Maintenance Lead
- West Dundee, IL
- $35-$37/hour DOE
- hours 7am-3:30pm, OT available
- Plastics Manufacturing Company
Job Summary:
We are seeking an experienced and hands-on Maintenance Manager to oversee all maintenance operations in our plastics injection molding facility. The ideal candidate will lead and develop the maintenance team, ensure maximum equipment uptime, and manage preventive and corrective maintenance programs. This role requires strong technical expertise, leadership skills, and the ability to work closely with production to support a safe, efficient, and high-quality manufacturing environment.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead, supervise, and mentor maintenance technicians to ensure safe and effective performance.
- Oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs to reduce downtime and extend equipment life.
- Troubleshoot and repair injection molding machines, auxiliary equipment, hydraulics, pneumatics, electrical systems, and robotics.
- Manage spare parts inventory, vendor relationships, and maintenance budget.
- Collaborate with production and engineering teams to optimize machine performance and process reliability.
- Ensure compliance with safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
- Implement continuous improvement initiatives to increase equipment reliability and plant efficiency.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records and use CMMS or other tracking systems.
Qualifications:
- 5+ years of maintenance leadership experience in a plastics injection molding or related manufacturing environment.
- Strong hands-on skills in troubleshooting and repairing molding equipment, hydraulics, pneumatics, and electrical systems.
- Experience with robotics and automation systems preferred.
- Proven ability to lead, train, and develop maintenance teams.
- Strong organizational, problem-solving, and communication skills.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced manufacturing environment and respond to urgent equipment needs.
This position is commutable from Algonquin, Hoffman Estates, Elgin, Gilberts, Barrington, Huntley, Bartlett, Streamwood, Fox River Grove, Lake Zurich, Palatine, Arlington Heights, and Lake of the Hills.
Relevant Job Title: Maintenance Lead, Industrial Maintenance Supervisor, Millwright Lead, Machine Maintenance Manager, and Multi-Craft Superintendent.
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.