--- title: 'Maintenance and Engineering Manager at McMaster-Carr' canonical: 'https://feeny.ai/job/maintenance-and-engineering-manager-mcmaster-carr-chicago-7n9z68ddbjs4' type: 'job' last_seen: '2026-10-18' --- # Maintenance and Engineering Manager at McMaster-Carr - **Company:** McMaster-Carr - **Location:** Chicago, IL - **Posted:** 2026-04-06 - **Last confirmed live:** 2026-10-18 - **Apply:** https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/mcmastercarr/jobs/4209908009 ## Job description Facilities Engineering & Maintenance Manager Infrastructure and Critical Building Systems Onsite in Elmhurst, IL ## Who We Are McMaster-Carr is an innovative e-commerce company that helps customers build and repair almost anything. For 125 years, we have thrived through an unwavering focus on customer experience, adaptability, and world-class operations. Curious, exceptional people are at the center of our evolution, turning new challenges and emerging technologies into opportunities to learn, improve, and make a meaningful impact. It is an exciting time at McMaster-Carr. Our Chicagoland headquarters combines a large-scale distribution center with corporate office space and is evolving through significant investment in automation and infrastructure. The reliability of this complex facility is essential to our ability to serve customers and support employees. ## What You’ll Do As Maintenance Manager, you will lead the team responsible for the reliable, safe, and efficient operation of the building infrastructure across our largest distribution center and national headquarters. Your scope will include HVAC, electrical distribution and emergency power, plumbing, fire and life-safety systems, security and access-control, roofing and building envelope, lighting, utilities, data center infrastructure and other critical facility systems. You’ll partner with automation system reliability teams where building systems and automated operations intersect. This role combines day-to-day operational leadership with long-term asset stewardship. Developing technicians and supervisors, strengthening preventive and predictive maintenance practices, guiding complex problem solving, and planning facility improvements that protect uptime and prepare the site for future growth are central to success. You will also lead external engineering and contractor partnerships that expand, renew, and improve critical facility systems. From defining the operational need through commissioning and handoff, you will ensure upgrade projects are technically sound, safely executed, and successfully integrated into a continuously operating facility. Make an impact and grow your leadership skills through experiences like: - Leading and developing a team of technicians and supervisors, building strong performance, technical capability, cross-coverage, and ownership of facility outcomes - Advancing preventive and predictive maintenance practices through disciplined work planning, asset records, backlog management, reliability measures, and continuous improvement - Directing the response to complex and urgent building-system issues, using root-cause analysis to restore operations quickly and prevent recurring failures - Assessing asset condition and shaping multiyear maintenance and capital plans that improve safety, reliability, energy performance, and equipment life - Leading facility upgrades from operating need through commissioning, translating requirements into clear scope, success measures, schedules, shutdown plans, and a sustainable transition to maintenance - Selecting and directing engineering firms, contractors, and service partners, holding them accountable for safety, quality, cost, schedule, documentation, and long-term maintainability - Partnering across Distribution, Workplace, Security, IT, Engineering, and Automation to manage risk, maintain regulatory compliance, and improve critical building systems without disrupting customer operations ## Benefits Cash Compensation Total cash compensation between $230,000 and $320,000, including profit sharing based on company performance. Growth & Learning - 100% tuition reimbursement - Informal and formal mentorship - Employee resource groups Health & Wellbeing - Medical, dental, pharmacy, and vision plans with no monthly premiums - Inclusive, all-gender benefits Family & Future - Paid parental leave for all new parents - Adoption and surrogacy assistance - First-time home buyer assistance - Industry-leading company-funded retirement accounts Time Off Paid vacation and personal time Qualifications: - 5+ years of experience leading maintenance, facilities, plant engineering, or building-operations teams in a large, complex, continuously operating environment - Demonstrated people leadership, including developing supervisors and technicians, setting expectations, evaluating performance, and building bench strength - Working knowledge across several major building systems, with the judgment to engage internal experts and external specialists when needed - Experience improving preventive maintenance, work-management, or reliability practices using a CMMS or comparable system - A record of resolving complex technical problems, conducting root-cause analysis, and preventing recurrence while promoting a strong safety culture and compliance judgment - A successful track record managing contractors, budgets, facility projects, shutdowns, or asset-renewal plans, including acting as the operational or technical owner for facility upgrades delivered through external engineering firms, contractors, or equipment vendors. - The ability to balance immediate operational demands with long-term reliability and investment priorities - Clear communication and the ability to influence partners across technical and nontechnical teams as well as curiosity, adaptability, and a commitment to developing both people and systems Additional Information For more information on McMaster-Carr, please visit: https://www.mcmaster.com/careers ## Equal Opportunity Employer We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and dedicated to providing employees a workplace with reasonable accommodations and free of discrimination, harassment, and retaliation. At McMaster-Carr, we do not make employment decisions based on age, ethnicity, citizenship status, military status, gender identity and expression, race, religion, disability status, marital status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected group. This position is not eligible for work authorization sponsorship by McMaster-Carr. Data We Collect We may collect professional, education and employment-related data, and any assessments made throughout the recruiting process, to evaluate candidacy for employment. To communicate with job applicants, we may collect applicant names, contact information, and other personal identifiers, including those outlined in the California customer records statute. Through voluntary disclosure, we may also collect protected classifications under federal or California law (e.g., race, gender, etc.). For additional details about the personal information we collect and its uses, please click [here](https://www.mcmaster.com/cpra_job_applicant_notification/). ## About McMaster-Carr ## Company Overview - **One-liner**: McMaster-Carr is a privately held e-commerce and catalog company that supplies over 600,000 industrial products to businesses for maintenance, repair, and operations (MRO). - **Entity Type**: Private (family-owned, bootstrapped) - **Headquarters**: Elmhurst, Illinois, USA - **Founded**: 1901 - **Founders**: Not publicly disclosed (family‑owned business) ## Core Business - **Primary industry**: Industrial supplies & equipment distribution (MRO) - **Target customers**: B2B – engineers, maintenance teams, purchasing agents, and manufacturing/construction firms (small businesses to large enterprises) - **Mission / purpose**: To be the complete, one‑stop source for industrial supplies, delivering high‑quality products with fast, reliable service. (Paraphrased from the company’s stated focus on “handpick[ing] every product” and shipping 98% of orders from stock the same day.) ## Products & Services - **Industrial Supply Catalog**: Over 600,000 SKUs covering fasteners, raw materials, plumbing, electrical, safety equipment, precision tools, and more. Offered as a SaaS‑like web platform with CAD downloads, material certificates, and 3D models. - **Same‑Day / Next‑Day Delivery**: 98% of orders ship from stock at standard rates, with same‑day or next‑day delivery to many U.S. locations. - **In‑House Software & Technology**: Custom‑built e‑commerce engine, inventory management, distribution automation, and mobile applications developed by internal engineering teams. ## Market Standing - **Valuation / Market Cap**: Not disclosed (private company) - **Key Metric**: Annual revenue is not publicly reported; industry estimates often place it in the $3–5 billion range, but the company does not confirm figures. - **Notable Investors**: None (family‑owned; no external funding raised) - **Growth Signals**: - Active hiring across six U.S. facilities (Chicago, Atlanta, Cleveland, Los Angeles, Princeton, Fort Worth) for roles in software engineering, distribution automation, customer solutions, and management. - Expanding its technology team with focus on automation, data centers, and mobile app development. - Recently posted openings for “Automation Engineering Manager” and “CMMS Engineer,” indicating investment in warehouse and process automation. ## Competitive Advantages - **Massive Catalog & Fast Fulfillment**: Unmatched breadth of inventory (600k+ products) combined with near‑universal in‑stock availability and same‑day shipping—a difficult combination for competitors to replicate. - **In‑House Technology**: All software (e‑commerce, distribution, logistics) is built and maintained internally, giving McMaster‑Carr tight integration and the ability to rapidly iterate. - **Strong Supplier Relationships & Quality Control**: Products are hand‑picked and verified; material certificates and traceability are standard. - **Engineering‑First Culture**: Technology teams are highly autonomous and work on challenging projects (warehouse robotics, high‑performance web apps, data center design). ## Strategic Focus - **Automation & Distribution Efficiency**: Investing heavily in automated material handling, robotics, and facility reliability to maintain speed and accuracy as order volumes grow. - **Technology Talent Development**: Growing the software engineering and IT teams to support custom development of internal tools, customer‑facing platforms, and infrastructure. - **Geographic Expansion**: Operations centers in five major U.S. regions (plus the Chicago HQ) to provide fast delivery nationwide; newer facilities in Fort Worth and Princeton signal continued geographic scaling. ## Why Work Here - **Culture & Values**: Emphasizes “capability, not skill”—hiring curious people who can grow across roles. Strong inclusion and diversity programs, prayer/meditation spaces, all‑gender restrooms, mentoring groups. - **Work Model**: Hybrid for many tech roles (typically 3 days on‑site per week); distribution and customer‑facing roles are generally on‑site. Remote flexibility varies by position. - **Compensation & Benefits**: - No‑monthly‑premium medical, dental, pharmacy, and vision plans for employees and dependents. - Generous profit sharing and company‑funded retirement accounts. - 100% tuition reimbursement, adoption/surrogacy assistance, paid parental leave. - First‑time home‑buyer assistance, financial counselors, and college assistance for dependents. - **Engineering Culture**: Engineers work on diverse projects (web, mobile, data centers, automation) with support for learning through reading groups, guilds, and technical leadership tracks. ## Sources 1. [mcmaster.com/careers](https://www.mcmaster.com/careers) 2. [mcmaster.com](https://www.mcmaster.com/) 3. [builtin.com/company/mcmaster-carr](https://builtin.com/company/mcmaster-carr) 4. 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