Maintenance Manager

The Maintenance Manager plans coordinates and executes the daily activities of maintenance electrical and outside janitorial services to ensure safe reliable and compliant operations in a USDAregulated food manufacturing facility. This role leads a multishift maintenance operation supporting packaging processing and smokehouse areas; ensures standards and SOPs are followed; and drives plant performance against KPI targets. A key focus is transitioning the maintenance function from a preventive/demand model to a mature ReliabilityCentered Maintenance (RCM) program. The Maintenance Manager will build the reliability strategy improve asset care practices optimize CMMS utilization (Somax) and develop team capabilities to increase uptime reduce total cost of ownership and strengthen food safety and regulatory compliance.

Annual Salary Range: $100k - $120k

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Culture

• Lead coach and develop a highperforming team of maintenance technicians specialists planners and the Preventive Maintenance Coordinator; maintain high team member morale.
• Set clear priorities for safety food safety reliability and service to operations; model accountability and proactive problem solving.
• Assist with hiring decisions; coach discipline and appraise team member performance; provide input on termination decisions.
• Build multiskill capabilities (mechanical electrical/controls pneumatics hydraulics refrigeration PLC fundamentals) aligned with critical assets and coverage needs.
• Maintain effective internal controls over maintenance workflows and documentation.

Reliability & Program Development

• Oversee implement and maintain a ReliabilityCentered Maintenance program including equipment criticality failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) root cause analysis (RCA) and corrective action sustainability.
• Lead the transition from timebased PMs to conditionbased and predictive maintenance (e.g. vibration analysis thermography ultrasound oil analysis) where applicable.
• Oversee the Jack Links Performance System (JLPS) Preventative Maintenance Pillar progress and integrate pillar standards into daily routines and governance.

CMMS & DataDriven Execution

• Own the execution of the CMMS (Somax) program to ensure timely completion and quality of Preventive Maintenance (PM) and Demand Maintenance (DM) work orders accurate asset histories and reliable data.
• Drive plan/schedule/execute/close processes backlog management and schedule compliance; generate and use reports to improve MTBF reduce MTTR and eliminate repeat failures.
• Define and report maintenance KPIs (e.g. uptime schedule compliance PM completion % backlog health MTBF/MTTR repeat failure rate maintenance cost per asset).

Operations & Asset Care

• Ensure the building and all machinery are fully functional and safe for use; own facilities maintenance projects.
• Provide responsive troubleshooting and sustainable longterm fixes in partnership with Production Quality and Engineering.
• Manage multiple site projects and overall site maintenance to meet or exceed standard efficiencies across packaging processing and smokehouses.
• Support and manage plant Utilities; Electrical Gas Water Ammonia system onsite.  Administration and support of ARMS program for Ammonia system.

Regulatory Food Safety & EHS

• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with USDA HACCP GMP and internal food safety standards; maintain sanitary maintenance practices (tools lubricants parts).
• Maintain compliance with OSHA and applicable environmental regulations; enforce LOTO hazard identification permits and safe work practices.
• Support audits inspections and corrective actions with Quality and EHS; maintain documentation and readiness.

Capital Projects & Engineering

• Plan and coordinate support of major capital investment projects (e.g. plant refrigeration infrastructure changes/additions new equipment installs).
• Partner with corporate engineering on capital projects automation and process flow improvements for cost throughput and reliability gains.
• Oversee installation commissioning and center lining of new systems with defined acceptance criteria.

Qualifications :

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.

• Preferred Bachelor/Associate Degree in Engineering or Technical discipline with emphasis on equipment automation.

Experience

• 57 years of maintenance leadership experience in food manufacturing or other USDA/USDA-FSIS regulated environments strongly preferred.

• Preferred Certifications
  • CMRP (Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional)
  • CRL (Certified Reliability Leader)
  • Industrial Refrigeration certification (RETA)
  • OSHA 30hour or similar safety training credential

Technical Skills

• Strong understanding of:
  • Mechanical systems
  • Electrical systems (480V controls MCCs)
  • Pneumatics and hydraulics
  • PLC troubleshooting fundamentals
  • Industrial refrigeration (if applicable)
  • Boilers compressed air wastewater and utility systems
• Ability to interpret:
  • Electrical schematics
  • Mechanical drawings
  • P&IDs
  • OEM manuals

Additional Information :

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions for this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to stand walk use hands to finger handle or feel talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit stoop kneel bend and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities are required by this job include close vision and ability to distinguish colors.

Work Environment:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The work environment is a plant/office setting with varying degree of temperatures and noise levels. Exposure to manufacturing equipment movement and wet/slippery floors. Most of the time will be spent in a production environment. Travel may be required.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex sexual orientation and gender identity national origin disability status protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time