Maintenance Team Leader
Date: Oct 2, 2025
Location: St Johns, MI, US, 48879
Company: Glanbia
Maintenance Team Leader
Glanbia
Join this dynamic team focused on delivering better nutrition for every step of life’s journey
The Opportunity
Organize schedule and assign all work to be done on production equipment, including daily, monthly, semiannual and annual rebuilds, work closely with the production management and maintenance personnel to ensure that the facility is up to the required standards, coach and develop the Maintenance Technicians, identify and implement process optimization projects in the safest and environmentally friendly manner possible. This permanent position will report to the Maintenance Manager.
- Maintain and service plant equipment and facilities.
- Create, improve, manage, and expand preventative maintenance programs for plant equipment and facilities.
- Supervise and direct maintenance personnel with all duties.
- Model Glanbia values, policies and procedures.
- Coordinate facility and utility outages and upgrades.
- Develop solutions to plant-related problems.
- Conduct audits to ensure employees are performing tasks according to standards operating procedures (SOP).
- Provide performance coaching to the Maintenance Technicians.
- Demonstrate professionalism in verbal and written communication and in behavior.
- Maintain records, files, instruction manuals, and necessary parts and supplies for all plant equipment.
- Responsible for work order disbursement and completion.
- Responsible for creating, modifying, deleting, (managing) work orders in the inventory management system SAP.
- Utilizes GPS processes, driving zero losses and upholds the culture of MWC non-negotiables.
- Each employee shall comply with occupational safety and health standards and all rules, regulations, and orders issued pursuant to the Occupational Safety and Health Act which are applicable to his/her own actions and conduct.
- Complies with all applicable food safety regulations and mandates (Safe Quality Foods, Food and Drug Admin, Pasteurized Milk Ordinance)
The Skills you will bring to the team
- Requires an Associate’s Degree in maintenance or related field; or a minimum of two years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
- Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
- Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
- Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
- Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
- Understanding of TPM and similar continuous improvement methodologies.
- Ability to define problems, collects data, establishes facts, and draw valid conclusions and deal with a variety of concrete variables.
- Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
- Ability to prioritize tasks, handle multiple projects simultaneously and delegate assignments to others.
- Proficient personal computer skills including electronic mail, record keeping, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc.
- Comply with all safety policies, practices, and procedures. Report all unsafe activities to supervisor and/or Human Resources
- Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
- Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill.
If you think you have what it takes, but don't necessarily meet every single point on the job description, please apply!
Where and how you will work
The opportunity will be based in St Johns MI.
What we would like to offer you!
The opportunity to develop your career on a global stage, continuous learning through an on-demand learning platform, and a competitive compensation package including staff discounts, generous family leave policy, health & dental plan, competitive salary, 401K.
About Glanbia
Glanbia is a better nutrition company with three divisions: Performance Nutrition, Health & Nutrition and Dairy Nutrition. Collectively and with our partners we offer an incredible breadth of expertise in nutrition. We employ a team of 5800 people, work with global food and beverage companies, and sell our award-winning and market-leading brands and ingredients in more than 100 countries worldwide.
At Glanbia, we celebrate diversity, because we know that our individual strengths make us stronger together. We welcome and encourage interest from a variety of candidates, we will give your application consideration, without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender perception or identity, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, or disability status.
At Glanbia, our culture celebrates individuality, knowing that together we are more.
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