Maintenance Manager

Glanbia Nutritionals, Inc.; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Glanbia Nutritionals, Inc. is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Manager to oversee maintenance and reliability at our Phoenix, AZ and Ripon, CA facilities.

You will lead a cross-functional team, drive preventive maintenance, and ensure food-safe, compliant operations across both sites. The role requires coordinating with Operations, Quality, Safety and Engineering to minimize downtime, manage budgets, and support capital projects.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree, technical degree, or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Minimum of five years of related maintenance, operations, technical or training experience; prior leadership experience preferred.
• Strong mechanical, technical, troubleshooting and equipment reliability knowledge in manufacturing/production.
• Experience developing and executing preventive maintenance, shutdown planning and equipment reliability programs.
• Ability to lead and influence maintenance teams across two locations.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance activities across the Phoenix and Ripon facilities with clear priorities and leadership presence.
• Develop, coach and support maintenance staff to strengthen technical capability and accountability.
• Drive preventive and predictive maintenance programs to reduce downtime and costs.
• Develop and execute maintenance plans prioritizing safety, production needs and business impact.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues with Operations, Quality, Safety and Engineering to minimize disruption.
• Lead root cause failure analysis and implement corrective actions to address recurring losses.
• Ensure compliance with GRMS, OSHA, LOTO, EPA and internal safety requirements across both sites.
• Manage maintenance budgets and support capital projects within approved parameters.
• Maintain accurate equipment history, maintenance records and standard procedures.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Mechanical basics

Root cause analysis

Preventive maintenance

Education

Associate degree

Job description

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Join this dynamic team focused on delivering better nutrition for every step of life’s journey

The Opportunity

Glanbia is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Manager to support our Phoenix, Arizona and Ripon, California locations. This hands-on leadership role will provide technical direction for maintenance and reliability across both sites, helping ensure people-safe, food-safe, environmentally responsible and efficient operations.

The Maintenance Manager will partner with site leadership, Operations, Quality, Safety and Engineering to strengthen preventive maintenance, reduce equipment downtime, support capital and process improvement projects, and build maintenance capability across both locations.

Responsibilities

Lead maintenance activities across the Phoenix and Ripon facilities, providing clear priorities, technical direction and leadership presence at both sites.

Develop, coach and support maintenance employees to strengthen technical capability, accountability, ownership and future leadership readiness.

Drive progressive and preventive maintenance programs focused on equipment reliability, zero breakdowns, reduced downtime and lower maintenance costs.

Develop and execute preventive maintenance, shutdown and master maintenance plans, prioritizing work based on safety, quality, production needs and business impact.

Partner with Operations, Quality, Safety, Engineering and site leadership to troubleshoot equipment issues and minimize operational disruption.

Lead root cause failure analysis for equipment issues affecting production, quality, safety or reliability, and ensure corrective actions address recurring losses.

Ensure compliance with applicable GRMS, OSHA, LOTO, EPA, food safety and internal safety requirements across both facilities.

Manage maintenance budgets and support capital projects, CERs, equipment upgrades and plant improvement initiatives within approved parameters.

Maintain accurate equipment history, maintenance records, technical procedures and standard work, while ensuring tools, parts and documentation are available for effective execution.

Communicate maintenance priorities, risks, resource needs, project status and reliability concerns to site leaders, while standardizing best practices across both locations.

The Skills you will bring to the team

Associate’s degree, technical degree, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.

Minimum of five years of related maintenance, operations, technical or training experience; prior leadership experience is preferred.

Strong mechanical, technical, troubleshooting and equipment reliability knowledge within a manufacturing or production environment.

Experience developing and executing preventive maintenance, shutdown planning and equipment reliability programs.

Ability to lead and influence maintenance teams across both locations while building accountability and technical capability.

Strong root cause analysis, data collection and practical problem-solving skills.

Ability to prioritize competing needs, manage multiple projects, delegate work and respond effectively to urgent repairs.

Ability to interpret technical manuals, diagrams, procedures, safety standards, regulatory requirements and business documents.

Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to work effectively with employees, leaders, vendors, contractors and cross-functional partners.

Ability to travel regularly between Phoenix, AZ and Ripon, CA based on business needs.

Where and how you will work

This is an on-site opportunity supporting the Phoenix, Arizona and Ripon, California facilities. Regular travel between both locations is required, with occasional overnight travel based on business needs.

What we would like to offer you!

The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on-demand learning platform, and a competitive compensation package including staff discounts, a generous family leave policy, health and dental plans, competitive salary, and 401(k).

About Glanbia

Glanbia is a better nutrition company with three divisions: Performance Nutrition, Health & Nutrition, and Dairy Nutrition. Collectively and with our partners, we offer an incredible breadth of expertise in nutrition. We employ a team of 5,800 people, work with global food and beverage companies, and sell our award-winning and market-leading brands and ingredients in more than 100 countries worldwide.

At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a variety of candidates and will give your application consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.

At Glanbia, our culture celebrates individuality, knowing that together we are more.