Maintenance Manager

Glanbia•Phoenix, AZ

19d•Onsite

About The Position

Glanbia is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Manager to provide technical direction and leadership for maintenance and reliability across its Phoenix, Arizona, and Ripon, California, facilities. The role supports people-safe, food-safe, environmentally responsible, and efficient operations, and partners with site leadership and Operations, Quality, Safety, and Engineering teams to strengthen preventive maintenance, reduce equipment downtime, support capital and process improvement projects, and build maintenance capability across both locations. This is an on-site opportunity supporting both facilities. Regular travel between Phoenix and Ripon is required, with occasional overnight travel based on business needs.

Requirements

Associate’s degree, technical degree, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
At least five years of related maintenance, operations, technical, or training experience.
Strong mechanical, technical, troubleshooting, and equipment reliability knowledge in a manufacturing or production environment.
Experience developing and executing preventive maintenance, shutdown planning, and equipment reliability programs.
Ability to lead and influence maintenance teams across both locations while building accountability and technical capability.
Strong root cause analysis, data collection, and practical problem-solving skills.
Ability to prioritize competing needs, manage multiple projects, delegate work, and respond effectively to urgent repairs.
Ability to interpret technical manuals, diagrams, procedures, safety standards, regulatory requirements, and business documents.
Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to work effectively with employees, leaders, vendors, contractors, and cross-functional partners.
Ability to travel regularly between Phoenix, Arizona, and Ripon, California, based on business needs.

Nice To Haves

Prior leadership experience.

Responsibilities

Lead maintenance activities across the Phoenix and Ripon facilities, setting priorities and providing technical direction and leadership presence at both sites.
Develop, coach, and support maintenance employees to build technical capability, accountability, ownership, and future leadership readiness.
Drive progressive and preventive maintenance programs to improve equipment reliability, prevent breakdowns, reduce downtime, and lower maintenance costs.
Develop and execute preventive maintenance, shutdown, and master maintenance plans, prioritizing work according to safety, quality, production needs, and business impact.
Partner with Operations, Quality, Safety, Engineering, and site leadership to troubleshoot equipment issues and minimize operational disruption.
Lead root cause failure analysis for equipment issues affecting production, quality, safety, or reliability, and ensure corrective actions address recurring losses.
Ensure compliance with applicable GRMS, OSHA, LOTO, EPA, food safety, and internal safety requirements at both facilities.
Manage maintenance budgets and support capital projects, CERs, equipment upgrades, and plant improvement initiatives within approved parameters.
Maintain accurate equipment histories, maintenance records, technical procedures, and standard work; ensure tools, parts, and documentation are available.
Communicate maintenance priorities, risks, resource needs, project status, and reliability concerns to site leaders, and standardize best practices across both locations.