Maintenance and Reliability Branch Manager (Minnesota)
Maintenance and Reliability Branch Manager (Minnesota)
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USD 80000 - 95000
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Job Description
Christensen Farms is one of the largest family-owned pork producers in the United States marketing approximately 3 million hogs per year. Headquartered in Sleepy Eye Minnesota our 50 year old company operates throughout the Midwest with facilities in Minnesota Iowa Nebraska Illinois and South Dakota. Christensen Farms owns three feed mills manages 140000 sows on 44 farms and oversees more than 350 nurseries and grow-finish sites. Our organization employs nearly 1000 people and maintains 1500 contract partnerships. We are an industry leader with a proven commitment to ethical practices food safety and nutrition. Join our team!
Position Overview:
The M&R Branch Manager will be responsible for the daily leadership direction and technical development of Maintenance & Reliability Technicians and Lead Technicians. This position requires strong in-field leadership including active job-site follow-up hands on coaching and support. You will also be accountable for tracking and reviewing departmental metrics and team performance using these insights to drive continuous improvement. Implementing best practices and strategies to ensure the reliability efficiency and profitability of your department will be critical to supporting broader organizational goals.
What You Will Do:
- Oversee priority work orders scheduled repairs and routine maintenance while ensuring safety protocols and bio-security measures are followed.
- Coordinate internal teams and external contractors to support operational needs while upholding safety legal and cost standards.
- Ensure timely and transparent communication of work orders status across field staff production managers customers and administrative teams.
- Champion safety practices and ensure compliance with all regulatory and permit-required safety standards.
- Apply Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) and LEAN principles to improve facility performance reduce costs and support standardized maintenance procedures.
- Promote the proper use and maintenance of tools vehicles and equipment to maximize lifespan and readiness.
- Conduct structured outcome-driven meetings lead by example in the field and manage staff performance coaching and hiring.
- Track KPIs communicate progress and challenges support procurement decisions and propose improvements to boost asset health and department effectiveness.
What You Offer Us:
- 2-year degree in Engineering Industrial Technology Maintenance Management or a related technical field preferred; equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.
- 3-5 years of progressive experience in maintenance and reliability with 2-4 years in a supervisory or lead technician capacity.
- Ability to manage maintenance operations and capital projects.
- Support and implement Lean and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Experience using predictive maintenance tools (e.g. thermal imaging vibration analysis).
- Preferred certifications: CRMP (Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional) Lean Six Sigma TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) or equivalent credentials in reliability and continuous improvement.
What We Offer You:
- A strong leadership career track with opportunities to grow.
- We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health dental vision a flexible spending account (FSA) life insurance short-term disability long-term disability a 401(k) plan paid holidays paid time off bank and employee assistance program (EAP) and more.
- Be an active part of an organization that gives back to the community in many ways including feed programs that support local farms food shelf programs food support for veterans agriculture education and promotion FFA/4H support charitable contributions etc.
- A company that has a passionate purpose for food safety animal welfare and for living its core values every day respect integrity excellence adaptability and innovation.
- A culture that fosters employee growth hybrid work options promotion from within and a highly team-oriented workplace environment.
- The targeted base pay range for this role is $80000 to $95000 with this range reflecting differences in candidate knowledge skills and experience.
Reports To:
M&R Manager
Christensen Farms promotes a culture of inclusion and strives to attract a diverse set of candidates for each of our open positions. We are an equal employment opportunity employer and proud to offer employment and growth opportunities to all candidates without regard to race color ancestry religion gender national origin pregnancy sexual orientation age citizenship marital status disability gender identity or veteran status.
Learn more about how you can put your passion and talent to work with us at:
Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
