Director, Maintenance and Asset Reliability

Mondelez International; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 141,000 - 247,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the FMCG sector seeks a Director of Maintenance and Asset Reliability to oversee maintenance operations in its Chicago-based manufacturing sites. This role requires strong leadership and technical expertise to drive a proactive maintenance culture and improve asset reliability across multiple plants. With a focus on safety, quality, and cost management, the position offers an attractive salary package and the opportunity to lead a talented team in a dynamic environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits

Long-term incentives

Qualifications

• 10+ years in maintenance and engineering management.
• Proven TPM and PM implementation experience.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA and FDA regulations.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance teams across four plants to enhance reliability and performance.
• Develop strategies to improve maintenance practices and reduce costs.
• Partner with HR to recruit and develop maintenance talent.

Skills

Leadership

Problem-Solving

Communication

Coaching

Team-Building

Education

Bachelor’s in engineering or related field

MBA or certifications in Maintenance Engineering, TPM, or Lean

Tools

CMMS (SAP PM, SAP MM)

Job description

Director, Maintenance and Asset Reliability

Apply locations: Chicago, Illinois, United States; Richmond, Virginia, United States
Time type: Full time
Posted on: Posted 4 Days Ago
Job requisition id: R-125399

Job Description

Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International? Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

The role provides technical leadership for Progressive Maintenance (PM) in a union environment across our network of plants. It drives overall asset reliability strategy and implements improvements to deliver operational excellence, increasing the technical skill level within the maintenance organization. This directly impacts safety, quality, efficiency, cost management, customer satisfaction, and innovation.

The Maintenance & Asset Reliability Director will coach maintenance teams across four plants on identifying and resolving abnormalities, and completing the right preventive maintenance to enable zero breakdowns, thus improving reliability immediately.

How you will contribute

• Coach maintenance teams on identifying and resolving equipment abnormalities, fostering a proactive culture.
• Institutionalize planned maintenance culture and governance across plants.
• Utilize CMMS to track maintenance activities, work orders, inventory, and MRO management.
• Leverage CMMS to improve spare parts management supporting maintenance activities.
• Develop strategies to enhance maintenance practices, improve equipment performance, and reduce costs.
• Manage corporate maintenance programs emphasizing criticality, preventive and condition-based maintenance, planning, and safety policies.
• Analyze operational data to improve metrics like downtime, PM compliance, MTBF, and costs.
• Partner with HR to recruit and develop maintenance talent.
• Provide maintenance and reliability training, workshops, and measure activity results.
• Share best practices through internal expertise and communication.

What you will bring

• Technical expertise in FMCG maintenance with understanding of component conditions.
• Experience leading asset reliability in fast-paced manufacturing environments, with proven results.
• Knowledge of manufacturing practices, process improvement, TPM, Lean, Six Sigma, and cost management.
• Excellent communication, coaching, leadership, problem-solving, and team-building skills.
• Experience working with supply chain functions and managing relationships.

Position Details

This leader will oversee maintenance & reliability for US manufacturing sites, based out of Chicago, IL, or Richmond, VA, or Portland, OR.

Additional Capabilities

• Ability to work in diverse, multicultural environments.
• Balance compassion with firmness, set standards, manage conflicts, and lead within regulated environments.
• Effective communication at all organizational levels.

Education / Certifications

• Bachelor’s in engineering or related field; MBA or certifications in Maintenance Engineering, TPM, or Lean are a plus.

Job Requirements

• 10+ years in maintenance and engineering management.
• Proven TPM and PM implementation experience.
• Leadership in FMCG plant maintenance.
• Success in continuous improvement environments.
• Ability to influence and motivate in dynamic situations.
• Strong knowledge of CMMS (SAP PM, SAP MM), OSHA, FDA regulations.

Travel

Travel across US manufacturing sites as needed.

The salary range is $141,000 - $246,750, depending on experience and skills. Includes bonus, long-term incentives, and comprehensive benefits.

Business Unit Summary

The US is Mondelēz's largest market, with extensive manufacturing and a broad portfolio of iconic brands, committed to quality and sustainability.

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