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Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International?

Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride.

The role will provide technical leadership for Progressive Maintenance (PM) in a union environment across our network of plants, drive overall asset reliability strategy and implement improvements needed to deliver operational excellence while increasing the technical skill level within the maintenance organization in a manner that will have a direct impact on safety, quality, efficiency, cost management, customer satisfaction, and innovation.

The Maintenance & Asset Reliability Director will focus on coaching the maintenance organization across four plants on identification and resolution of abnormalities, identification, and completion of the right preventive maintenance to enable zero breakdowns and consequently improve reliability immediately.

How you will contribute

You will:

• Coach maintenance organizations on identification and resolution of equipment abnormalities and build a culture where maintenance resources proactively identify and address abnormalities before they become breakdowns.

• Institutionalize the culture of planned maintenance across our network of plants as well as put in place the right governance.

• Institutionalize the use of CMMS (computerized maintenance management system) to track maintenance activities within plants for tracking work orders, planned/predictive maintenance, spare parts inventory/sharing and MRO management.

• Leverage CMMS to improve spare parts management system to support planned and unplanned maintenance.

• Develop and coordinate the strategies that accelerate and improve current maintenance practices and processes to improve equipment performance, reliability, and lower overall maintenance costs.

• Initiate and manage the corporate maintenance programs based on best practices in the FMGC industry, with an emphasis on equipment criticality, time-based maintenance & condition-based maintenance, effective planning, and scheduling, completing high quality maintenance repairs, and safety, health & environmental policies and procedures.

• Analyze operational data and equipment performance history to deliver improvements in critical maintenance related metrics including unplanned downtime, PM compliance, schedule compliance, Mean-Time-Between-Failures, and maintenance related costs.

• Partner with HR to develop criteria, testing protocol, and partnerships to accelerate the identification and hiring of highly skilled maintenance associates.

• Identifies technical training and development of mechanical/electrical talent throughout the organization; works with plant management to recommend training programs.

• Develop and deliver comprehensive maintenance and reliability tactical training to maintenance resources; conduct workshops, benchmarking trips and effectively measure results tied to activities that enhance the plant's asset reliability.

• Leverage company subject matter experience/experts to advance current maintenance and reliability efforts through enhanced communication and best practice sharing.

What you will bring

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

• Technical expertise in the maintenance area within FMCG industry and a deep understanding of components and their normal/abnormal conditions.

• Significant experience in leading asset reliability manufacturing performance in a fast-moving manufacturing environment with exceptional results (FMCG experience) with a career that has seen time at the Front Line and Maintenance Manager level.

• Demonstrable and intuitive knowledge on fundamentals of good manufacturing practice, process improvement and optimization, reconfiguration and imbedding of new or enhanced technology, Managing Costs and Variance, Motivators and engagement levers for shop floor-basedperformance, experience in TPM-Total productive maintenance, 5S, LEAN, 6 sigma tools and concepts.

• Excellent communication (verbal & written), coaching, and leadership skills in a team-based environment. Demonstrated abilities in Analytics, problem solving and team building with a strong financial & business acumen, project management skills and Knowledge of industrial maintenance and manufacturing equipment.

• Experience in interfacing with the broader Supply Chain functions and a high level of capability around managing relationships and outcomes.

More about this role

What you need to know about this position:

• This Leader will oversee and support maintenance & Asset Reliability for our United States Manufacturing Sites. The individual will be based out of one of our main plant locations, preferably Chicago, IL, but Richmond, VA, or Portland, OR are also potential locations for the role.

What extra capabilities you will bring:

• Dealing with diversities in a multicultural environment

• Combine seeming opposites like being compassionately tough, setting strong but flexible standards

• Conflict Management

• Leadership success within a regulated labor environment

• This role requires the ability to work and communicate effectively at all levels within the organization

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Education / Certifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related technical field required. Specialization course or MBA in Maintenance Engineering, Project Management or TPM/Lean is a plus.

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Job specific requirements:

• 10+ years’ experience within Maintenance and Engineering managerial role.

• Proven TPM expertise and PM (Progressive Maintenance) full implementation.

• Experience leading a plant maintenance organization within FMGC industry.

• Demonstrated success leading within a continuous improvement environment.

• Demonstrated ability to function effectively in fluid, fast-paced situations, with the personal leadership to influence and positively motivate self and peers.

• Must be able to effectively communicate both verbally and in writing with individuals at all levels of the organization.

• Strong working knowledge of CMMS (computerized maintenance management system) like SAP PM - SAP MM.

• Familiarization with OSHA and FDA regulations.

• Verbal and written English language.

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Travel requirements:

• Travel to the various manufacturing sites across the US as needed.

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 brands—including 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/Affirmative Action employer. 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 847-943-5460 for assistance.

Job Type

Regular

Manufacturing support

Manufacturing

At Mondelēz International, our purpose is to empower people to snack right through offering the right snack, for the right moment, made the right way. That means delivering a broader range of delicious, high-quality snacks that nourish life's moments, made with sustainable ingredients and packaging that consumers can feel good about.

We have a rich portfolio of strong brands – both global and local. Including many household names such as Oreo, belVita and LU biscuits; Cadbury Dairy Milk, Milka and Toblerone chocolate; Sour Patch Kids candy and Trident gum. We are proud to hold the number 1 position globally in biscuits, chocolate and candy as well as the No. 2 position in gum

Our 80,000 Makers and Bakers are located in our operations in more than 80 countries and are working to sell our products in over 150 countries around the world. They are energized for growth and critical to us living our purpose and values. We are a diverse community that can make things happen, and happen fast.

Join us and Make It An Opportunity!

Mondelez Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. 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 847-943-5460 for assistance.