Senior Maintenance & Reliability Leader

Verdant Specialty Solutions LLC; University Park (IL); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Verdant Specialty Solutions LLC in University Park, IL is looking for a Maintenance & Reliability Manager to lead maintenance operations at our manufacturing facility. You will develop the team, strengthen programs, and improve equipment performance to keep the site safe, reliable, and efficient.

Reporting to the Maintenance Excellence Leader, you’ll manage budgets, drive root cause analyses, oversee MRO inventory, and coordinate with Operations, Engineering, HSE, and plant leadership to sustain

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive maintenance, reliability, engineering, or manufacturing experience in a process environment.
• Experience leading maintenance personnel or contractors.
• Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance, planning/scheduling, and turnarounds.
• Proven experience with outages, budgets, and cost control.
• Strong knowledge of asset management and mechanical integrity.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the maintenance team, including Supervisors, Technicians, and Storeroom staff.
• Strengthen preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs to reduce downtime.
• Manage work priorities, weekly schedules, shutdowns, and major repairs.
• Lead root cause failure analyses and corrective actions for recurring problems.
• Manage budgets, downtime, schedule compliance, backlog, and maintenance costs.
• Oversee spares, MRO inventory, and contractor safety/quality.
• Maintain accurate equipment records, work orders, and maintenance plans in ERP/CMMS.
• Support capital projects and ensure reliable startup of new equipment.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Equipment reliability

Planning & scheduling

Root cause analysis

Budget management

Asset management

ERP/CMMS experience

Team development

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical discipline

Equivalent combination of education and maintenance leadership experience

Tools

SAP Plant Maintenance

Job description

Verdant Specialty Solutions LLC in University Park, IL is looking for a Maintenance & Reliability Manager to lead maintenance operations at our manufacturing facility. You will develop the team, strengthen programs, and improve equipment performance to keep the site safe, reliable, and efficient.

Reporting to the Maintenance Excellence Leader, you’ll manage budgets, drive root cause analyses, oversee MRO inventory, and coordinate with Operations, Engineering, HSE, and plant leadership to sustain