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Your Role: Maintenance Manager – Manufacturing
As Maintenance Manager - Manufacturing, you will lead the Clinton Laboratories Maintenance team, serving as the primary connection point between maintenance, operations, engineering, reliability, and capital projects. In this role, you’ll be responsible for driving safety, reliability, and maintenance excellence while developing people, improving systems, and ensuring compliance with all regulatory and business requirements.
Your Responsibilities:
Lead and develop maintenance supervisors and technicians, fostering a strong safety culture, accountability, and continuous improvement mindset
Partner cross-functionally with Operations, Engineering, Reliability, Capital Projects, and contractors to deliver safe, reliable, and compliant maintenance execution
Own maintenance performance management, including PM compliance, scheduling, work order management, metrics, and resource planning
Drive reliability and precision maintenance initiatives through root cause analysis, best practice adoption, and mentoring of frontline leaders
Manage departmental budgets, headcount, overtime, training programs, and maintenance & repair (M&R) spend to meet site objectives
What You Need to Succeed (minimum qualifications):
Education: High School Diploma / GED with equivalent experience required; Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree preferred
Required Experience: Proven experience leading maintenance teams in a manufacturing environment with responsibility for reliability, PM compliance, and craft skill development
Top Skills: Ability to influence and lead teams combined with strong working knowledge of GMP manufacturing, SAP, and electrical, mechanical, and instrumentation disciplines
What Will Give You a Competitive Edge (preferred qualifications):
Precision maintenance experience (electrical and/or mechanical)
Experience partnering closely with reliability teams and implementing reliability pillars
Strong background in root cause analysis and continuous improvement methodologies
Demonstrated success developing supervisors and succession planning
Experience driving adoption of automated systems and new equipment/processes
Additional Information:
Travel: Occasional travel required to other sites
Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8 hours per day
Location: Clinton, IN Manufacturing Site
Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown underrepresented groups are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Elanco we are dedicated to building a diverse and inclusive work environment. If you think you might be a good fit for a role but don't necessarily meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply. You may be the right candidate for this role or other roles!
Elanco Benefits and Perks:
We offer a comprehensive benefits package focusing on financial, physical, and mental well-being while encouraging our employees to pursue our purpose! Some highlights include:
Elanco is an EEO/Affirmative Action Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of age, race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, protected veteran status, disability or any other legally protected status
