Maintenance Manager

About Radius Packaging

At Radius Packaging, we prioritize our team members' growth, collaboration, and well‑being. Our culture is rooted in our Values and Guiding Principles-The Radius Way: Champion Positive Change, Act with Integrity, Strive for Excellence, Emphasize Community, Work Together.

We are proud to be a recipient of the Plastics News Excellence in Employee Relations Award and to have been named a Top Workplace by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for the last two consecutive years. These recognitions reflect our commitment to continuing education, recognition programs, employee engagement initiatives, and meaningful opportunities for career advancement.

Radius Packaging continues to grow as a leading supplier of containers and lids for the food, beverage, personal care, household, industrial, nutraceutical, wipes, and pet care markets. Headquartered in New Berlin, WI, with additional locations in Delavan and West Allis, our success is driven by a talented, engaged, and safety‑focused team.

Position Summary

We are seeking a highly proactive Maintenance Professional with strong experience in blow molding and injection molding operations to ensure the reliability, performance, and longevity of our manufacturing equipment and facility. This role is focused on preventing downtime before it happens through disciplined preventive and predictive maintenance practices, rigorous root cause analysis, and continuous improvement of molding assets and auxiliary systems.

The ideal candidate deeply understands the criticality of molding equipment-extruders, injection units, molds, hot runners, hydraulics, pneumatics, robotics, and downstream automation-and actively works to eliminate chronic issues, extend tooling life, and stabilize processes. Rather than reacting to failures, this individual anticipates wear patterns, monitors trends, and implements permanent solutions that improve uptime, quality, and safety.

This role partners closely with operations, engineering, and quality to embed reliability into daily production, ensuring molding machines are capable, repeatable, and production‑ready at all times. Success is measured by reduced unplanned downtime, improved OEE, longer mold life, and a maintenance culture that prioritizes planning over firefighting.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee all production maintenance, facilities, and equipment setup activities, including PMs, PdMs, work orders, safety inspections, and area projects.
• Supervise, coach, and develop maintenance technicians, including performance management, training, and skill development.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for technical troubleshooting, coaching, and day‑to‑day maintenance guidance.
• Plan and assign work schedules, matching technician skill sets to operational needs.
• Develop, maintain, and analyze detailed maintenance records and reliability data.
• Build, improve, and sustain preventive, proactive, and predictive maintenance programs.
• Manage plant maintenance costs, process reliability, and on‑site subcontractors.
• Develop and standardize mold and head maintenance processes.
• Apply Lean, SMED, and continuous improvement methodologies to reduce downtime and improve performance.
• Diagnose and repair complex mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, automation, HVAC, and water processing systems.
• Lead equipment installations, rebuilds, facility modifications, and auxiliary equipment projects.
• Collaborate cross‑functionally with manufacturing, operations, quality, engineering, vendors, and contractors.
• Review and evaluate engineering and improvement proposals to ensure operational and financial benefit.
• Authorize maintenance parts and service purchases in alignment with budget requirements.
• Prepare weekly maintenance and performance reports.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, food safety, quality standards, and all applicable federal, state, and local regulations (EPA, DNR, etc.).
• Promote a strong safety culture by following and reinforcing all safety policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or 3-5 years of experience leading maintenance teams in a manufacturing environment.

• Strong technical expertise in:

• Mechanical systems

• Electrical systems, PLCs, and plant automation

• Hydraulics and pneumatics

• HVAC and water processing systems

• Experience with installation and maintenance of molding and production equipment.

• Proven ability to lead, mentor, and train teams in both mechanical and electrical disciplines.

• Strong organizational, problem‑solving, and time‑management skills.

• Data‑driven mindset with the ability to analyze trends and solve complex technical issues.

• Self‑motivated, adaptable, and able to work effectively under pressure.

• Strong communication and collaboration skills across all levels of the organization.

• Support a 24/7 manufacturing facility.

Physical Requirements

• Ability to stand and walk for extended periods.
• Regular lifting up to 30 pounds; occasional lifting up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to climb, bend, stoop, reach, and maintain balance.
• Comfortable working in temperatures ranging from 60°F to 110°F.
• Ability to wear required PPE, including hearing and eye protection.
• Visual acuity to detect equipment alignment issues, defects, and variances.

Benefits

Radius Packaging offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package, including:

• Competitive pay
• Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA)
• Life insurance
• Short‑ and long‑term disability
• Paid time off
• 401(k) with company match
• Bonus potential
• Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
• Additional voluntary benefits