Maintenance & Reliability Manager
Listed on 2026-02-28
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Engineering
Maintenance Technician / Mechanic, Systems Engineer
Maintenance & Reliability Manager
Date: Feb 20, 2026
Location: Sandston, VA
-Virginia, US, 23150
City : Sandston State : Virginia (US-VA)
Country : United States (US)
Requisition Number : 44001
The primary role of the Maintenance Manager is to provide overall leadership and direction to the reliability function. This position is responsible to the Plant Manager and Regional Reliability Engineer for the safe, effective, and efficient use of all manpower, materials, parts, and other resources under their control as well as providing capacity, asset reliability and best life cycle cost to the operation.
Under minimal direction, the Maintenance Manager is responsible for defining, implementing, and managing the systems, maintenance organization structure, and processes necessary to achieve and sustain the reliability mission. Through their efforts, a proactive culture which fosters open communication and trust that values reliability, efficiency and effective life cycle asset management is achieved.
What You'll Be Doing- Facilitates excellent environmental, health and safety performance
- Commitment to supply safe food, maintain a food safety culture within the site, continually improve the site's food safety management system; and comply with customer and regulatory requirements
- Develops and controls the maintenance budget that provides for optimized spending to achieve the agreed-upon capacity and asset reliability
- Ensures Bunge standard reliability and maintenance work process are followed
- Manages the reliability workforce, develops succession plans, skills assessments and training
- Manages the spare parts warehouse to maintain critical spares, minimize necessary inventory and automate materials requisition functions
- Periodically benchmarks current performance with internal and external sources to identify opportunities for improvement
- Provides input on change management studies and signs off on the changes identified. Enforces Management of Change processes.
- Ensures the reliability strategy is properly executed
- Fosters a culture that does not tolerate equipment failures and seeks to understand and eliminate the causes using techniques such as Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
- Implements organizational structure, systems, tools and technologies that promote a proactive approach to maintenance
- Ensures effective use and integration of standard corporate work order planning, scheduling and materials kitting
- Develops, recommends, and implements strategies for improving the reliability of the manufacturing processes
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or science technology, or equivalent work experience with 7+ years’ experience in reliability and maintenance positions required
- Minimum Level 1 certification in oil analysis, vibration analysis, ultrasonic, thermography preferred
- Minimum of 5 years’ experience in Failure Modes & Effect Analysisrequired
- Prior experience with standard corporate maintenance workflow processes
- Demonstrated ability to lead Root Cause Failure Analysis reviews
- Must possess a demonstrated high degree of tact in dealing with both plant staff and maintenance personnel
- Strong verbal, written and listening communication skills required
- Excellent administrative and analytical skills including intermediate to advanced knowledge of Excel
- Demonstrated experience with CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) or comparable system required, preferably experience in SAP Plant Maintenance and Materials Management Modules.
- Health Benefits – Offering choices so you can enroll in medical, dental and vision plans that meet your individual needs.
- 401(k) Retirement Plan – Investing in your future with an automatic 5% company contribution AND matching up to 4% of your contributions.
- Family Support – Supporting new and growing families by providing 6 weeks of 100% paid parental leave and fertility coverage.
- Tuition Reimbursement – Contributing to your education by reimbursing $5,000 of tuition expenses annually.
- Time Off – Providing generous PTO based on professional work experience
- 0 – 9 years: 25 days
- 10 – 19 years: 30 days
- 20+ years: 35 days
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