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Mondelez International

Makes cookies, chocolate, gum and candy worldwide

Lead Progressive Maintenance & Utility

Mechanical Maintenance and Reliability EngineeringUpdated on Nov 11
Full-timeSri City, Andhra Pradesh, IndiaNo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • Strong operational and manufacturing leadership experience in the consumer packaged goods industry, including experience with Total Productive Maintenance, 5S, Lean, Six Sigma tools and concepts, safety, and Good Manufacturing Practices standards.
  • Engineering background with strong financial and business acumen, project management skills, knowledge of industrial maintenance and manufacturing equipment, Progressive Maintenance expertise, spare parts management, end-user knowledge of the SAP Plant Maintenance module, and basic technology and engineering automation knowledge.
  • Excellent verbal and written communication, coaching, and leadership skills in a team-based environment; demonstrated abilities in analytics, problem solving, and team building.
  • Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Instrumentation, Electronics, or Industrial Engineering.
  • 10+ years of experience in Maintenance, Reliability, Engineering, or Plant Technical Operations.
  • Strong hands-on maintenance foundation with progression into maintenance leadership roles.
  • Experience working within Total Productive Maintenance, Integrated Lean Six Sigma, or similar operational excellence frameworks.
  • Proven track record of driving reliability improvements, capability building, and maintenance excellence in highly automated manufacturing environments.
  • Strong leadership, coaching, stakeholder management, and systems-thinking capabilities.

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement a strategic facilities roadmap and annual operating plan in partnership with internal and external stakeholders and service providers, defining and meeting safety, quality, cost, delivery, sustainability, and engagement goals.
  • Establish governance to review and control operational performance and continuous improvement plans against internal and external benchmarks.
  • Ensure building and facilities maintenance programs, maintenance repair capabilities, and overall operations are in place.
  • Ensure adherence to the business continuity plan, manufacturing standards, and government regulations, and monitor their effective implementation.
  • Lead and be accountable for facilities team implementation of Integrated Lean Six Sigma ways of working, preventive and predictive maintenance strategies, condition-based monitoring, visual controls and tools management, lubrication management, and equipment calibration.
  • Coach and mentor the facilities team and plant technical and engineering teams, building skills and capability and supporting modern maintenance practices.
  • Develop a succession and resource plan for the asset and technology population, and identify and implement measures to attract, retain, and develop critical talent.
  • Build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders and align priorities to deliver company objectives.
  • Lead the Progressive Maintenance pillar and drive equipment reliability across the plant.
  • Establish and sustain preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance practices.
  • Drive breakdown elimination and continuous improvement initiatives.
  • Develop maintenance capability across engineering and operations teams.
  • Coach technical leaders and strengthen organizational expertise in reliability and maintenance excellence.
  • Support capability transfer through Autonomous Maintenance initiatives.
  • Improve equipment availability, maintenance effectiveness, and operational performance.
  • Lead root cause analysis and drive sustainable corrective actions.
  • Improve reliability metrics, including Overall Equipment Effectiveness, Mean Time Between Failures, and Mean Time to Repair.
  • Own maintenance and infrastructure budgets.
  • Support capital projects, plant expansions, and equipment investments.
  • Provide technical expertise to improve future plant design and asset reliability.
  • Provide leadership across maintenance, utilities, electrical, instrumentation, and automation functions.
  • Ensure reliable and efficient operation of critical plant infrastructure and utility systems.
  • Support modernization, automation, and reliability improvement initiatives.
  • Ensure compliance with safety, statutory, and environmental requirements.
  • Drive energy optimization and sustainability initiatives across the site.
  • Champion safe maintenance practices and technical governance.

About the Company

Mondelez International

Makes cookies, chocolate, gum and candy worldwide

Mondelez International makes snack foods sold in grocery stores, convenience shops and online from North America and Europe to Latin America, Asia and Africa. Its brands include Oreo and Chips Ahoy cookies, Cadbury, Milka and Toblerone chocolate, Trident gum and Halls cough drops. The company runs factories around the world, buys large amounts of cocoa and wheat, and ships finished snacks to retailers and distributors. It earns money by selling these branded snacks at wholesale, and it grows by adding local brands and buying regional bakeries and snack makers. Mondelez took its current name in 2012, when Kraft Foods split off its North American grocery business, and is based in Chicago.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Chicago, IL
Founded
1903

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