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Maintenance Line Manager

Mondelez International · Chicago, IL

Posted Sep 8, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Sep 20, 2026

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Behavioral

Tell me about a time you built the maintenance skills of technicians so they could take over more of their own equipment care. What did you do and what changed?

evidence of actually spending time developing people, since the role explicitly requires 50 percent of time on capability building

Tell me about a time you owned an R&M budget and had to make a tradeoff between spending now versus deferring a repair.

financial ownership and judgment on maintenance cost decisions

Tell me about a time you had to represent your line or department in a broader forum, like a regional or global technology group. What did you bring back and use?

ability to translate outside knowledge into practical local improvements, matching the technology owner responsibility

Tell me about a time you supported a VSU or new line startup. What was your role and what went wrong that you had to adjust for?

experience with vertical startups and comfort with ambiguity during ramp-up

Tell me about someone on your team whose performance wasn't where it needed to be. How did you handle their development plan and the conversation with them?

people management skill including individual development plans and coaching through difficulty

Technical

Walk me through how you'd own centerline settings and progressive maintenance systems for a line here. What does that actually look like day to day?

whether the candidate has real hands-on depth with centerline management and PM systems, not just familiarity with the terms

What's your experience with Autonomous Maintenance Step 4 and Progressive Maintenance Step 3? Give me a concrete example of applying them on a real piece of equipment.

actual TPM pillar fluency versus buzzword familiarity

Describe a breakdown you investigated using PDCA or similar problem solving tools. What did the analysis find and what standard changed as a result?

rigor and structure in root cause problem solving versus guesswork fixes

Situational

Say a line is missing its SQCDSM targets and the line leader wants a quick fix that skips proper breakdown analysis. What do you do?

whether the candidate protects root-cause discipline under pressure to hit short-term numbers

How would you go about qualifying and coaching the next level of SWP owners on a line?

ability to build a coaching pipeline, not just do the work personally

If Asset and Reliability wants to run a special maintenance task on your line during a period when you're already behind on planned PM work, how do you handle that conflict?

prioritization skill and cross-team coordination under competing demands

How do you manage the daily management system meetings at the shift and line level so they actually drive action instead of becoming a status report?

practical grasp of DMS as a decision-making tool rather than a ritual

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The full job description

As published by Mondelez International.

Job Description Are You Ready to Make It Happen at Mondelēz International? Join our Mission to Lead the Future of Snacking. Make It With Pride. As expert you will bring a deep technical mastery of the process and equipment. That expertise allows you to lead the planning, process development and implementation of Planned Maintenance Elements in a Continuous Improvement manufacturing environment. You will manage this through teams consisting of various technical and non-technical personnel, key support contractors and operations personnel. How you will contribute You will: • Partner & Enable the line leader(s) to deliver the SQCDSM targets-Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, Sustainability & Morale for the lines, to ensure Process stability; Participates in the DMS- Daily Management systems meetings at the shift and line level • Own the technology and process and centerline settings for the equipment and process and have deep technical mastery of the process and equipment; Owns the PM-Progressive maintenance systems and work processes and the PM-Progressive Maintenance Key Performance Indicators for the line/s along with Centerline Management systems; owns the R&M-Repairs & Maintenance budget of the line • Develop, own and execute the line/s preventive and time-based maintenance systems and plans and build capability of the team to execute themselves; Build (spends at least 50% of time) technical and maintenance skills of the technicians working in the shifts, so that they are able to operate and maintain their equipment themselves;  be part of the PM Pillar, own all PM systems and work process at the line level and lead some of them at the department level • Partner with the Asset and Reliability team for system improvement and execution of special maintenance tasks; be responsible for Change Management on the line/s, localization of spares and proper break-down analysis and R&M cost reduction for the line/s; Represents the department/line/s as the site technology owner in the regional and global technology forums • Assist in VSU for the new initiatives and enable the VSU team; Help the line leader in internal and external benchmarking and reapplication; be the subject matter expert on one of the component categories and be a trainer of PM related subjects for the plant What you will bring A desire to drive your future and accelerate your career and the following experience and knowledge: • Advanced knowledge (including AM-Autonomous Maintenance Step 4 systems & Progressive Maintenance Step 3) & skill to maintain the dedicated equipment(s)at basic conditions independently, including the execution of AM & PM (BD-Breakdown maintenance, planned maintenance) standards on dedicated equipment(s) and TPM - Phase 3 & 4 tools problem solving tools • The capability to lead a Role for the Line. Qualify and coach the next level SWP owners and drive the common opportunity areas across the line in PDCA-Plan Do Check Adjust approach • The capability to work as the Line Leader, developing and aligning goal/master plan for the line, deploying and managing IDP for the members, coaching team members on their performance management and career development Salary and Benefits: The base salary range for this position is $86,900 to $119,515; the exact salary depends on several factors such as experience, skills, education and location. In addition to base salary, this position is eligible for participation in a highly competitive bonus program with possibility for overachievement based on performance and company results.

In addition, Mondelez International offers the following benefits: health insurance, wellness and family support programs, life and disability insurance, retirement savings plans, paid leave programs, education related programs, paid holidays and vacation time. Some of these benefits have eligibility requirements. Many of these benefits are subsidized or fully paid for by the company. No Relocation support available Business Unit Summary The United States is the largest market in the Mondelēz International family with a significant employee and manufacturing footprint. Here, we produce our well-loved household favorites to provide our consumers with the right snack, at the right moment, made the right way. We have corporate offices, sales, manufacturing and distribution locations throughout the U.S. to ensure our iconic brands—including Oreo and  Chips Ahoy! cookies, Ritz, Wheat Thins and Triscuit crackers, and Swedish Fish and Sour Patch Kids confectionery products —are close at hand for our consumers across the country.   Mondelēz Global LLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Persons with Disabilities. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, protected Veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact 847-943-5460 for assistance. For more information about your Federal rights, please see  eeopost.pdf ; EEO is the Law Poster Supplement ; Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision ; Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal Job Type Regular Manufacturing support Manufacturing

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