Maintenance and Reliability Manager

Bunge • Channahon, IL

5d • $130,790 - $147,150

About The Position

The Maintenance and Reliability Manager provides overall leadership and direction to the reliability function. The role is responsible to the Plant Manager and Regional Reliability Engineer for the safe, effective, and efficient use of manpower, materials, parts, and other resources under its control, while supporting operational capacity, asset reliability, and best life-cycle cost.

Under minimal direction, the manager defines, implements, and manages the systems, maintenance organization structure, and processes needed to achieve and sustain the reliability mission. The role promotes a proactive culture of open communication and trust that values reliability, efficiency, and effective life-cycle asset management.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or science technology, or equivalent work experience.
• At least 10 years of experience in reliability and maintenance positions.
• At least 5 years of experience in Failure Modes & Effect Analysis.
• Experience with standard corporate maintenance workflow processes.
• Demonstrated ability to lead Root Cause Failure Analysis reviews.
• Demonstrated tact in dealing with plant staff and maintenance personnel.
• Strong verbal, written, and listening communication skills.
• Excellent administrative and analytical skills, including intermediate to advanced Excel knowledge.
• Experience with a CMMS or comparable system.
• Ability to support safe food, food safety management, and compliance with customer and regulatory requirements.

Nice To Haves

• Minimum Level 1 certification in oil analysis, vibration analysis, ultrasonic, or thermography.
• Experience with SAP Plant Maintenance and Materials Management modules.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate excellent environmental, health, and safety performance.
• Support the supply of safe food, maintain the site's food safety culture, continually improve the site's food safety management system, and comply with customer and regulatory requirements.
• Develop and control the maintenance budget to optimize spending in support of agreed-upon capacity and asset reliability.
• Ensure Bunge standard reliability and maintenance work processes are followed.
• Manage the reliability workforce, including succession planning, skills assessments, and training.
• Manage the spare parts warehouse to maintain critical spares, minimize necessary inventory, and automate materials requisition functions.
• Benchmark current performance periodically against internal and external sources to identify improvement opportunities.
• Provide input on change management studies, sign off on identified changes, and enforce Management of Change processes.
• Ensure the reliability strategy is properly executed.
• Foster a culture that seeks to understand and eliminate equipment failure causes, using techniques such as Root Cause Analysis (RCA).
• Implement organizational structures, systems, tools, and technologies that promote proactive maintenance.
• Ensure effective use and integration of standard corporate work order planning, scheduling, and materials kitting.
• Develop, recommend, and implement strategies to improve manufacturing-process reliability.
• Perform other duties as assigned or needed.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plan options.
• 401(k) plan with an automatic 5% company contribution and matching up to 4% of employee contributions.
• Six weeks of 100% paid parental leave and fertility coverage.
• Tuition reimbursement of up to $5,000 annually.
• PTO based on professional work experience: 25 days for 0–9 years, 30 days for 10–19 years, and 35 days for 20 or more years.
• Annual incentive bonus eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager