Maintenance Leader

Short Intro and About the Job

Build Reliability. Lead Great People. Drive Performance.

At Danone, manufacturing the best products and supplying them to meet demand is a key driver for our plant teams.   We are currently looking to hire a Maintenance Leader to lead equipment reliability, maintenance operations, and a talented team of maintenance technicians for an assigned line in our Fort Worth, TX manufacturing plant.  

The Maintenance Leader is part of the IWS line trio team which has 24/7 ownership of the performance of an assigned production line.  The Line Trio consists of 3 roles: Line Leader, Maintenance Leader and Process Engineer.  The role of the Maintenance Leader is to champion equipment reliability and performance for the assigned line is responsible for the equipment maintenance plan and breakdown analysis execution.

This is an opportunity to make a visible impact in a large-scale manufacturing environment where your leadership will directly influence safety, reliability, productivity, and continuous improvement. If you enjoy developing teams, solving complex equipment challenges, and building world-class maintenance systems, we'd love to hear from you.

In this position, you will:

• Lead and develop a team of maintenance technicians supporting a 24/7 manufacturing operation.  
• Drive equipment reliability and reduce downtime across critical production assets.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, and Continuous Improvement teams to optimize performance.
• Influence maintenance strategy, preventive maintenance programs, and reliability improvements.
• Play a key role in capital projects, equipment upgrades, and operational excellence initiatives.
• Own meaningful KPIs tied to equipment effectiveness, reliability, maintenance cost, and team performance. 

What You'll Do

• Lead People
• Coach, develop, and engage maintenance technicians across multiple shifts.
• Foster a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Build technical capability within the maintenance organization.
• Improve Reliability
• Lead preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Analyze equipment failures and drive root cause solutions.
• Improve equipment uptime, reliability, and operational performance.
• Identify opportunities for process and asset improvement.
• Execute Maintenance Strategy
• Manage maintenance planning and scheduling activities.
• Prioritize work orders and maintenance resources.
• Partner with operations leaders to coordinate planned maintenance events.
• Monitor maintenance KPIs and implement improvement plans.
• Drive Operational Excellence
• Support Danone's Integrated Work Systems (IWS) and Continuous Improvement initiatives.
• Ensure maintenance documentation, procedures, and technical records remain accurate and current.
• Participate in equipment upgrades, capital projects, and new technology implementation. 

Physical Demands:

• While performing duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; stoop; kneel; crouch; crawl; taste and/or smell, talk and hear.
• Ability to bend & stoop at waist level as well as bend & twist neck and head.
• The employee must regularly endure repetitive minimal to moderate lifting 10lbs up to 50lbs and occasional team lifting above 50lbs. Requires normal range of hearing and vision (including colors) to record, prepare and communicate appropriate reports and results.
• The employee is frequently standing on a concrete surface for 8-, 10- or 12-hour shifts
• Occasionally may need to climb on stairs, step ladders, stool.
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
• Ability to work up to 12-hour shifts.

Work Environment:

• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.  The employee may be exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals and may be exposed to loud noises in the plant.  The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to extreme cold, risk of electrical shock and vibration
• Work schedules could include nights, weekends and/or holidays to provide the ability to support a 24/7 manufacturing environment as business needs dictate.

Engagement in our Integrated Work Systems (IWS)Ensure adherence to plant standards and procedures (including but not limited to GMP, AIB, FDA, IWS, Quality, Safety, Finance, ISO, HOPE Values, Danone Behaviors, Daily Direction Setting, Driving OE). As a fundamental piece of the organization, your responsibility is to participate and own the implementation and deployment of IWS system and its pillars (Leadership foundation, Daily Direction Setting, Driving OE; Autonomous Maintenance; planned Maintenance; Focused Improvement; Education and Training; Environmental, Health and Safety; Quality; Organization; Supply Network; Early Equipment Management) with the objective of owning your space, owning your performance (Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Mobilization, Nature) and owning your continuous improvement.    

Compensation & Benefits:Danone North America additionally offers a performance-based bonus and has a strong benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, 401k Plan, Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Time Off, and Paid Parental Bonding Leave, among other benefit plan options.    

About You

The ideal candidate will bring a combination of education, experience, and skills that enable them to excel in this position. The following qualifications outline what we’re looking for, including both required and preferred criteria:

Required

• High School Diploma or GED.
• 3+ years of experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading maintenance activities, maintenance teams, or reliability initiatives.
• Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems.
• Strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.  
• Ability to influence, communicate, and collaborate across multiple functions. 
• Ability to support a 24/7 Manufacturing Operation, as needed to have visibility and proximity across the 4 shifts as business needs dictate.

Preferred

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical field.
• Experience with maintenance planning systems and SAP.
• Experience within food, beverage, consumer packaged goods, dairy, or high-speed manufacturing environments.

About Us, We offer and What's next

Danone U.S. is part of Danone North America, a purpose-driven company and an industry leader in the food and beverage category. You’ll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world. Our strong portfolio of brands includes: Activia®, DanActive®, Danimals®, Dannon®, evian®, Follow Your Heart®, Happy Family® Organics, International Delight®, Light + Fit®, Nutricia ®, Oikos®, Silk®, So Delicious® Dairy Free,  STōK® Cold Brew Coffee ®, Too Good & Co™, and YoCrunch®. With approximately 5,000 employees and 13 production locations across the U.S., Danone North America's mission is to bring health through food to as many people as possible. You’ll be part of one of the largest Certified B Corps™ in the world, working to make sure our company creates real value for people and the planet. Come join our movement for a healthier world: One Planet. One Health BY YOU.Danone North America is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. It is our policy to give equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to legally protected characteristics, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state/provincial and/or local law. For our EEO policy statement and your EEO rights under law click here.#LI-NORAM #LI-ONSITE #LI-KP1