Maintenance Manager- Grain Operations

Bunge • Destrehan, LA

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About The Position

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

Under minimal direction, the Maintenance Manager defines, implements, and manages the systems, maintenance organization structure, and processes needed to achieve and sustain the reliability mission. The role fosters open communication and trust while building a proactive culture focused on reliability, efficiency, and effective life-cycle asset management.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or science technology, or equivalent work experience with 5+ years of experience in reliability and maintenance positions.
• Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Failure Modes & Effect Analysis.
• Prior 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 knowledge of Excel.
• Experience with a CMMS or comparable system.
• Minimum Level 1 certification in oil analysis, vibration analysis, ultrasonic, or thermography is preferred.
• Experience in SAP Plant Maintenance and Materials Management Modules is preferred.

Nice To Haves

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

Responsibilities

• Facilitate excellent environmental, health, and safety performance.
• Support a safe food supply, maintain a 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 and achieve 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 performance periodically against internal and external sources to identify improvement opportunities.
• Provide input on change management studies, approve identified changes, and enforce Management of Change processes.
• Foster a culture that seeks to understand and eliminate equipment failures using methods such as Root Cause Analysis.
• 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.

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 per year after one year of service.
• PTO based on professional work experience: 25 days for 0–9 years, 30 days for 10–19 years, and 35 days for 20+ years.

What This Job Offers

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