Autonomous Maintenance Lead

TreeHouse Foods; Princeton (KY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

TreeHouse Foods seeks an Autonomous Maintenance Lead at its Princeton, KY facility to enhance maintenance and reliability efforts. This hands-on leadership role involves training team members, overseeing equipment standards, and driving continuous improvement initiatives in a dynamic food manufacturing setting.

Benefits

401(k) program with 5% employer match

Comprehensive paid time off including four weeks vacation

Paid training and tuition reimbursement

Qualifications

• Minimum of three to five years of experience with preventative and predictive maintenance programs.
• Experience with data collection systems and proficient in Microsoft Office.
• Demonstrated communication skills to train employees.

Responsibilities

• Lead activities to identify and eliminate equipment issues.
• Ensure compliance with standards and conduct training.
• Participate in process improvements and monitor system health.

Skills

Preventative and predictive maintenance

Communication skills

Auditing processes

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Tools

Microsoft Office

Shop floor data collection systems

Job description

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About Us:

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE: THS) is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

Employee Type:

Full time

Location:

KY Princeton

Job Type:

Production Maintenance

Job Posting Title:

Autonomous Maintenance Lead

About Us:

TreeHouse Foods (NYSE: THS) is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At TreeHouse Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance-based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families. We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

Named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to "Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time." Guided by our values—Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results. We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise-wide goals.

What You Gain:

• Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period – you’re eligible from your first day!
• 401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll.
• Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays).
• Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform – DevelopU – with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way.
• An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team-oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.
• Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.
  
  

Job Description:

About the Role:

Join our team at our Princeton, KY facility, home to the production of a variety of quality cracker products. We are seeking an Autonomous Maintenance (AM) Lead to support our maintenance and reliability efforts. In this role, you will lead activities with a focus on identifying and eliminating equipment issues at the source. Your primary responsibility is to help maintain equipment while supporting the growth of AM capabilities across the site. This is a hands-on leadership opportunity for someone passionate about continuous improvement, operational excellence, and driving results in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.

You’ll add value to this role by performing various functions including, but not limited to:

• Oversee adherence to centerline settings and equipment processes; ensuring Operators are trained and capable of maintaining standard operating conditions.
• Ensures Autonomous Maintenance (AM) training is completed for new and current team members, partnering with training resources as needed.
• Verifies completion of AM audits and supports action planning to address gaps.
• Leads the team in the defect handling (DH) process and monitors correction rates to drive improvement.
• Owns accountability for line performance across all lines, including equipment ownership and compliance to Cleaning, Inspection, and Lubrication (CIL) and Centerline standards.
• Participates in or leads Daily Direction Setting (DDS) meetings at the shift and line level to align team focus and priorities.
• Champions plant Continuous Improvement (CI) efforts by coaching team members and leading and/or participating in process improvement teams.
• Identifies and enables improvement opportunities and 5S initiatives across the plant.
• Uses key performance indicators (e.g., minor stops, CIL completion, centerline adherence) to monitor system health, reporting out progress against targets to leadership.
• Interacts with Field Pillar Leaders to drive plant performance and implement best practices.
  
  

Important Details:

• This is a full-time, on-site role on first shift. Occasional flexibility is required to support alternate shifts and weekends.
  
  

You’ll fit right in if you have:

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Minimum of three to five years of experience with preventative and predictive maintenance programs.
• Experience with shop floor data collection systems (MII, Red Zone, etc.) or demonstrated technical competency to learn new systems.
• Demonstrated communication skills to train employees on new concepts both vertically and horizontally across the facility.
• Experience or competency to effectively audit processes against established standards.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office.
  
  

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At TreeHouse Foods, we embrace diversity and inclusion for innovation and growth. We are committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable workplace for our employees to bring their true selves to work to help us “Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time”. TreeHouse Foods is an Equal Opportunity Employer that prohibits discrimination or harassment of any type. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require an accommodation to participate in the job application or hiring process should contact [e-mail]

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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