Director, maintenance (il) (1384)

We believe the future of our organization lies within the hearts and capabilities of our team members. We respect diversity and will continuously strive to be a respected global corporate citizen.

Heavily invested in R&D and engineering, we also recognize that our customers require much more than just our state-of-the-art trailer solutions. Hyundai Translead is committed to delivering innovation beyond the product to positively impact the trailer owning lifecycle.

In addition to delivering consistently excellent products from our world-class manufacturing facilities, we’ve developed technologies and services that dramatically improve the customer care experience. Our goal is to be there for you, when and where you need, to provide solutions in a timely, cost-efficient manner.

This is an onsite position for our new manufacturing facility in Joliet and will initially be employed by Hyundai Translead's corporate office.

Pay Range: $112,450 - $135,065

Exciting benefits await at our company:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage with 100% Company Paid Premiums
• 401K plan with 4% Employer Matching
• Flexible Spending Accounts for added financial flexibility
• Grocery Allowance to support your well-being
• Pet Insurance for your furry companions

Join us and enjoy these fantastic perks!

Job Summary

The Director, Maintenance is responsible for leading maintenance operations that support safe, reliable, and efficient manufacturing performance. This role develops and implements maintenance strategy to improve equipment uptime, reduce operational risk, and support production objectives through preventive and predictive maintenance programs, Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) practices, and standardized maintenance procedures.

Responsibilities include:

• Leading maintenance personnel, supporting equipment reliability initiatives, conducting risk assessment activities, promoting lockout‑tagout compliance, and applying PLC basics to support troubleshooting and performance improvement of production equipment across manufacturing operations.
• Establish and lead the maintenance organization across Mechanical, Electrical, PLC, Robotics/Automation, and Hydraulic/Pneumatic functions.
• Define organizational structure, roles, headcount, and shift coverage aligned to production ramp‑up phases.
• Build maintenance governance, standard work, escalation processes, and communication cadence.
• Develop skills matrix, certification standards, and long‑term training and succession plans.
• Lead, coach, and develop maintenance managers, engineers, and technicians.
• Develop and implement preventive, predictive, and condition‑based maintenance strategies.
• Lead greenfield implementation and stabilization of CMMS / SAP PM.
• Establish PM job plans, equipment criticality, spare parts strategy, and documentation standards.
• Own equipment lifecycle management from installation through optimization and replacement.
• Lead maintenance readiness for SOP, including staffing, PMs, spares, documentation, and training.
• Support equipment installation, FAT/SAT, commissioning, and production ramp‑up.
• Ensure stable operation of Fab Shop and Dry Trailer Assembly Lines.
• Manage maintenance KPIs including downtime, OEE, MTBF, MTTR, and cost.
• Drive root cause analysis and permanent corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, NFPA, NEC, LOTO, machine safety, and company standards.
• Partner with Production, Manufacturing Engineering, Quality, Safety, and SCM.
• Manage vendors, contractors, service agreements, and emergency support.
• Report maintenance performance and risks to Plant Leadership and HQ.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• Minimum 12 years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environments.
• Proven experience leading large, multi discipline maintenance organizations.
• Strong experience with new plant setup or major production ramp up.
• Deep understanding of industrial equipment, automation, and maintenance systems.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance KPIs, reliability engineering, and continuous improvement.
• Experience working in U.S. manufacturing environments with regulatory compliance.

Preferred Education and Experience Requirements

• Experience in high volume automotive, trailer, or heavy manufacturing.
• Experience managing maintenance teams of 50+ personnel.

Language Requirement

None

Travel Requirements

UP to 10%

Hyundai Translead will only communicate with candidates using @hyundaitranslead.com email addresses. We do not send unsolicited job offers, request payments, or conduct interviews via messaging apps. To report a suspicious message, please contact it_security@hyundaitranslead.com.

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Hyundai Translead is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability.

If you require accommodation to complete Hyundai Translead's employment application, please reach out to HR@hyundaitranslead.com. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position they are hired for.