Maintenance Manager

We are currently hiring a Maintenance Manager that will be responsible for planning, organizing, and overseeing maintenance and technical improvements to production machinery and installations, utilities, internal transport, and facilities. This role leads a team of Maintenance Technicians who provide troubleshooting, repair, and support services in our plant that runs 24 hours per day, 7 days per week. As a member of the Plant Management Team, the Maintenance Manager reports to the Operations Director. Occasional travel, after-hours work and on-call assignments will be required as needed.

Competitive salary, bonus, and benefits to include PTO, 401k, medical, dental, vision insurance, HSA, FSA, EAP, voluntary accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, & identify theft protection.

Primary Duties

• Support engineering and project management during buildouts, upgrades, and improvements, and guarantees ownership and maintenance of new equipment after project close.
• As a member of the Plant Management Team, the manager will contribute to overall plant performance.
• Prepare and execute the plant Maintenance Plan. This will include minimizing downtime, increasing reliability and OEE, coordinating with external vendors, and managing maintenance budget.
• Coach, develop, and monitor the performance of the maintenance/technical service team both in preventive and curative maintenance.
• Optimize efficiency by reducing technical downtime in joint effort with the production team.
• Implement and sustain a continuous improvement culture within the maintenance department.
• Contribute to the safety of the plant and zero-accident culture.

Experience, Skills, and Knowledge

• More than 5 years of management/leadership experience in a maintenance or facilities/technical service role.
• Experience with packaging equipment in a CPG is strongly desired, preferably within food production.
• Full, professional proficiency in English is required; conversational Spanish is helpful.
• Experience with mechanical, electrical components and controls (programmable logic controllers (PLC’s) such as Allen Bradley and/or Siemens), hydraulics, and pneumatic systems.
• Must be able to perform work duties following all food safety regulatory practices to include GMP's and FSMA.

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a technical field. Master’s degree preferred.

Experience and Skills

• Continuous improvement mentality and change-management orientation
• Entrepreneurship
• Strong leadership skills
• Organizational skills
• Creativity; out-of-box thinking
• Team spirit, open dialogue, passion
• Collaborative skills – able to effectively partner with other departments, vendors, and service providers
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100,000.00 - $125,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Experience level:

• 5 years

Schedule:

• Extended hours
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Work setting:

• Bakery
• In-person

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Experience:

• Maintenance management: 5 years (Required)

Work Location: In person