Engineering and Maintenance Manager - Packaging Manufacturer

Lake Villa, Illinois Permanent USD120,000 - USD150,000 per year View Job Description
The Engineering & Maintenance Manager leads all engineering and maintenance operations, ensuring equipment reliability, optimizing performance, and driving continuous improvement in a fast-paced manufacturing environment. This role is responsible for developing and executing maintenance strategies, maximizing asset efficiency, supporting capital projects, and maintaining a safe, high-performing facility with minimal downtime.
  • Competitive Salary and Bonuses
  • Role reports into the President

About Our Client

Our client specializes in producing custom, food-grade paper packaging for the food service industry, including bags, wraps, and carryout solutions for restaurants, convenience stores, distributors, and retail food providers. The company emphasizes sustainable packaging practices and high-volume production capabilities.

Job Description

  • Lead and develop a team of engineers and technicians focused on safe, efficient operation, maintenance, and upgrades of equipment.
  • Drive Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives across maintenance and engineering functions.
  • Implement and manage predictive and preventative maintenance programs to maximize equipment uptime and improve line performance.
  • Lead root cause analysis and problem-solving initiatives to eliminate recurring equipment and process issues.
  • Develop and maintain Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), Bills of Materials, and production standards to support consistent, high-quality manufacturing.
  • Collaborate with Production and Operations to support process improvements, ensuring smooth, efficient, and on-spec production.
  • Lead innovation and continuous improvement initiatives, leveraging emerging technologies, Lean/Six Sigma methods, and automation to enhance operations.
  • Key contributor when evaluating expansions and new technology introductions to the company.



MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

  • Bachelor's Degree highly preferred
  • 10+ years of manufacturing leadership experience in engineering and maintenance.
  • Lean manufacturing, 5S, and Six Sigma
  • Continuous improvement initiatives
  • Preventative and predictive maintenance programs
  • Equipment installation, reliability engineering, and automation
  • Root cause analysis and problem solving
  • Experience managing budgets, capital projects, and technical teams.
  • Sponsorship NOT provided

What's on Offer

  • Salary up to $150,000 depending on experience
  • 15% Bonus
  • 18 days of PTO
  • Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage
  • 6% 401k match
  • 11 paid holidays
Contact
Ethan Norman
Quote job ref
JN-062026-7037268

Job summary

Sector
Engineering & Manufacturing
Sub Sector
Production, Manufacturing
Industry
Industrial / Manufacturing
Location
Lake Villa
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Ethan Norman
Job Reference
JN-062026-7037268