Maintenance Manager

Ingredion Incorporated • Bedford Park, IL

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Join Ingredion, where innovation impacts lives worldwide! As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries, Ingredion harnesses the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. The company values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product created. The Maintenance Manager will be responsible for leading all maintenance and reliability activities within the unit at the Argo Plant in Bedford Park, IL, ensuring safe operations, asset integrity, and optimal equipment performance. This role oversees preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, manages short- and long-term maintenance planning, and drives continuous improvement initiatives. The manager partners closely with Operations, Reliability, Procurement, and Engineering to manage asset risks, optimize spare parts inventory, and ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and quality standards. Additional responsibilities include budget management, contractor oversight, root cause analysis facilitation, and promoting a collaborative, performance-driven team culture.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or Reliability preferred.
• 7+ years in maintenance and reliability
• Experience in managing a maintenance department for a manufacturing environment including utilities specific equipment, steam turbine generators, IR and Joy air compressors, gas boiler systems
• Experience in maintenance reliability, preventative maintenance, condition-based monitoring, and root cause problem elimination techniques.
• Use of KPIs for decision making and corrective action.
• Experience in creating and adhering to department budget.
• Computer literate with knowledge of Microsoft Office Software applications (i.e. Excel, Word, etc.).
• Capacity to solve problems through creative, innovative solutions and challenge traditional methods of accomplishing tasks.
• Demonstrated experience in setting expectations for staff in a manufacturing environment, including capability to perform effectively in high stress, emergency and crisis situations.
• Ability to learn and apply Ingredion’s Safety, Quality, and Financial Safety standards.
• Ability to communicate across functional lines and at all levels.

Nice To Haves

• CMRP certification desirable.
• Knowledge of SAP system as it pertains to maintenance and budgeting, a plus.

Responsibilities

• Establishing and maintaining safe work practices and environmental compliance.
• Contributing to the achievement of plant safety goals.
• Maintaining safe working conditions throughout the unit.
• Being accountable for the execution of the short- and long-term maintenance planning, scheduling, and continuous improvement activities.
• Analyzing relevant Key Performance Indicators to identify deviations and initiate corrective actions.
• Managing asset risk in collaboration with the reliability team to ensure condition-based monitoring compliance.
• Developing and managing a unit maintenance budget.
• Collaborating with procurement, reliability and engineering to determine spare parts inventory.
• Initiating Management of Change (MOC) process as necessary.
• Responsibility for vendor selection of non-core contractors from the approved vendor list.
• Providing necessary bid packages to include scope of work, materials and equipment as required by Procurement staff.
• Developing and implementing improvements to maintenance management practices.
• Driving cost awareness, control and reduction programs to meet or improve upon the financial goals of the unit and plant while protecting investment in current and future capital assets.
• Using SAP, Prometheus, and other maintenance systems in support to drive the overall maintenance activities and continuous improvements.
• Facilitating root cause problem elimination sessions.
• Working with contractor leaders to oversee safety and quality of work and achievement of schedule.
• Partnering with contractor leaders and site leaders to review workload, skills of manpower, and manage labor resources.
• Maintaining an atmosphere of teamwork and joint accountability with the production units, recognizing mutual goals, accountabilities, and needs as well as building consensus in a positive manner with customers, suppliers, and team members.
• Leading reliability, preventative maintenance and condition-based monitoring efforts and improvements.
• Working closely with Operations in developing, implementing, and evaluating risk of strategies to ensure the success of the Plant.
• Support Performance management activities and site development efforts to enhance the capability and provide ongoing personal development.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based pay recognizing your contributions to our success
• Comprehensive Benefits & Wellness Support – Health, long-term savings, and resources for your physical, mental, and emotional well-being
• Career Growth – Learning, training, and development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement
• Employee Recognition Program – A culture of real-time appreciation, with personalized recognition rewards globally
• Employee Discount Program – Provides exclusive discounts on everyday products, services, and travel
• Relocation Available: Yes, Within Country
• Full-time roles are eligible for our comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental and vision coverage as well as a 401(k) plan with an competitive company match.
• As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Ingredion Annual Incentive Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees