Maintenance Manager

Verdant Specialty Solutions•University Park, IL

36d•Onsite

About The Position

Verdant Specialty Solutions is looking for an experienced Maintenance & Reliability Manager to lead maintenance and reliability at our University Park, Illinois manufacturing facility. Reporting to the Maintenance Excellence Leader, you’ll develop the team, strengthen maintenance programs, and improve equipment performance. You’ll work closely with Operations, Engineering, HSE, and plant leadership to keep the site operating safely, reliably, and efficiently.

Requirements

At least 10 years of progressive maintenance, reliability, engineering, or manufacturing experience in a process manufacturing environment, including leadership of maintenance personnel or contractors.
Demonstrated success managing preventive and predictive maintenance, planning and scheduling, shutdowns and turnarounds, and root cause failure analysis.
Proven experience with outage execution, maintenance budgets, and cost control.
Strong knowledge of equipment reliability, mechanical integrity, and asset management.
Experience using ERP/CMMS systems to manage maintenance activities, equipment information, and spare parts; SAP Plant Maintenance experience preferred.
A leadership approach that builds technical capability, sets clear expectations, and holds teams accountable for safe, effective execution.

Nice To Haves

Experience in specialty chemicals, chemical manufacturing, batch manufacturing, or other industrial or continuous process operations preferred.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline preferred; an equivalent combination of education and relevant maintenance leadership experience may be considered.

Responsibilities

Lead and develop the maintenance team, including the Supervisor/Planner, Maintenance Technicians, and Storeroom Coordinator.
Strengthen preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs to reduce downtime and extend equipment life.
Manage work priorities, weekly schedules, shutdowns, turnarounds, major repairs, and emergency maintenance.
Lead root cause failure analyses and corrective actions that address recurring equipment problems.
Manage budgets and track downtime, schedule compliance, backlog, maintenance costs, and other key measures.
Oversee MRO inventory, critical spares, and contractor safety, quality, cost, and performance.
Maintain accurate equipment records, work orders, maintenance plans, and equipment history in the ERP/CMMS.
Support mechanical integrity, regulatory compliance, equipment replacement planning, and reliable startup of new equipment.