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About Ingredion:
Join Ingredion, where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it, you’ve experienced our work in your favorite chocolate, your pet’s food, the paper you write on, and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries, we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether you’re just starting your career or bringing years of experience, there's a place for you here to make a real difference. Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create.
Location: North Kansas City, MO
Workplace type: Onsite
Ingredion is seeking a people-focused and results-driven Maintenance Department Manager to lead maintenance operations at our North Kansas City facility. In this role, you will develop and lead maintenance teams, drive reliability and productivity improvements, support union employees, and help create a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
As a Maintenance Department Manager, you will provide leadership and people management expertise for the Maintenance Department, overseeing maintenance leads, technicians, and contractors while ensuring labor, productivity, reliability, and performance goals are achieved. You will play a critical role in employee development, maintenance execution, workforce planning, labor relations, and continuous improvement initiatives across the facility.
This role reports to the Maintenance & Reliability Manager and directly leads Maintenance Leads and Maintenance Technicians.
What you will do:
- Lead maintenance teams by utilizing KPIs and performance metrics to drive safety, productivity, reliability, and operational excellence.
- Ensure effective execution of planned and unplanned maintenance activities for technicians and contractors throughout the facility.
- Oversee department quality programs, GMP compliance, housekeeping standards, and Glass & Brittle programs.
- Coach, develop, and evaluate employees through performance management, training, development planning, and succession activities.
- Manage workforce scheduling, attendance administration, payroll reconciliation, and overtime approvals.
- Lead continuous improvement initiatives and facilitate departmental reporting, including Tier 2 and N5 meetings and performance reviews.
- Partner with cross-functional teams to execute employee recognition programs, engagement activities, and organizational initiatives.
- Serve as the primary department representative for recruiting, onboarding, Workday transactions, employee lifecycle activities, and offboarding processes.
- Support labor relations activities, including grievance resolution, progressive discipline, performance improvement plans, and policy enforcement within a unionized environment.
- Foster a culture of accountability, safety, engagement, and continuous improvement throughout the maintenance organization.
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What you will bring:
- Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, or a minimum of 5 years of demonstrated leadership experience.
- Experience within a manufacturing maintenance and reliability environment.
- Working knowledge of maintenance management and workforce systems such as SAP, ADP/Kronos, GlobalView, and Workday.
- Experience leading frontline employees, contractors, and maintenance teams in a manufacturing setting.
- Strong understanding of employee relations, labor practices, performance management, and workforce administration.
- Proven ability to drive operational results through structured problem-solving and continuous improvement initiatives.
Who you are:
- A proactive leader who challenges traditional approaches and seeks innovative solutions to improve performance.
- Passionate about continuous improvement and committed to achieving better results every day.
- A collaborative team player who values diverse perspectives and fosters an inclusive work environment.An effective communicator who can engage and influence employees at all levels of the organization.
- Assertive, energetic, and positive with the ability to motivate teams and drive accountability.
- A coach and mentor who actively engages employees in Continuous Improvement methodologies and development opportunities.
Why Join Ingredion?
Discover why Ingredion is the ideal place to advance your career with our exceptional rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive. Create the future with us and enjoy:
- Total Rewards Package – Competitive salary and performance-based pay recognizing your contributions to our success
- Comprehensive Benefits & Wellness Support – Health, long-term savings, and resources for your physical, mental, and emotional well-being
- Career Growth – Learning, training, and development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement
- Employee Recognition Program – A culture of real-time appreciation, with personalized recognition rewards globally
- Employee Discount Program – Provides exclusive discounts on everyday products, services, and travelundefined
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We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Ingredion seeks to provide a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, handicap or disability—mental or physical—marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability resulting from military service, or any other classification protected by law (“protected classifications”). We are committed to establishing and maintaining a work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.
Ingredion provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If a job applicant requires an accommodation during the application process or through the selection process, we will work with the applicant to meet the job applicant's accommodation needs.
Ingredion uses AI-enabled tools to support parts of the recruitment process, including resume screening and interview scheduling. These tools help match candidate skills to job requirements and streamline communication. All AI-assisted decisions are reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable laws. By applying, you acknowledge that AI may be used to support your application journey.
Relocation Available:
Yes, Within Region
Pay Range:
$102,100.00-$136,166.67 Annual
This pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Final base salary will be determined based on several factors which may include but are not limited to responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data and applicable bargaining agreement (if any).
Incentive Compensation:
As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Ingredion Annual Incentive Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus.
Benefits:
Full-time roles are eligible for our comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental and vision coverage as well as a 401(k) plan with an competitive company match.
