ability to manage people and processes in a heavy industry setting. Onsite, with competitive compensation and robust benefits and tuition support.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of five years of mechanical/electrical supervisory experience in heavy industry.
• Demonstrated leadership, team-building, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong analytical, motivational, and communication skills.
• Ability to coordinate, multitask, and set and achieve goals.

Responsibilities

• Supervise and direct daily maintenance staff activities through scheduling, planning, and coaching.
• Ensure a safe work environment by enforcing, promoting, and participating in plant safety programs and initiatives.
• Develop, implement, and administer maintenance programs while ensuring compliance with safety, quality, trade, and management procedures, as well as state and federal regulations.
• Ensure all maintenance work is performed in accordance with established safety regulations, legal requirements, and quality standards.
• Collaborate with Maintenance and Operations teams to identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives to minimize downtime and improve production.
• Ensure preventative, predictive, and corrective maintenance practices focus on increasing equipment reliability and reducing overall costs.
• Assign work to appropriate personnel by providing clear, accurate, and timely instructions with defined expectations.
• Manage repair & maintenance (R&M) and manpower costs to budget and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Lead in identifying capital investment needs and ensuring timely project completion.
• Provide guidance and technical assistance during equipment breakdowns to safely and efficiently resume production.
• Determine required materials for jobs, initiate requisitions, and work with Purchasing to ensure materials are available.
• Monitor team performance through workmanship audits and constructive feedback.
• Identify required spare parts and assist in setting appropriate inventory levels to maximize equipment uptime.
• Supervise onsite storeroom teammates to ensure procedures are followed and parts are available when needed.
• Conduct performance evaluations, goal-setting, and corrective action when necessary.
• Lead and promote health and safe work practices as required by regulatory agencies and company policy.
• Maintain regular, full-time, predictable onsite attendance per the posted schedule.
• Perform special projects as assigned.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Problem-solving

Time management

Team building

Safety awareness

Analytical

Education

Bachelor's degree (preferred)

Tools

SAP

MS Office

Job description

Wheatland Tube, a division of Zekelman Industries, seeks a Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance team at our Rochelle, IL site. You will drive reliability, safety, and continuous improvement across plant maintenance and asset management.

The role requires strong leadership, problem-solving, and a proven ability to manage people and processes in a heavy industry setting. Onsite, with competitive compensation and robust benefits and tuition support.