or apply directly on McMaster-Carr's site. We never take the application ourselves.
Is this posting real?
- This role has been open
- 15 days McMaster-Carr's roles stay open a median of 45 days
- Reposted
- No
- Salary listed
- No 95% of McMaster-Carr's roles list one
- Ghost-job risk at McMaster-Carr
- high 27 stale, 2 reposted of 37 open
- Hiring momentum
- 43 roles opened in the last 90 days ↑ up vs. the prior 90 days
- Last confirmed on the employer's board
- 2026-09-17
Measured from postings appearing on and disappearing from McMaster-Carr's own greenhouse board since 2026-08-03. Full hiring picture for McMaster-Carr.
About this role
As the Maintenance and Engineering Manager at McMaster-Carr, you will oversee the reliable and efficient operation of critical building systems at the company's distribution center and headquarters. Your responsibilities will include leading a team, enhancing maintenance practices, managing facility upgrades, and collaborating with various departments to ensure operational continuity and compliance. This role emphasizes both immediate operational leadership and long-term asset management.
- benefits
- 5/5
- freshness
- 4/5
- career value
- 4/5
- role clarity
- 5/5
- pay transparency
- 0/5
Scored from the posting itself — how clearly the role is described, how much it says about pay and benefits, and how recently it was listed. Not a judgement of McMaster-Carr as an employer.
What you need
- 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
- Experience improving preventive maintenance, work-management, or reliability practices using a CMMS or comparable system
- A record of resolving complex technical problems and conducting root-cause analysis
- Successful track record managing contractors, budgets, facility projects, shutdowns, or asset-renewal plans
What you get
- Total cash compensation between $230,000 and $320,000, including profit sharing based on company performance
- 100% tuition reimbursement
- Informal and formal mentorship
- Employee resource groups
- Medical, dental, pharmacy, and vision plans with no monthly premiums
- Inclusive, all-gender benefits
Worth weighing
- No remote work mentioned, position is onsite in Elmhurst, IL
- High level of responsibility in managing external contractors and engineering firms
- Role requires balancing immediate operational needs with long-term planning, which may lead to high pressure
Summarised from McMaster-Carr's posting. Read the full original.
Listed by McMaster-Carr on their greenhouse job board, last confirmed open on 2026-09-17. PitchMeAI is not the employer.
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