Maintenance Manager - Food/Dairy

Maintenance & Reliability Leadership

• Lead and develop a high-performing maintenance team, fostering a culture of safety, accountability, and technical excellence.
• Design and implement reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) strategies to improve asset uptime and reduce unplanned downtime.
• Oversee preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs using CMMS and advanced diagnostic tools.
• Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) to address chronic equipment issues.
• Ensure compliance with food safety, regulatory, and performance standards (OSHA, EPA, FDA, USDA

Cross-Functional Continuous Improvement

• Align maintenance and reliability goals with production, quality, safety, and training objectives.
• Lead plant-wide initiatives using Lean, TPM, and Six Sigma methodologies to improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
• Support capital project planning and execution, ensuring reliability and maintainability are integrated.
• Champion autonomous maintenance and operator care programs to promote frontline ownership of equipment health.

Systems & Asset Management

• Oversee maintenance planning and scheduling to minimize production disruption.
• Manage spare parts inventory, vendor relationships, and maintenance budgets.
• Ensure CMMS data integrity and accurate documentation of procedures and standards.
• Track and report on maintenance KPIs, equipment reliability metrics, and audit readiness

Training & Development

• Develop and implement technical training programs for maintenance and operations personnel.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and proactive problem-solving.
• Lead staff development in troubleshooting, equipment onboarding, and reliability best practices.

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