Plant Maintenance Manager

Description

The Maintenance Manager is a key leader within the facility, responsible for overseeing all maintenance operations to ensure equipment reliability, production continuity, and operational excellence. This role directs maintenance activities across manufacturing, processing, filling, transfer equipment, and support systems while driving the site’s Reliability Excellence Program. The Maintenance Manager will lead a team of maintenance employees, strengthen performance through coaching, development, and communication, and protect the facility’s assets through proactive maintenance strategies. This position is critical to supporting a high-volume, 24/7 manufacturing environment and plays a direct role in safety, quality, uptime, and cost control.

• Oversee capital projects and maintain the annual maintenance operating budget.
• Implement and support company safety policies, promoting a strong safety culture throughout the facility.
• Ensure consistent implementation of maintenance procedures, operational policies, and best practices.
• Partner closely with Operations to review production, maintenance, quality, and eAM reports to identify and resolve equipment-related issues.
• Direct and oversee all maintenance operations to ensure timely, efficient response to equipment and facility needs.
• Lead Reliability Excellence initiatives, continuous improvement projects, and operational excellence activities.
• Maintain required documentation, maintenance records, and compliance standards.
• Manage the training, development, performance, and corrective action for maintenance employees.
• Conduct regular team meetings to communicate priorities, bridge gaps, and reinforce BMS (Business Management System) principles.

Requirements

• 1+ year in a leadership role—supervising, leading teams, or managing technicians.
• Must be at least 18 years old.
• 3+ years as a mechanic in a manufacturing or distribution environment.
• At least 1 year of hands-on maintenance experience applying electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic concepts.
• Bachelor’s degree OR 4+ years of maintenance experience.
• Formal training or experience with continuous improvement (Lean, Six Sigma, 5S, Transactional Lean).
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in Maintenance, Engineering, Science, Business, or Computer Science.
• Experience managing engineering or maintenance projects in an industrial setting.
• Legally authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship now or in the future.
• Industrial, electrical, or welding certification or licensure.
• Prior experience using timekeeping or maintenance management systems (eAM, CMMS, etc.).

Benefits

Salary: $105k – $135k (based on experience, education, and skill level)

Benefits: Bonus + Long-Term Incentive Eligible, PTO, 401(k), Medical, Dental, Vision, HSA, STD, Life, LTD, AD&D, Education Assistance

• Support facility needs with occasional weekend or off-hours availability; up to 15% travel required.

Training + Development

Interview process

Visa Sponsorship

Security clearance