Maintenance Lead

Maintenance Lead

• Maintenance Lead
• Food Manufacturer
• Days, Mon-Fri (6am - 3pm)
• $32-$38
• Chicago, IL 60624

The Maintenance Lead is responsible for overseeing the maintenance and repair of all production equipment, facilities, and utility systems to ensure maximum uptime and regulatory compliance within a food manufacturing environment. This role leads a team of maintenance technicians and coordinates with production, quality, and safety teams to maintain efficient, safe, and sanitary operations. This role fast tracks into Maintenance Supervisor/Manager for the facility.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead, manage, and schedule maintenance teams to support manufacturing operations.
• Develop and implement preventive and predictive maintenance programs for equipment, machinery, and building systems.
• Troubleshoot equipment failures and coordinate timely repairs to minimize production downtime.
• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with safety standards (OSHA), food safety regulations (GMPs, HACCP), and company policies.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality Assurance, and Engineering to support equipment upgrades and process improvements.
• Manage the maintenance budget, control costs, and procure spare parts, tools, and contracted services.
• Maintain accurate maintenance records using CMMS software (e.g., Maintenance Connection, SAP PM, etc.).
• Train and mentor maintenance staff to build technical expertise and promote a culture of continuous improvement.
• Support capital projects, equipment installations, and commissioning efforts.
• Monitor KPIs such as downtime, work order completion rate, and maintenance response times, and report performance to leadership.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of maintenance leadership experience in a food manufacturing environment. Strong preference on Food/Packaging with experience in cold environment(freezers/Chillers)
• Proven ability to lead maintenance teams and drive performance improvements.
• Technical knowledge in electrical systems, mechanical systems, PLCs, refrigeration, HVAC, pneumatics, and hydraulics.

How To Apply

• Contact: Mark Watton
• 773-747-7676 [email protected]
• If you would like to find out more, simply click apply.

This position is commutable from: Oak Park, Forest Park, Cicero, Berwyn, Maywood, Elmwood Park, La Grange, Westchester, Brookfield, Skokie, Evanston, Lincolnwood, Oak Lawn, Bridgeview, and Burbank

Relevant Job Title: Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Supervisor, Maintenance Superintendent, Maintenance and Engineering Manager, Maintenance Lead

All applicants must live in the USA and be eligible to work and live in the USA. Please note, our client is unable to offer Sponsorship or Visa support for this role.

Due to the sheer volume of applications, we will only contact successful applications. Therefore, if you have not heard from us within 10 working days, please deem your application as unsuccessful.

Axion Recruitment is working as a recruitment agency in relation to this vacancy.

You should be proficient in:

• Electrical Schematics
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• 120/208/240/480 Voltage Systems