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Asset Care Manager

Diageo · Plainfield, IL · $100,800–$168,000 a year · Full time

Posted Sep 2, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026

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About your past

Tell me about a time you raised the skill level of a maintenance team.

What they are checking: Whether they can own maintenance competence across the site, a key output the posting calls out.

Tell me about a serious safety incident or near miss on your watch. What changed afterward?

What they are checking: Whether safety is their first priority and they learn from incidents rather than just report them.

What would you do

A critical filler goes down during a peak week and spares are not in stock. What do you do?

What they are checking: Whether they can lead a fast response while protecting safety and quality, then fix the spares gap.

How do you lead supervisors, planners and spares clerks across shifts you can't be present for?

What they are checking: Whether they build standards and communication that work when they're not on site.

Operations and maintenance disagree on when to take a line down. How do you resolve it?

What they are checking: Whether they can partner with operations instead of creating a turf battle over downtime.

About the work

How would you build a preventive maintenance program for packaging lines running 24/7?

What they are checking: Whether they can balance planned downtime against output in a continuous operation like Plainfield.

What is your experience with Manufacturing Management Systems or tools like TRACC?

What they are checking: Whether they can lead through a structured operating system, which the posting names as the way the site performs.

Which reliability metrics do you watch, and what do they tell you?

What they are checking: Whether they use measures like MTBF, MTTR and planned versus reactive work to steer the team.

How do you stay within the maintenance budget while still improving reliability?

What they are checking: Whether they understand cost tradeoffs in repairs, spares and contractors over time.

How do you make Good Manufacturing Practices part of maintenance planning?

What they are checking: Whether they know maintenance work can create quality risks in a food and beverage plant.

How would you use root cause analysis on a repeat equipment failure?

What they are checking: Whether they solve problems at the source with tools like five whys, not just repair the same part again.

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The full job description

As published by Diageo.

Job Description : Title: Asset Care & Engineering Manager ( Maintenance & Engineering Manager) Hiring Manager: Director Asset Care We are a global leader in beverage alcohol with an outstanding collection of brands across spirits and beer! We produce an amazing assortment of over 200 brands – old and new, large and small, global and local – that are enjoyed in more than 180 countries around the world! Context/Scope: The Plainfield facility is one of the largest spirits manufacturing sites in the world and is tasked with providing a wide array of adult beverage products to the North American business.  Through the utilization of Manufacturing Management Systems (MMS) practices and associated TRACC system, the role will deliver best in class performance in all aspects of Safety, Quality, Morale, Service, Cost, Asset Care and Engineering. This will include leadership of a support service for the operations team that achieves optimum performance and reliability of equipment while delivering within agreed budgets. The successful candidate will own and drive the development of the maintenance competence across the site. Key Outputs: • Lead group of Supervisors, Maintenance planners and engineering spares clerks across 24/7 operation . • Lead planning team in the incorporation of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), performance of tasks per the Master Sanitation Schedule (MSS) and following of general housekeeping guidelines. • Identify , lead, support and implement site engineering projects • Become domain authority in Asset Care Planning related MMS topics to drive required change within planning organization while improving asset utilization and plant performance • Based on MMS concepts, develops action driven work streams through use of TRACC system to foster overall maintenance maturity levels to achieve extraordinary standards. • Builds the capability and engagement of Maintenance Planners in order to deliver exceptional weekly plan for Maintenance Craft team execution • Support overall site and maintenance P&L initiatives through close collaboration with Asset Care Director on overall maintenance expenditures • Build machine hierarchy and BOM for new and existing equipment • Liaison of maintenance planning group to other supported departments • Lead standing meetings including PDR as well as MMS workstream related improve sessions • Provide information and reporting for weekly and periodic Maintenance Planning meetings. • Provide priority and approvals for maintenance requests processed within the planning group. • Lead preparation of schedules, Gantt charts and management reports for shutdowns (major and minor) while presenting short to long range maintenance plans to partners. • Develop planner reference systems including a file of Planned Job Packages for recurring jobs, plus labor and material libraries for each equipment center. • Lead maintenance of crucial records and files and prepare and distributes accurate and meaningful management reports and Maintenance critical metrics. • Proactively influences Capital Expenditure projects and budgets through collaboration with local engineering teams • Optimize process flow through engineering spares including purchasing, purchase order maintenance, receiving and material kitting • Develop and improve processes related but not limited to; • Optimized inventory levels and service including required cycle counts. • Assure that planned work has parts available and kitted before work starts. • Minimize stock-outs for emergency work and have expediting capacity. • Assure accurate stock keeping records and appropriate controls on parts based on valuation. • Improve the reliability contribution of stocked parts and consumables. • Control costs through planned inventory and elimination of obsolete stock. • Supervise parts crib part inventory in an SAP environment including managing and tracking of critical spares, engineering spares inventory accuracy, and returns • Lead projects to improve part crib operations • Track maintenance work orders to supply needed parts • Lead kitting area and stores though best in class techniques, methodologies, as well as 5S standards Qualifications and Experience Required: • BA/BS in Management, or Engineering with a minimum of 5 years of experience in fast pace canning / bottling plant; • Consistent record of developing a team of Managers • Knowledge of SAP, Planned Maintenance, Environmental and Quality Systems • Strong analytical and budgeting skills • LEAN, Six Sigma TPM, MMS, and/or Manufacturing Excellence experience • Excellent organization skills along with the ability to handle multiple priorities, prioritize effectively, and manage time. • MMS and TRACC system experience • Thorough working knowledge and proven expertise in all areas of high speed canning / bottling activities, including machine operations, machine changeovers, start- up , shut- down , package quality, OSHA standards, and BATF compliance. Flexibility is key to our success. Talk to us about what flexibility means to you, so that you’re supported to manage your wellbeing and balance your priorities from day one. We recognise and value performance, offering our people a highly competitive Rewards and Benefits package including: Our purpose is to celebrate life, every day, everywhere. And creating an inclusive culture, where everyone feels valued and that they can belong, is a crucial part of this. We embrace diversity in the broadest possible sense. This means that you’ll be welcomed and celebrated for who you are just by being you. You’ll be part of and help build and champion an inclusive culture that celebrates people of different gender, ethnicity, ability, age, sexual orientation, social class, educational backgrounds, experiences, and more. Our ambition is to create the best performing, most trusted and respected consumer products companies in the world. Join us and help transform our business as we take our brands to new heights and build new ones as part of shaping the next generation of celebrations for consumers around the world. Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you. If you require a reasonable adjustment, please ensure that you capture this information when you submit your application. Worker Type : Regular Primary Location: Lincolnway Additional Locations : Job Posting Start Date : 2026-07-01 PLAINFIELD, ILLINOIS: SALARY RANGE IS FROM $100,800 TO $168,000 (ANNUAL) At Diageo certain roles are eligible for additional rewards, including annual incentive payment and stock awards. US-based employees are eligible for healthcare benefits, retirement benefits , short-term and long-term disability coverage, basic life insurance, wellness benefits and industry leading parental leave, among others. (Benefits/perks listed may vary depending on the nature of your employment with Diageo and the country where you work.) The salary range displayed is the salary range for the role’s primary location.

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