Maintenance Manager

Job Description:

Join Our Purpose - Feeding the Future  

Role:  Maintenance Manager

Location:  Selko – 1550 Research Way, Indianapolis, Indiana

Hours: M-F (8am-5pm)

Vacancy Type:  Replacement

Why join us

Get ready to Own your career as a Maintenance Manager at Trouw Nutrition, a Nutreco company. As global leaders in animal nutrition and aquafeed, our shared purpose of Feeding the Future is making a positive global impact for generations to come. Join us in this impactful role and help deliver the production of feed, in a sustainable way to a growing population. Own your direction, Own your development and Own your path.

What you’ll do

You’ll own it by taking full accountability for the performance, reliability, and continuous improvement of all maintenance activities across the site. As Maintenance Manager, you’ll lead and develop a skilled team to plan and execute preventive, corrective, and emergency maintenance, minimizing unplanned downtime and ensuring safe, efficient operations. You’ll proactively troubleshoot complex technical issues, drive root cause analysis, and implement sustainable improvements while managing budgets, contractors, spare parts, and compliance with safety and regulatory standards. With a hands‑on, ownership mindset, you’ll partner closely with Production and Operations to keep equipment, facilities, and processes running at their best—today and into the future.

Who we’re looking for

We’re looking for a Maintenance Manager who truly Owns It—someone qualified, reliable, and hands-on in leading maintenance operations to keep a chemical processing and production environment running safely and efficiently. You bring strong technical depth to coach a skilled team through complex troubleshooting across mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical, automation, utilities, and refrigeration systems, and you take end-to-end accountability for prioritizing work that minimizes downtime. You’re disciplined in preventive/planned maintenance, confident supervising contractors, and comfortable managing materials, spare parts, and maintenance execution with cross-functional partners. You also have a continuous improvement mindset—using root cause analysis methods to implement lasting countermeasures—while rigorously upholding operating, safety, quality, risk, and health compliance (including procedures such as LOTO, confined space, work-at-height/work permits, and ATEX where applicable) and managing significant maintenance spend.

You’ll also need:

• Bachelor-level technical background (or equivalent hands-on expertise) with broad, all‑round knowledge across mechanical, electrical, automation, pneumatic, hydraulic, and utility systems in an industrial or chemical processing environment.

• Proven maintenance leadership experience managing and developing skilled, multi‑craft teams (up to ~20 employees), including planning work, assigning tasks, coaching on complex troubleshooting, and supervising external contractors.

• Strong preventive and corrective maintenance expertise, including creating PM schedules, conducting inspections, planning overhauls, and responding decisively to breakdowns to minimize unplanned downtime.

• Demonstrated continuous improvement capability, using structured root cause analysis methods (e.g., 5 Whys, 5W1H, 4M) to implement sustainable countermeasures and improve equipment reliability and maintenance performance.

• Solid compliance and financial responsibility, with experience managing large maintenance budgets ($8–10M annually), spare parts and inventory, and ensuring adherence to safety, quality, and regulatory requirements (including LOTO, confined space, work at height, permits, and ATEX where applicable).

What you’ll receive

As part of Nutreco, you’ll be a member of the SHV family, a diverse group of companies with global footprint. Join us and you’ll gain access to a wide network of expertise and global career paths. You’ll also benefit from the backing of one of the world’s largest privately owned businesses, known for its stability and long-term focus.

In addition, you’ll receive

• Competitive health benefits – Medical/Dental/Vision/HSA/FSA  

• Disability and Life insurance  

• 401k/IRA - Matching Programs 

• Paid Parental Leave and Tuition Reimbursement  

• 10 Paid Vacation Days to start vacation and then 40 hours PTO and 2 Floating days

• Annual bonus or Sales bonus programs based on performance 

How and why to find out more

We can offer you a rewarding career with real meaning and purpose. Where you’ll feel proud of the impactful role you perform every day and the part you play in Feeding the Future. So, if you’re interested in joining us, get ready to Own your progress, your potential and your career. We aim to review all applications within five business days and will get back to you as soon as possible.

#Ownit

Additional Information

AI Screening Disclosure: Nutreco does not use artificial intelligence (AI) or automated decision-making tools to screen, assess, or select candidates at any stage of the recruitment process. All applications are reviewed directly by our Talent Acquisition team and hiring managers.

Background Check: Final candidates who are offered a position will be required to undergo a criminal background check and physical/drug testing.

Eligibility: Candidates applying to job openings must already be authorized to work independently in the country where the position is based. Employer sponsorship is not available for this role.

Employment Equity: We are committed to employment equity and encourage applications from qualified individuals, including women, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, and members of visible minorities.

 Accessibility:   Nutreco is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive recruitment experience. Accommodations are available upon request at any stage of the hiring process. If you require support, please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Pay Transparency Statement:  Compensation for roles at Nutreco varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to skill set, education, and level of experience. We believe in the importance of pay equity and consider the internal equity of our current team members as a part of any final offer. 

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Our organisation:

Trouw Nutrition is the global leader in innovative feed specialties, premixes and nutritional services for the animal nutrition industry. Trouw Nutrition provides species-specific nutritional solutions consisting of feed concepts, products and nutritional know-how. The unique combination of products, models and services Trouw Nutrition offers, boosts productivity and supports animal health through all life stages, contributing to our customers' peace of mind. Trouw Nutrition's nutrition solutions have met the need of farmers and home-mixers, feed producers, integrators and distributors. Trouw Nutrition has locations in 25 countries and around 5000 employees.  Our mission is Feeding the Future.

Equal Opportunity Employer: 

Trouw Nutrition is an equal opportunity employer; applicants are considered for all roles without regard to race, color, religious creed, sex, national origin, citizenship status, age, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, marital, parental, military status or any other status protected by applicable local law. Please advise us at any point during the recruitment and selection process if you require accommodation. Trouw Nutrition is committed to compliance with all applicable legislation, including providing accommodation for applicants with disabilities.