Maintenance Manager

Glanbia Nutritionals, Inc.; Springfield (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Staff discounts

Generous family leave policy

Health & dental plan

Competitive salary

401K

Job summary

Glanbia Nutritionals, Inc. is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance across multi-shift food production at the Springfield, MO facility.

You will drive reliability, preventive maintenance, and continuous improvement while building a high-performance team. This role requires a BS in engineering, 5+ years of leadership in food production maintenance, and strong skills in electrical systems, HVAC, and GMP compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering.
• At least 5 years of maintenance leadership experience in a food/nutraceutical production environment.
• Strong knowledge of high voltage electrical systems troubleshooting.
• Experience with GMPs, OSHA, and FDA/NSF/ Kosher standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance operations across multi-shift production lines.
• Develop proactive maintenance strategies and schedules (SAP, CMMS) to maximize reliability.
• Oversee preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Manage spare parts inventory, procurement, vendor negotiations, and contracts for maintenance services.
• Hire and schedule subcontractors for specialized maintenance work and approve contracts.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

High voltage electrical systems

HVAC & fire systems

GMPs & Food Safety

Reading P&IDs

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering

Tools

SAP

CMMS

Upkeep CMMS

Job description

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

TheMaintenance Manageris responsible for leading all maintenance operations across multi-shift food production lines for the Mooresville facility. This role ensures equipment reliability, adherence to preventive and predictive maintenance schedules, and compliance with food safety and regulatory standards. The Maintenance Manager will assemble, motivate and manage a high-performance team, drive continuous improvement initiatives, manage business-sustaining capital projects, and foster a culture of safety, accountability, and technical excellence.

Safety, Compliance & Culture

• Promote a culture of safety, ownership, teamwork, and continuous improvement.
• Lead departmental safety and ensure compliance with GMPs, OSHA, EPA, and all relevant food safety standards (FDA, NSF, Organic, Halal, Kosher).
• Conduct regular safety and environmental audits.

Maintenance Strategy & Operations

• Develop and implement proactive maintenance strategies and schedules (using SAP, CMMS, Upkeep CMMS) to maximize equipment reliability and OEE.
• Assign and prioritize workloads for maintenance and facilities personnel.
• Oversee preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Build strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external contractors to ensure timely, quality service.
• Oversee spare parts inventory, procurement, vendor negotiations, and manage contracts for building maintenance services (HVAC, compressed air, electrical, landscaping, snow removal, building shell).
• Hire and schedule subcontractors for specialized maintenance work and approve maintenance contracts.

Technical Support & Process Improvement

• Provide technical support for troubleshooting, root cause analysis (RCA), and process optimization to reduce downtime.
• Use metrics to assess and drive improvement opportunities.
• Collaborate closely with Operations to align maintenance activities with production goals.
• Support capital projects, equipment upgrades, and prepare/manage departmental budgets, including capital forecasts and cost control.

Emergency Response

• Respond to facility issues and emergencies on a 24/7 basis.

What You Will Bring To The Team

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, or related field. Equivalent experience may be considered.
• At least 5 years of relevant maintenance leadership experience, preferably in a food or nutraceutical production environment.
• Strong knowledge of high voltage multi-phase electrical systems troubleshooting.
• Experience in food processing and packaging equipment and processes.
• Experience with HVAC, alarms & surveillance, fire systems, electrical service and distribution systems.
• Working knowledge of GMP’s, OSHA, Electrical Safety, Food Safety (FDA, SQF, NSF), and Building Code regulations.
• Experience with computerized predictive/preventative maintenance program, work order generation/logging and provide trend information.
• Ability to work in a fast paced, high intensity environment.
• Ability to read and understand control logic, P&IDs and other technical material pertinent to automated packaging equipment.

Where And How You Will Work

This opportunity will be based on site at our facility inSpringfield, MO.

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, generous family leave policy, health & dental plan, competitive salary, 401K.

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 5800 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, we 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.