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Senior Maintenance Manager


Job Location:

Indianapolis, IN - USA

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 11 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 8 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

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.

As leader you will create strong partnerships across the business to ensure delivery of US Supply Chain strategies in line with our growth agenda. You will

be responsible for leading coaching and developing our Plant multi-functional teams to identify best practices and improvements that will increase our Reliability Productivity Efficiency and Effectiveness.

How you will contribute

You will:

  • Lead the entire Maintenance & Reliability (M&R) organization and be responsible for
  • uptime and equipment life across the entire plant including manufacturing equipment utilities and facilities.
  • Work cross-functionally to develop and implement a strategic M&R roadmap.
  • annual operating plan which are competitive advantage to Mondelēz.
  • Build lead and be accountable for M&R execution reliability and the facilities & utilities programs as well as the team capabilities to execute them.
  • Establish a strong governance to review and control the effectiveness of the M&R program its contribution to the overall plant goals and its progress toward best in class.
  • Ensure adherence to business continuity plan manufacturing standards GMP (good
  • manufacturing practices) food safety employee safety site security and government.
  • regulations across the site. Guarantee that all employees/service providers at the site understand these requirements and that they are regularly reviewed and monitored for effective implementation.
  • Lead and coach the M&R organization toward implementation and progression of the IL6S (Integrated Lean 6 Sigma) program. Establish a culture of zero losses and 100% employee engagement.
  • Create and execute strategies to deliver zero breakdowns via preventive/predictive maintenance technical mastery of maintenance and operations plans TPM progression visual controls tools management lubrication calibration of equipment etc.
  • Progressively and systemically eradicate plant downtime and waste loses through the design and execution of a robust strategic plan.
  • Play a leading role in the journey toward zero losses. Champion strategic improvements on OEE MTBF MTTR etc. (mean time between failures mean time to repair).
  • Effectively manage M&R budget delivering annual targets as well as significant year-over-year operational savings through reduction of plant downtime/waste optimization of maintenance/facilities spend labor optimization optimization of maintenance strategies etc.
  • Effectively manage capital budget through optimization of spare parts stock.
  • Establish and execute strategies to develop the skillset of the M&R team both at technical and managerial level.
  • Supports the plant teams in reviewing/developing operating standards. Identify and capitalize on improvement opportunities.
  • Identify plant improvement opportunities through capital projects. Partner with Engineering in the flawless design and execution of such projects.
  • Create and maintain a succession plan for the M&R organization identifying levers to attract retain and develop critical talent.
  • Role model servant leadership values and partner with the rest of the plant leadership team to create such culture across the site.
  • Serve as a senior staff member in the plant leadership team (Plant Managers staff). Play a key role in the strategic planning and execution of the plant across all performance dimensions (safety quality delivery/service cost people agenda).
  • Serve as a liaison with stakeholders outside of the plant. Develop and maintain effective relationships and align on execution of business priorities to deliver company.

What you will bring

A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:

  • A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge:
  • Strong operational manufacturing and maintenance leadership experience in CPG industry with experience in TPM Total productive maintenance 5S Lean 6 sigma tools and concepts safety & GMP standards.
  • An Engineer with a strong financial & business acumen project management skills and knowledge of industrial maintenance and manufacturing equipment PM (Progressive Maintenance) expertise spare parts management SAP Systems applications products ERP Software for scheduling inventory management etc. PM module knowledge technology & engineering automation basics.
  • Excellent communication (verbal & written) coaching and leadership skills in a team-based environment.
  • Demonstrated abilities in analytics problem solving and team building.

More about this role

What you need to know about this position:

What extra ingredients you will bring:

Education / Certifications:

Job specific requirements:

  • Minimum of bachelors degree in engineering. Masters degree preferably.
  • Minimum of 15 years of experience in Maintenance roles in the CPG industry or a combination of Maintenance Engineering and Manufacturing with a minimum of 8 years in leadership roles.
  • Success record developing maintenance/reliability systems and teams driving significant OEE overall equipment effectiveness improvements and delivering substantial cost savings.
  • Solid financial and business acumen.
  • Excellent organizational leadership communication analytics and problem-solving
  • skills. Clear big picture awareness.
  • Hands-on leadership and coaching skills. Solid ability to empower develop and motivate people. Excellent team builder.
  • Strong project management skills.
  • Clear understanding of GMP people and food safety standards and regulations applicable to industrial maintenance.
  • Transformational mindset. Change agent with resilience and agility.
  • Ability to engage with government authorities/enforcement agencies professional associations business schools/university etc.
  • Ability to interpret drawings technical manuals specifications and regulations.
  • Preferred: TPM expertise technology and automation expertise SAP Maintenance
  • module proficiency record of capital project execution unionized and on-unionized environments.

Travel requirements:

Work schedule:

Salary and Benefits:

The base salary range for this position is $140300 to $192940; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience skills education and addition to base salary this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results. In addition Mondelez International offers the following benefits: health insurance wellness and family support programs life and disability insurance retirement savings plans paid leave programs education related programs paid holidays and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company.

Within Country Relocation support available and for candidates voluntarily moving internationally some minimal support is offered through our Volunteer International Transfer Policy

Business Unit Summary

The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here we produce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack at the right moment made the right way. We have corporate offices sales manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brandsincluding Oreo and Chips Ahoy! cookies Ritz Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products are close at hand for our consumers across the country.

Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin disability protected Veteran status sexual orientation gender identity gender expression genetic information or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact for assistance.

For more information about your Federal rights please see; EEO is the Law Poster Supplement; Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision; Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal

Job Type

Regular

Manufacturing support

Manufacturing

Required Experience:

Manager


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Mondelēz International, Inc. empowers people to snack right in over 150 countries around the world. We're leading the future of snacking with iconic brands such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. ... View more

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