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Distillery and Maintenance Manager
Job Location:
Job Location:
Frankfort, SD - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not provided by the employer
Monthly Salary:
Posted:
13 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Posted:
Application Deadline:
10 October 2026
Application Deadline:
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Vacancies:
Job Summary
Job Description/Responsibilities
About the Role
This is a high-impact hands-on leadership role at the heart of a National Historic Landmark that has been crafting award-winning bourbon since 1773. As Maintenance Manager youll own the reliability safety and continuous improvement of all distillery barrel warehousing and distribution maintenance operations.
Youll lead a team of up to 10 skilled technicians drive toward 95% equipment uptime and partner across production safety and engineering to solve problems before they become shutdowns. This role requires strong technical instincts managerial courage and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
What Youll Do
This role operates in an active manufacturing environment and requires physical presence on the floor. Candidates should be prepared for:
This is a high-impact hands-on leadership role at the heart of a National Historic Landmark that has been crafting award-winning bourbon since 1773. As Maintenance Manager youll own the reliability safety and continuous improvement of all distillery barrel warehousing and distribution maintenance operations.
Youll lead a team of up to 10 skilled technicians drive toward 95% equipment uptime and partner across production safety and engineering to solve problems before they become shutdowns. This role requires strong technical instincts managerial courage and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
What Youll Do
- Own maintenance operations across the distillery barrel warehousing and distribution planning scheduling budgeting and execution
- Lead and develop a team of up to 10 skilled maintenance technicians; evaluate performance identify skill gaps and build improvement plans
- Drive 95% equipment uptime through a disciplined mix of preventive predictive and reactive maintenance
- Manage CMMS utilization and work order systems; reduce MTTR and increase MTBF across critical equipment
- Ensure safety is engineered into every project review safety work orders partner with the Safety Department and maintain contractor compliance
- Oversee capital projects and new installations from design through commissioning; write and cost-justify CARs
- Develop and maintain SOPs for MRO inventory and PM scheduling; ensure GMP and quality standard adherence
- Champion the 5S initiative and build a culture of continuous improvement within the maintenance team
- Support a positive self-directed team culture consistent with the clientsvalues and Collective Bargaining Agreements
This role operates in an active manufacturing environment and requires physical presence on the floor. Candidates should be prepared for:
- A demanding schedule with flexibility for evenings weekends and on-call response as production needs arise
- Physical requirements including standing for extended periods climbing stairs and ladders bending kneeling and working in varying conditions
- A fast-moving high-accountability culture where problems get solved not escalated
Qualifications/Requirements
| REQUIRED | PREFERRED |
| 510 years of maintenance management experience | Distillery brewing or CPG manufacturing experience |
| Bachelors Degree | Experience in an alcohol beverage environment |
| Proven record of 95% equipment uptime | Union environment management |
| Experience leading skilled trades teams (union a plus) | MBA or advanced degree |
| CMMS/work order systems proficiency | Organizational development background |
| Project management from concept through commissioning | 5S / Lean manufacturing experience |
| Strong MS Office skills (Word Excel Outlook) | |
| Ability to communicate across all organizational levels | |
| Physical ability to work on-site: standing climbing bending |
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