Unilever
Maintenance Specialist
Chicago, IL
Sponsorship not specified$76k-$114kDetected 78 days ago
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About the role
- JOB PURPOSE Maintenance Specialist coordinates the team of maintenance technicians on their designated shift.
- Because here, we don't just hire for jobs.
Responsibilities
- Build preventative maintenance schedules and prioritize based on equipment criticality.
- Work with the maintenance lead and reliability supervisor to determine root cause of breakdowns and develop countermeasures for repeat issues.
- Review short and medium-term plans for equipment maintenance with the maintenance lead and operations team. Develop long term plans with input from the managers, supervisors and operations team and ensure execution of the plans.
- Working as a team with Supervisors, Maintenance team members, and Operations to plan, procure and document activities for the enhancement of machines in the assigned area.
- Contacting vendors and manufacturers as needed for support in resolving issues or deploying projects.
- All applicants will receive fair and respectful consideration, and we actively support the growth and development of every employee.
Requirements
- Experience leading a team of maintenance technicians toward a common goal.
- Must be capable of working independently and in a team environment.
- Experience making reliability/maintenance decisions to meet needs.
- Proven track record of implementing improvement ideas.
- Support maintenance team in troubleshooting, finding/procuring parts, or escalating issues as required.
Nice to have
- Experience using a CMMS system
- Controls/Automation experience with a strong preference to Allen Bradley controls
- Long-Term Incentive (LTI): This position is LTI eligible.
- At least two (2) years of experience as a maintenance supervisor/coordinator in fast paced manufacturing environment within FMCG.
- Food manufacturing is strongly preferred.
Compensation
- The pay range for this position is 75,800.00 - 113,600.00 USD.
Benefits
- Unilever employees are eligible to participate in our benefits plan.
- Any coverages for health insurance and retirement benefits will be in accordance with the terms and conditions of the applicable plans and associated governing plan documents.
- If you are an individual with a disability in need of assistance at any time during our recruitment process, please contact us at NA.Accommodations@unilever.com.
Company info
- You'll be part of a team that believes in doing work that matters - for people and the planet.
- At Unilever, inclusion is at the heart of everything we do.
Equal opportunity
- Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities.
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