Mondelez International

Senior Maintenance Manager

Mondelez International$140K — $192K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering; master's preferred
  • 15+ years experience in Maintenance roles in CPG industry
  • 8+ years in leadership positions
  • Strong financial and business acumen, including project management
  • Expertise in maintenance and operational excellence frameworks like TPM, Lean, 6 Sigma.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the Maintenance & Reliability (M&R) organization to ensure uptime and equipment longevity
  • Develop and execute strategic M&R roadmaps in alignment with business objectives
  • Establish governance structures to evaluate M&R program effectiveness
  • Ensure compliance with manufacturing, safety, and regulatory standards
  • Coach M&R teams in Integrated Lean 6 Sigma (IL6S) methodologies for continuous improvement.
  • Drive strategies for zero breakdowns and plant waste elimination
  • Manage budgets for M&R and capital expenses, achieving savings through optimized operations.

Benefits

  • Health insurance
  • Wellness and family support programs
  • Life and disability insurance
  • Retirement savings plans
  • Paid leave, holidays, and vacation time
  • Education-related programs
  • Relocation support for international candidates
  • Many benefits subsidized or fully paid for by the company.
Full Job Description

Job Description

As leader you will create strong partnerships across the business to ensure delivery of US Supply Chain strategies in line with our growth agenda. You will

be responsible for leading, coaching and developing our Plant multi-functional teams to identify best practices, and improvements that will increase our Reliability, Productivity, Efficiency and Effectiveness.

How you will contribute

You will:

  • Lead the entire Maintenance & Reliability (M&R) organization and be responsible for
  • uptime and equipment life across the entire plant, including manufacturing equipment, utilities, and facilities.
  • Work cross-functionally to develop and implement a strategic M&R roadmap.
  • annual operating plan which are competitive advantage to Mondelēz.
  • Build, lead and be accountable for M&R execution, reliability, and the facilities & utilities programs, as well as the team capabilities to execute them.
  • Establish a strong governance to review and control the effectiveness of the M&R program, its contribution to the overall plant goals, and its progress toward best in class.
  • Ensure adherence to business continuity plan, manufacturing standards, GMP (good
  • manufacturing practices), food safety, employee safety, site security, and government.
  • regulations across the site. Guarantee that all employees/service providers at the site understand these requirements, and that they are regularly reviewed and monitored for effective implementation.
  • Lead and coach the M&R organization toward implementation and progression of the IL6S (Integrated Lean 6 Sigma) program. Establish a culture of zero losses and 100% employee engagement.
  • Create and execute strategies to deliver zero breakdowns via preventive/predictive maintenance, technical mastery of maintenance and operations plans, TPM progression, visual controls, tools management, lubrication, calibration of equipment, etc.
  • Progressively and systemically eradicate plant downtime and waste loses through the design and execution of a robust strategic plan.
  • Play a leading role in the journey toward zero losses. Champion strategic improvements on OEE, MTBF, MTTR, etc. (mean time between failures, mean time to repair).
  • Effectively manage M&R budget, delivering annual targets as well as significant year-over-year operational savings through reduction of plant downtime/waste, optimization of maintenance/facilities spend, labor optimization, optimization of maintenance strategies, etc.
  • Effectively manage capital budget through optimization of spare parts stock.
  • Establish and execute strategies to develop the skillset of the M&R team, both at technical and managerial level.
  • Supports the plant teams in reviewing/developing operating standards. Identify and capitalize on improvement opportunities.
  • Identify plant improvement opportunities through capital projects. Partner with Engineering in the flawless design and execution of such projects.
  • Create and maintain a succession plan for the M&R organization, identifying levers to attract, retain and develop critical talent.
  • Role model servant leadership values and partner with the rest of the plant leadership team to create such culture across the site.
  • Serve as a senior staff member in the plant leadership team (Plant Manager’s staff). Play a key role in the strategic planning and execution of the plant across all performance dimensions (safety, quality, delivery/service, cost, people agenda).
  • Serve as a liaison with stakeholders outside of the plant. Develop and maintain effective relationships and align on execution of business priorities to deliver company.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

  • A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:
  • Strong operational, manufacturing and maintenance leadership experience in CPG industry, with experience in TPM –Total productive maintenance, 5S, Lean, 6 sigma tools and concepts, safety & GMP standards.
  • An Engineer with a strong financial & business acumen, project management skills and knowledge of industrial maintenance and manufacturing equipment, PM (Progressive Maintenance) expertise, spare parts management, SAP Systems, applications, products – ERP Software for scheduling, inventory management etc. PM module knowledge, technology & engineering automation basics.
  • Excellent communication (verbal & written), coaching, and leadership skills in a team-based environment.
  • Demonstrated abilities in analytics, problem solving and team building.

More about this role

What you need to know about this position:

What extra ingredients you will bring:

Education / Certifications:

Job specific requirements:

  • Minimum of bachelor’s degree in engineering. Master’s degree preferably.
  • Minimum of 15 years of experience in Maintenance roles in the CPG industry, or a combination of Maintenance, Engineering and Manufacturing, with a minimum of 8+ years in leadership roles.
  • Success record developing maintenance/reliability systems and teams, driving significant OEE overall equipment effectiveness improvements, and delivering substantial cost savings.
  • Solid financial and business acumen.
  • Excellent organizational, leadership, communication, analytics, and problem-solving
  • skills. Clear “big picture” awareness.
  • Hands-on leadership and coaching skills. Solid ability to empower, develop, and motivate people. Excellent team builder.
  • Strong project management skills.
  • Clear understanding of GMP, people and food safety standards, and regulations applicable to industrial maintenance.
  • Transformational mindset. Change agent with resilience and agility.
  • Ability to engage with government authorities/enforcement agencies, professional associations, business schools/university, etc.
  • Ability to interpret drawings, technical manuals, specifications, and regulations.
  • Preferred: TPM expertise, technology and automation expertise, SAP Maintenance
  • module proficiency, record of capital project execution, unionized and on-unionized environments.

Travel requirements:

Work schedule:

Salary and Benefits:

The base salary range for this position is $140,300 to $192,940; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education and location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results. In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits: health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.


Within Country Relocation support available and for candidates voluntarily moving internationally some minimal support is offered through our Volunteer International Transfer Policy

Business Unit Summary

The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, weproduce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands—including Oreo and  Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products —are close at hand for our consumers across the country.  

Job Type


Regular

Manufacturing support

Manufacturing

About Mondelez International

Mondelez International is a snack manufacturing company. The company manufactures and markets food and beverage products for consumers. Their portfolio includes well-known brands like oreo, chips ahoy, halls, and cadbury, among others.

Mondelez International Careers

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Learn more about Mondelez International
Size
79,000 employees
Market Cap
$91.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$3.5 billion
Founded
1903
5 Year Trend
+2.1%
Revenue
$26.5 billion
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