Maintenance & Process Manager

Job Description

Role: Maintenance & Process Manager Location: Selko – 1550 Research Way, Indianapolis, Indiana Schedule: Monday–Friday | 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM Position Type: Replacement

Get ready to Own your career as a Maintenance & Process Manager at Trouw Nutrition, a Nutreco company. As global leaders in animal nutrition and aquafeed, our purpose of Feeding the Future drives everything we do. Every day, we help produce food sustainably for a growing global population while creating opportunities for our people to grow, lead, and make a meaningful impact.

In this role, you'll have the opportunity to lead a critical function within our Indianapolis manufacturing facility, influencing operational performance, equipment reliability, safety, and continuous improvement. You'll join a collaborative leadership team where your ideas matter, your expertise is valued, and your contributions drive real business results.

Own your direction. Own your development. Own your future.

As the Maintenance & Process Manager
, you will lead all maintenance, reliability, and process improvement activities across the facility, ensuring equipment, systems, and operations perform safely, efficiently, and reliably.

You will provide leadership to a team of maintenance professionals while partnering closely with Production, Operations, Engineering, and EHS to maximize uptime, improve plant performance, and deliver operational excellence.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and developing a team of 16–20 maintenance employees, fostering a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Overseeing preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance programs to minimize downtime and maximize equipment reliability.
• Driving root cause analysis and implementing sustainable corrective actions for recurring equipment and process issues.
• Managing maintenance planning, shutdowns, contractors, spare parts inventory, and maintenance budgets.
• Identifying and executing continuous improvement initiatives that enhance productivity, reliability, quality, and cost performance.
• Ensuring compliance with all safety, environmental, and regulatory requirements, including LOTO, confined space, permitting, and site‑specific safety programs.
• Collaborating across functions to support capital projects, process optimization, and long‑term site performance goals.

We're seeking a hands‑on leader who truly Owns It
. You combine strong technical expertise with the ability to inspire, coach, and develop high‑performing teams. You thrive in fast‑paced manufacturing environments and bring a proactive approach to maintenance, reliability, and operational excellence. You understand how maintenance, production, engineering, and process improvement work together to drive business success. Whether troubleshooting a critical equipment issue, leading a plant improvement initiative, or developing team capability, you take ownership and deliver results.

• Strong mechanical, electrical, automation, and process knowledge within a manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated success leading maintenance or operations teams in a continuous manufacturing setting.
• A track record of improving equipment reliability, reducing downtime, and increasing operational performance.
• Experience applying root cause analysis and continuous improvement methodologies to solve complex challenges.
• Strong leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• A commitment to creating a safe, engaged, and high‑performing workplace culture.

• Technical education, engineering degree, trade certification, or equivalent experience in maintenance, manufacturing, or industrial operations.
• Proven experience leading and developing teams of 16–20 employees.
• Expertise in preventive maintenance, reliability programs, troubleshooting, shutdown planning, and asset management.
• Experience working with mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, utility, and automated production systems.
• Strong knowledge of manufacturing processes and continuous improvement practices.
• Experience managing maintenance budgets, contractors, spare parts inventory,…