Highlights
I am looking for an experienced IBM Maximo SME to provide governance, functional leadership, and process optimization for a manufacturing maintenance organization. Strong knowledge of maintenance planning, scheduling, PM programs, work orders, job plans, asset management, and CMMS governance.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Waukegan, IL |
| Industry | Staffing/Employment Agencies |
| Salary | $60–$70 Per Hour |
| Company Size | 500 to 999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1969 |
| Website | http://www.sterling-engineering.com |
Description
Position: IBM Maximo SME – Maintenance & Reliability
Duration: 6-12+ months
Location: Waukegan, IL 60087
Pay Rate $60.00 - $70.00 per hour
I am looking for an experienced IBM Maximo SME to provide governance, functional leadership, and process optimization for a manufacturing maintenance organization. This is not a Maximo developer or IT support position. I need someone who understands maintenance operations and can make decisions on how Maximo should be configured, governed, and used.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the functional SME and decision-maker for IBM Maximo.
- Establish Maximo governance, standards, and best practices.
- Optimize maintenance workflows, system functionality, and data quality.
- Improve preventive maintenance, work orders, job plans, asset hierarchy, and maintenance planning and scheduling.
- Standardize Maximo processes across multiple manufacturing sites.
- Determine whether issues require system changes, process improvements, data corrections, or user training.
- Partner with Maintenance, Reliability, Engineering, Operations, and IT.
- Develop and deliver Maximo training and process documentation.
Requirements
- 10+ years of hands-on IBM Maximo experience.
- 15+ years of Manufacturing maintenance or reliability experience.
- Experience as a Maximo SME, functional lead, system owner, or product owner.
- Strong knowledge of maintenance planning, scheduling, PM programs, work orders, job plans, asset management, and CMMS governance.
- Experience optimizing Maximo tools and maintenance processes.
- Strong communication, training, and decision-making skills.
- Multi-site or global manufacturing experience preferred.
About us…Sterling Engineering, in business for 57 years …we offer FULL BENEFITS! As a Sterling Engineering W2 employee on contract, you receive a Full Employee Benefits Package that includes Paid Time Off, Paid Holidays, 3 Medical plans to choose from, Dental & Vision plans, 401(k) with a match, and an Employee Stock Ownership (ESOP) plan.
Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
About Company
Sterling Engineering has been a trusted partner for engineering, project management, and staffing solutions for over five decades. We provide exceptional engineering/technical recruitment and engineering project services to clients nationwide:
- Engineering & Technical Recruitment - With our focus on engineering, technical, and IT, Sterling has the in-depth knowledge, industry expertise, and robust employee pipeline it takes to rapidly find talent for even the most difficult to fill positions. Sterling’s extensive recruitment methodology allows us to engage the most talented employees in the marketplace. We offer exciting work and career-building opportunities for our candidates, along with expert support at every step of the process.
- Engineering Project Services – Our experienced, multi-disciplined team of project managers, engineers, and designers, led by licensed Professional Engineers (PE), provide project management, engineering, design, and Commissioning, Qualification, and Validation (CQV) to manufacturing, OEM, and R&D customers. We work on complex, highly technical projects across a number of industry sectors, and our ability to scale and seamlessly integrate at multiple levels of your organization is what differentiates us.
Sterling offers a unique combination of engineering solutions and Best of Staffing level service to help our clients and talent achieve their goals.