Job Description

Tate & Lyle is a global provider of ingredients and solutions to the food, beverage, and other industries, operating from more than 30 locations around the world. Through large scale, efficient manufacturing plants, Tate & Lyle turns raw materials into distinctive, high-quality ingredients. These ingredients and solutions add taste, texture, nutrition, and increased functionality to products that millions of people around the world use or consume every day. We are the secret ingredient to Make Food Extraordinary in some of the world’s best loved brands. Could you be ours?

Role purpose

The Maintenance Manager has accountabilities for all aspects of Maintenance at the site. This includes driving the site’s Journey to Excellence (J2E) ensuring safe personal and team behaviors, performance and compliance with all outlined safety and food safety procedures and protocols. Additionally leading, motivating, and developing a proactive team of maintenance professionals that optimize the reliability and lifecycle of all operational assets is essential. The position is under direction of the Plant Manager/Director of Operations.

Safety accountabilities – EHSQ Authority Responsibilities 1,2,3,5,7, and 8

Protecting our people and the environment is foundational to our business

Each team member is expected to support the Tate & Lyle culture where Environment, Health, Safety and Quality are the overriding values in all activities. Every team member is accountable for working safely and complying with all EHSQ policies, procedures, and regulations relevant to their work and is expected to speak up and intervene to prevent unsafe conditions and to respect fellow workers and the communities in which we work. Included in this is abidance with our Life Saving and Product protection Principles (LSPs, PPPs) and our STOP WORK AUTHORITY which are developed to strengthen our workplace safety, prevent serious injury or loss of life.

EHSQ Authority index

Number

1 - Element owner

2 - Element support

3 - EHSQ committee

4 - EHSQ strategy definer

5 - EHSQ strategy promoter

6 - Benchmark data manager

7 - Internal communication owner

8 - EHSQ critical role

As a Maintenance Manager the incumbent is responsible for:

• Responsible for proper disposal of hazardous, non-hazardous, special, and universal wastes.
• Maintain contacts and adhere with local, state, and federal regulations as necessary.
• Supervision of the maintenance of critical safety devices to fulfil compliance requirements.
• Understand the lifesaving principles and how they apply to TL’s work environment

Main accountabilities

• Supports and promotes the Tate and Lyle core values of Safety, Integrity, and Respect
• Promote safe behavior and instil a strong safety culture within the entire Maintenance organization, including contractors
• Ensure that operational equipment, utilities, and facilities maintain compliance with all relevant regulations and Tate & Lyle standards (safety, environmental, quality, etc.)
• Develop and execute a comprehensive Maintenance Strategy that aligns with plant and corporate goals
• Support reliability initiatives and help establish a strong and sustainable reliability culture at the site
• Provide the development and coaching of members of the Maintenance Team, at all levels, to ensure the long-term success of the organization
• Establish effective communications and a strong collaborative environment with other departments, particularly Manufacturing, Reliability, Safety, and Quality, as well as other Maintenance organizations (both within and outside of T&L)
• Develop and meet a maintenance budget that accurately reflects both short-term needs and long-term viability; drive the organization to optimize maintenance spend
• Establish S.M.A.R.T. goals for the organization and utilize visual metrics/dashboards to chart results/progress
• Develop a culture of continuous improvements where decisions are made based on facts, data, and financial analysis
• Drive the organization to solve problems to the root cause level, and always follow-up with actions that will prevent recurrence
• Responsibilities include but not limited to oversight of contractors, infrastructure-building, grounds, railways, fire systems, and storeroom

Performance measures

The incumbent will be measured against site EHS, Quality, Production, Reliability and Leadership goals.

Skills and experience required

• 4-year technical degree or equivalent experience required. Engineering preferred
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in maintenance or engineering within a manufacturing environment; food manufacturing background desired
• Minimum 7 years of managerial/leadership experience; strong preference for experience in leading a Maintenance organization from reactive to proactive culture (i.e. reliability culture)
• Strong leader and team builder with good motivational skills
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Proven capability at troubleshooting, including the use of root cause analysis techniques for solving complex problems
• Functional knowledge of utility equipment and systems
• Knowledgeable in use of SAP Maintenance or other EAM/CMMS; proven capability at data mining and trend recognition
• Financial understanding and experience with departmental budget and expenditures.

Tate & Lyle complies with all local/state regulations requiring salary range transparency.

When determining final compensation, we take into consideration: skillset, job scope, knowledge, prior experience, cost of living, market data, budget availability, and other factors as permitted by law.

The pay range for this position is: $78,600 - $108,100.

In addition to competitive pay, we offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that includes but is not limited to:

• Medical, Dental, Vision coverages
• Paid time off package, including vacation, sick time, and 16 weeks of paid parental leave
• 401K with company match
• Company paid life insurance

In addition to your Total Rewards, culture and ED&I are very important to Tate & Lyle. We offer multiple Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) that support various communities.

EEO Statement

Tate & Lyle will base all of its employment decisions on job-related standards and its commitment to equal employment opportunity (EEO). Tate & Lyle will ensure that promotion decisions are made in accordance with the principles of EEO by imposing only valid requirements for promotional opportunities. Tate & Lyle will also ensure that all other human resource matters such as compensation, benefits, transfers, layoffs, return from layoff, company-sponsored training, education, and social and recreational programs are administered without regard to an employee's race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, marital status, status with regard to public assistance, membership or activity in a local commission, disability, age, sexual orientation, status as a covered veteran, or any other classification protected by applicable law.

The successful attainment of equal employment opportunity requires the maximum cooperation of all employees. All managers and supervisors are responsible for implementing and enforcing this Policy. In addition, all other employees are expected to perform their job responsibilities in a manner that supports equal employment opportunity for all.

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California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA")

The Company is committed to complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and all data privacy and laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. We collect the following categories of personal information for the purpose of hiring the best qualified applicants and to comply with applicable employment laws: Name and contact information; Job preference and work availability; Social Security Number and/or other identification information; Education and qualifications; Employment history and experience; Military service; Reference and background check information, including relevant criminal history and credit history; Social media information; Pre-employment test results; Post-offer medical examination information and results, including drug test results; Voluntary self-disclosure information regarding minority, veteran, and disability status; and Information provided by you during the hiring process.

Tate & Lyle is an equal opportunity employer, committed to the strength of an inclusive workforce.