Maintenance Manager

About the job:

The Maintenance Manager will lead maintenance operations to ensure production equipment, facility systems, utilities, and supporting infrastructure operate safely, reliably, and efficiently.

We’re looking for someone who:

• Has 5+ years of maintenance leadership or management experience
• Has experience working in food production or food manufacturing
• Demonstrates strong mechanical, troubleshooting, and equipment maintenance knowledge
• Has experience managing preventive and corrective maintenance programs
• Can effectively lead, develop, and motivate maintenance employees
• Demonstrates strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills
• Has basic computer skills and experience using maintenance management systems
• Has experience using a CMMS (preferred)
• Has knowledge of SQF and HACCP programs (preferred)
• Has experience with refrigeration, wastewater treatment, and facility utilities (preferred)
• Has experience with root cause analysis and equipment reliability improvement (preferred)
• Is proactive, organized, safety-focused, and comfortable partnering with production and leadership teams
• Is available for evening, weekend, holiday, and on-call coverage as needed

What you’ll do:

• Lead and develop the maintenance team while promoting safety, accountability, teamwork, and communication
• Plan and prioritize preventive, corrective, and emergency maintenance activities
• Partner with Production to reduce downtime, improve equipment reliability, and support productivity
• Develop and maintain preventive maintenance schedules and procedures
• Troubleshoot equipment issues, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions
• Oversee maintenance of production equipment, facilities, utilities, refrigeration, potable water, and wastewater systems
• Maintain appropriate inventories of critical spare parts, tools, and maintenance supplies
• Coordinate outside contractors and service providers as needed
• Support workplace safety, food safety, SQF, HACCP, and applicable regulatory requirements
• Monitor wastewater treatment operations and perform required monthly regulatory composite sampling
• Participate in on-call coverage and respond to emergency maintenance situations
• Balance immediate production needs with long-term equipment reliability and maintenance improvement