Maintenance Manager- Grain Operations

Bunge; Destrehan (LA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Family support - parental leave and+育英

Tuition reimbursement

Generous PTO

Job summary

Bunge is seeking a Maintenance Manager- Grain Operations in Destrehan, LA to lead reliability initiatives and manage the maintenance organization. You will oversee budgets, workforce development, and spares management to optimize asset life-cycle costs while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

The role requires a strong background in reliability, maintenance planning, and experience with CMMS/SAP; excellent communication and leadership skills are essential for success in this

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a science field; 5+ years of reliability and maintenance experience required.
• Certifications in oil analysis, vibration analysis, ultrasonic, or thermography preferred.
• Experience with Failure Modes & Effects Analysis (FMEA).
• Experience with CMMS and SAP Plant Maintenance and Materials Management modules.

Responsibilities

• Leads reliability program and asset life-cycle cost improvement.
• Develops and executes maintenance strategy and budget to optimize capacity and reliability.
• Manages maintenance workforce, succession planning and training.
• Ensures safety, environmental and regulatory compliance across the site.
• Oversees spare parts inventory and materials planning.

Skills

Reliability leadership

Maintenance planning

Root Cause Analysis

CMMS/SAP knowledge

Excel proficiency

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or science

Tools

SAP Plant Maintenance

Job description

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Maintenance Manager- Grain Operations

Date: Oct 28, 2026

Location: Destrehan, LA -Louisiana, US, 70047-5304

City : Destrehan State : Louisiana (US-LA) Country : United States (US) Requisition Number : 49084

A Day in the Life:

The primary role of the Maintenance Manager is to provide overall leadership and direction to the reliability function. This position is responsible to the Plant Manager and Regional Reliability Engineer for the safe, effective and efficient use of all manpower, materials, parts and other resources under their control as well as providing capacity, asset reliability and best life cycle cost to the operation.

Under minimal direction, the Maintenance Manager is responsible for defining, implementing, and managing the systems, maintenance organization structure, and processes necessary to achieve and sustain the reliability mission. Through their efforts, a proactive culture which fosters open communication and trust that values reliability, efficiency and effective life cycle asset management is achieved.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Facilitates excellent environmental, health and safety performance.
• Commitment to supply safe food, maintain a food safety culture within the site, continually improve the site's food safety management system; and comply with customer and regulatory requirements.
• Develops and controls the maintenance budget that provides optimized spending to achieve the agreed-upon capacity and asset reliability.
• Ensures Bunge standard reliability and maintenance work process are followed.
• Manages the reliability workforce, develops succession plans, skills assessments and training.
• Manages the spare parts warehouse to maintain critical spares, minimize necessary inventory and automate materials requisition functions.
• Periodically benchmarks current performance with internal and external sources to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Provides input on change management studies and signs off on the changes identified. Enforces Management of Change processes.
• Fosters a culture that does not tolerate equipment failures and seeks to understand and eliminate the causes using techniques such as Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Implements organizational structure, systems, tools and technologies that promote a proactive approach to maintenance.
• Ensures effective use and integration of standard corporate work order planning, scheduling and materials kitting.
• Develops, recommends and implements strategies for improving the reliability of the manufacturing processes.

Skills/Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or science technology, or equivalent work experience with 5+ years’ experience in reliability and maintenance positions required.
• Minimum Level 1 certification in oil analysis, vibration analysis, ultrasonic, thermography preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Failure Modes & Effect Analysis required.
• Prior experience with standard corporate maintenance workflow processes.
• Demonstrated ability to lead Root Cause Failure Analysis reviews.
• Must possess a demonstrated high degree of tact in dealing with both plant staff and maintenance personnel.
• Strong verbal, written and listening communication skills required.
• Excellent administrative and analytical skills including intermediate to advanced knowledge of Excel.
• Demonstrated experience with CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) or comparable system required, preferably experience in SAP Plant Maintenance and Materials Management Modules.
• Health Benefits - Offering choices so you can enroll in medical, dental and vision plans that meet your individual needs.
• 401(k) Retirement Plan - Investing in your future with an automatic 5% company contribution AND matching up to 4% of your contributions.
• Family Support - Supporting new and growing families by providing 6 weeks of 100% paid parental leave and fertility coverage.
• Tuition Reimbursement - after one year of service, eligible for tuition expenses reimbursement of up to $5000 per year.
• Time Off - Providing generous PTO based on professional work experience
  • 0 - 9 years: 25 days
  • 10 - 19 years: 30 days
  • 20+ years: 35 days

At Bunge (NYSE: BG), our purpose is to connect farmers to consumers to deliver essential food, feed and fuel to the world. As a premier agribusiness solutions provider, our team of ~34,000 dedicated employees partner with farmers across the globe to move agricultural commodities from where they're grown to where they're needed—in faster, smarter, and more efficient ways. We are a world leader in grain origination, storage, distribution, oilseed processing and refining, offering a broad portfolio of plant-based oils, fats, and proteins. We work alongside our customers at both ends of the value chain to deliver quality products and develop tailored, innovative solutions that address evolving consumer needs. With 200+ years of experience and presence in over 50 countries, we are committed to strengthening global food security, advancing sustainability, and helping communities prosper where we operate. Bunge has its registered office in Geneva, Switzerland and its corporate headquarters in St. Louis, Missouri. Learn more at Bunge.com.

Every day our people exemplify these values, which represent Bunge at its core:

• We Are One Team - Collaborative, Respectful, Inclusive
• We Lead The Way - Agile, Empowered, Innovative
• We Do What's Right - Safety, Sustainability, With Integrity

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