Career Area:
Manufacturing
Job Description:
Your Work Shapes the World at Caterpillar Inc.
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Maintenance Manager
Location: East Peoria, IL (LL)
Travel: Up to 5%
Relocation Assistance: Not Available
Visa Sponsorship: Not Available
Job Description:
Assisting in the structure and execution of proactive maintenance strategy. You will utilize your deep understanding of maintenance functions and key metrics, interactions with different systems, cross functional collaboration within the maintenance organization, and operations in totality to solve complex technical challenges.
As the process owner responsible for spare parts plan for our critical assets and process maintenance PM completion, you will need to maintain deep relationships with indirect purchasing, 3rd part maintenance provider, and operations leadership team to ensure your success. You will be responsible for improving machinery uptime by ensuring the right spare parts inventory is maintained, accurate, and organized and PM’s are completed on time.
Responsibilities:
- Inventory Control: Maintain optimal stock levels, conduct physical inventory counts, and minimize obsolescence through tracking. Ensure parts are stored in a way that prevents premature degradation
- Procurement & Logistics: Purchase parts, manage vendor relationships, and coordinate shipments to ensure the right part is available at the right time.
- Forecasting: Analyze usage data and internal/external failure trends to forecast demand for parts while also have a clear understanding of the facilities preventative maintenance plans to maintain ample supplies for scheduled maintenance activities.
- Collaboration: Scheduling machines for PM’s to ensure it is completed on time without affecting production demand.
- Reports: Prepare reports on inventory status and other key metrics
- Customer Support: Collaborate with maintenance, repair, and operations teams for parts requirements.
Skills you must have:
- Problem Solving: Working knowledge of approaches, tools, techniques for recognizing, anticipating, and resolving organizational, operational or process problems; ability to apply knowledge of problem solving appropriately to diverse situations.
- Project Management: Knowledge of effective project management strategies and tactics; ability to plan, organize, monitor, and control projects, ensuring efficient utilization of technical and administrative resources to achieve project objectives.
- Performance Management: Working knowledge of successful performance management techniques; ability to apply organization's performance management system, practices, and tools to developing and improving individual, team, and organizational performance.
- Total Productive Maintenance (TPM): Knowledge of total productive maintenance principles, methods, and processes; ability to maximize machinery effectiveness through active involvement of all supporting departments.
- Decision Making and Critical Thinking: Working knowledge of the decision-making process and associated tools and techniques; ability to accurately analyze situations and reach productive decisions based on informed judgment.
- Planning and Organizing: Working knowledge of the process of planning and arranging tasks and resources; ability to plan and organize both time and resources to get things completed while structuring and maintaining work in a systematic and highly methodical way.
- Effective Communications: Working understanding of effective communication concepts, tools and techniques; ability to effectively transmit, receive, and accurately interpret ideas, information, and needs through the application of appropriate communication behaviors.
- Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Working understanding the necessity and value of accuracy; ability to complete tasks with high levels of precision.
Top candidates will also have:
- Demonstrated achievement in manufacturing engineering, facilities engineering, and/or maintenance roles with a strong understanding of core maintenance functions
- Procurement, Supply chain experiences supporting a field or maintenance organization
- Experience as a direct/indirect leader
- Education: Bachelors degree in an Engineering curriculum or equivalent experience in maintenance operations
What you will get:
- A commitment to inclusion. Our common values and focus on inclusion and respect drive the decisions made by our company, teams, and people. Here, you can apply your unique life and job experiences, and work in a team environment where your ideas are heard, your contributions are celebrated, and your whole-self matters.
Summary Pay Range:
$97,530.00 - $146,290.00
Compensation and benefits offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, job level, market location, job-related knowledge, skills, individual performance and experience. Please note that salary is only one component of total compensation at Caterpillar.
Benefits:
Subject to plan eligibility, terms, and guidelines. This is a summary list of benefits.
Medical, dental, and vision benefits*
Paid time off plan (Vacation, Holidays, Volunteer, etc.)*
401(k) savings plans*
Health Savings Account (HSA)*
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)*
Health Lifestyle Programs*
Employee Assistance Program*
Voluntary Benefits and Employee Discounts*
Career Development*
Incentive bonus*
Disability benefits
Life Insurance
Parental leave
Adoption benefits
Tuition Reimbursement
* These benefits also apply to part-time employees
Posting Dates:
April 22, 2026 - May 3, 2026
Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen.
Caterpillar is an Equal Opportunity Employer, Including Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities. Qualified applicants of any age are encouraged to apply.
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