Sr Manager, Reliability & Maintenance Systems

Employee Type
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Full time

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IL Works from Home

Job Type
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Engineering

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Sr Manager, Reliability & Maintenance Systems

Tree House Foods (NYSE: THS) is a leading manufacturer of private label packaged foods and beverages, operating a network of over 20 production facilities and several corporate offices across the United States and Canada. At Tree House Foods, our commitment to excellence extends beyond our products and revolves around our people. We are investing in talent and creating a performance‑based culture where employees can do their best work and develop their careers, directly impacting our mission to make high quality, affordable food for our customers, communities, and families.

We hope you will consider joining the team and being part of our future.

Named one of America’s Best Large Employers by Forbes Magazine, we are proud to live by a strong set of values and strive to “Engage and Delight – One Customer at a Time.” Guided by our values— Own It, Commit to Excellence, Be Agile, Speak Up, and Better Together. We are a diverse team driven by integrity, accountability, and a commitment to exceptional results.

We embrace change, prioritize continuous learning, and foster collaboration, transparency, and healthy debate. Together, we set each other up for success to achieve enterprise‑wide goals.

• Competitive compensation and benefits program with no waiting period – you’re eligible from your first day!
• 401(k) program with 5% employer match and 100% vesting as soon as you enroll.
• Comprehensive paid time off opportunities, including immediate access to four weeks of vacation, five sick days, parental leave and 11 company holidays (including two floating holidays).
• Leaders who are invested in supporting your accelerated career growth, plus paid training, tuition reimbursement and a robust educational platform – Develop
  
  U – with more than 10,000 free courses to support you along the way.
• An inclusive working environment where you can build meaningful work relationships with a diverse group of professionals. Take advantage of opportunities to build on our team‑oriented culture, such as joining one of our Employee Resource Groups.
• Access to our wellness and employee assistance programs.

Tree House Foods is seeking a Senior Manager, Reliability & Maintenance Systems to lead the development and implementation of our Progressive Maintenance (PM) strategy across all Tree House plants. This role focuses primarily on program development, with a secondary focus on execution, driving measurable improvements in equipment reliability, efficiency, and cost performance enterprise‑wide. You will collaborate closely with Division Operations Directors, Plant Managers, and Maintenance Leaders to advance Tree House’s maintenance maturity, strengthen system capabilities, and deliver sustained operational excellence.

· Develop and deploy Progressive Maintenance (PM) objectives, standards, and implementation plans for all Tree House Divisions and plants.

· Provide technical leadership and forward‑looking strategies to support division and plant‑level PM execution.

· Lead or participate in root cause analysis (RCA/RCFA) teams to identify and implement reliability and maintenance improvements.

· Monitor and report division progress through PM Objective Dashboards, KPI Dashboards, and leading indicators.

· Facilitate Progressive Maintenance Pillar calls, Steering Teams, and Pilot Teams to align on goals and best practices.

· Partner with Corporate ERP/SAP teams to enhance the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) in alignment with PM strategies.

· Implement and sustain programs in predictive and preventive maintenance, storeroom optimization, lubrication, and planning/scheduling.

· Collaborate with Engineering to incorporate new assets into CMMS and establish site‑level PM expectations.

· Lead training sessions at divisions and plants on reliability, maintenance, and continuous improvement methods.

· Conduct PM plan reviews with Operations and Plant Leadership to identify opportunities and support business deliverables.

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