Maintenance, Reliability, and Utilities Manager

Position: Maintenance, Reliability, and Utilities Site Manager

Location Position: Belcamp, MD.

Reports to: Plant Manager

Business Unit: Factory/Manufacturing

Key Responsibilities

• Demonstrate expertise in managing key maintenance and reliability KPIs, such as MTBF, MTTR, OEE, and asset availability, to drive personnel development and operational excellence.
• Lead the medium- to long-term strategic maintenance and reliability strategy and planning & Scheduling process, balancing preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance.
• Develop and implement structured and standardized maintenance management systems throughout the plant.
• Integrate resource and asset planning with S&OP to enhance efficiency, productivity, and long-term sustainability.
• Manage the preventive maintenance plant downtime strategy and outages, prioritizing critical equipment while providing regional visibility for scheduled activities.
• Lead asset reliability efforts by implementing predictive/proactive analysis tools such as vibration analysis, thermography, ultrasonic testing, and oil analysis.
• Manage maintenance and contractor costs while ensuring high-quality execution. Work closely with procurement to establish new supplier relationships and oversee outsourced maintenance contracts effectively.
• Align capex prioritization efforts with engineering and operations to ensure investment in critical equipment and facility upgrades.
• Optimize spare parts inventory management, ensuring availability of critical components while minimizing excess cost
• Oversee plant root cause analysis (RCA), PCDA improvements projects and failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) to eliminate chronic failures.
• Optimize work execution by implementing reliability best practices and ensuring proper prioritization of work orders.
• Ensure maintenance activities comply with OSHA, EPA, FDA, HACCP, FSMA, and ISO standards.
• Implement and enforce safety protocols, including LOTO (Lockout/Tagout), confined space entry, and risk assessments.
• Support the safety and environmental departments in meeting legal requirements for Occupational Health and Safety.
• Ensure standardized maintenance strategies align with ISO systems and industry best practices.
• Identify cost-saving opportunities through reliability improvements, energy efficiency projects, and vendor negotiations.
  
  

Agility and innovation

• Integrate maintenance operations with Industry 4.0, collaborating with IT and procurement on digital transformation projects to enhance information management and decision-making speed.
• Deploy RCM (Reliability-Centered Maintenance), FMEA (Failure Mode and Effects Analysis), advanced tools, Six Sigma, and Applied Statistics to extend asset lifecycle.
• Optimize energy efficiency and sustainability while ensuring compliance with environmental regulations.
  
  

Relationships and People upskilling

• Serve as the interface between maintenance departments, ensuring coordinated resource allocation, service contracts, and procurement activities to reduce costs and optimize capital expenditure.
• Implement structured training programs to upskill maintenance personnel on cogeneration, predictive maintenance, and advanced troubleshooting techniques.
• Standardize/Optimize technician wrench time with procedures, training and predictive management processes.
• Work through the People Capability Review to define the leadership pipeline and development plan, assessing risks and aligning with the overall people strategy.
• Ensure accurate documentation of maintenance activities and equipment history within the CMMS
• Lead and mentor a team of maintenance engineers, reliability specialists, technicians, and utility operators
• Work closely with HR to ensure adequate staffing, structure, competency development, and succession planning
  
  

Qualifications And Requirements

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or a related field (or equivalent technical experience).
• 7 years of experience in maintenance, reliability, and utilities management within a food processing, corn starch, or similar manufacturing environment.
• Experience in CMMS (SAP PM), predictive maintenance, RCA, FMEA, and RCM.
• Familiarity with S&OP integration and Industry 4.0 technologies.
• Expertise in steam generation, compressed air, refrigeration, power distribution, and water treatment.
• Knowledge of ISO, OSHA, EPA, and FDA regulations related to maintenance and utilities operations.
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• CMRP (Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional), CRL (Certified Reliability Leader), or Six Sigma Certification.
• Experience managing reliability and capacity increase projects.
• Background in capital project execution and factory expansions.
  
  

Leadership & Soft Skills

• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to build, lead, and develop high-performance maintenance and reliability teams.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills for cross-functional teamwork.
  
  

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.

Relocation Available:

Yes, Within Region

Pay Range

$98,800.00-$131,733.33 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.