Associate Maintenance & Reliability Lead

Unilever PLC; Independence (MO); On-site; USD 89,000 - 133,000; Full time

Job summary

Unilever PLC is seeking an Associate Maintenance Manager to drive asset health through planning, reliability activities, and daily execution. This role leads Maintenance & Building Planners and technicians, ensuring safe, efficient operations and continuous improvement within the assigned area.

You will guide teams, participate in safety and quality reviews, and collaborate with providers and OEMs to implement sustainable countermeasures and long-term asset strategies.

Qualifications

• 2-year technical degree required with at least 2 years in maintenance supervision/co-ordination in fast paced manufacturing.
• Strong troubleshooting skills and the ability to diagnose complex equipment issues.
• Excellent communication skills across all shifts and teams.
• Ability to coordinate across 24/7 schedules and lead a maintenance team.
• Experience making reliability/maintenance decisions to meet operations needs.
• Proven track record implementing improvement ideas and working with CMMS systems.
• Experience with CMMS software for work order management and asset tracking.
• Experience with Controls/Automation, especially Allen-Bradley.

Responsibilities

• Continuously improve equipment efficiency and reliability.
• Coordinate maintenance planning and daily execution across shifts.
• Support troubleshooting, parts procurement, and issue escalation.
• Conduct audits to ensure adequate work orders and gaps are addressed.
• Ensure safety, quality audits and compliance in team activities.
• Track breakdowns, root cause analysis, and sustainable countermeasures.
• Review and develop short/long term maintenance plans with managers.
• Plan, procure, and document activities for equipment enhancements.
• Engage vendors and OEMs for support and project execution.
• Participate in safety and quality reviews; implement corrective actions.
• Support reliability-centered maintenance strategies including predictive/preventive maintenance.

Skills

Troubleshooting skills

Communication

Shift coordination

Team leadership

Independent work

Decision making

Improvement implementation

CMMS experience

Allen-Bradley controls

Education

2-year technical degree

Tools

CMMS software

Allen-Bradley controls

Job description

Unilever PLC is seeking an Associate Maintenance Manager to drive asset health through planning, reliability activities, and daily execution. This role leads Maintenance & Building Planners and technicians, ensuring safe, efficient operations and continuous improvement within the assigned area.

You will guide teams, participate in safety and quality reviews, and collaborate with providers and OEMs to implement sustainable countermeasures and long-term asset strategies.