Job Description

At Elanco (NYSE: ELAN) – it all starts with animals!

As a global leader in animal health, we are dedicated to innovation and delivering products and services to prevent and treat disease in farm animals and pets. At Elanco, we are driven by our vision of Food and Companionship Enriching Life and our purpose – all to Go Beyond for Animals, Customers, Society and Our People.

At Elanco, we pride ourselves on fostering a diverse and inclusive work environment. We believe that diversity is the driving force behind innovation, creativity, and overall business success. Here, you’ll be part of a company that values and champions new ways of thinking, work with dynamic individuals, and acquire new skills and experiences that will propel your career to new heights.

Making animals’ lives better makes life better – join our team today!

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:

• Two weeklong shutdowns (mid-summer and year-end) in the US (in addition to PTO)

• 8-week parental leave

• 9 Employee Resource Groups

• Annual bonus offering

• Up to 6% 401K matching

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