Maintenance Manager

A well-established global food manufacturer is seeking a Senior Maintenance Engineering Manager to lead maintenance, engineering, facilities, and reliability initiatives across a large-scale production operation.

This is an opportunity to join a financially stable organization that continues to invest in modernization, automation, operational excellence, and employee growth.

Client Details

Our client is a globally recognized food manufacturer with a long-standing history of producing premium consumer products distributed across international markets. The organization maintains a strong reputation for quality, operational excellence, and continued investment in its people and facilities.

Unlike many large manufacturers, the company remains privately owned and focused on long-term growth strategies rather than short-term shareholder pressures. Leadership actively supports modernization initiatives and encourages employees to challenge existing processes and drive meaningful improvements.

Description

• Lead maintenance, engineering, and facilities operations across the manufacturing site.
• Drive preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance programs.
• Develop and execute capital improvement projects and equipment upgrades.
• Improve equipment uptime, operational efficiency, and overall equipment effectiveness.
• Oversee building systems, utilities, HVAC, and facility infrastructure.
• Manage maintenance systems, CMMS platforms, spare parts strategy, and asset reliability programs.
• Support environmental, wastewater, energy efficiency, and sustainability initiatives.
• Partner with global teams to implement best practices and operational improvements.
• Develop and mentor maintenance leaders, engineers, and technical staff.

Profile

• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience leading maintenance and engineering teams within food manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing equipment reliability and maintenance systems.
• Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Ability to lead technical teams while influencing cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative leadership style.

Job Offer

• Base salary target: $130,000 - $160,000
• Bonus opportunity approximately 16.5%
• Medical, Dental, Life Insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid vacation, holidays, sick time, and birthday leave

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