GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. A growing food manufacturing client is seeking a hands-on Second Shift Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance operations in a highly automated production facility.

Second Shift Maintenance Manager – Food Manufacturing

Bergen County, NJ
$100,000–$140,000 + Benefits
Monday–Friday | 4:00 PM–1:30 AM

A growing food manufacturing client is seeking a hands-on Second Shift Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance operations in a highly automated production facility. This is an opportunity to take ownership of shift performance, develop a strong technical team, and directly improve equipment uptime, reliability, and production results.

What You’ll Do

• Lead, coach, and develop the second-shift maintenance team.

• Coordinate preventive maintenance, emergency repairs, and daily work assignments.

• Troubleshoot industrial electrical, mechanical, automation, and robotic systems.

• Improve CMMS execution, equipment reliability, MTBF, and MTTR.

• Partner with Production and Engineering to reduce downtime.

• Maintain strong safety, GMP, sanitation, LOTO, and OSHA standards.

• Manage contractors, vendors, spare parts, and shift handoffs.

What We’re Looking For

• Maintenance leadership experience in an industrial manufacturing environment.

• Strong electrical and mechanical troubleshooting knowledge.

• Experience with automation, robotics, packaging, freezing, cooking, or food-processing equipment.

• Proven ability to lead technicians and manage competing maintenance priorities.

• Food or beverage manufacturing experience is strongly preferred.

What’s in It for You

• Competitive salary of $100,000–$140,000.

• Benefits package.

• Consistent Monday–Friday schedule.

• Leadership ownership within a highly automated facility.

• Opportunity to build a stronger team and make a visible impact on plant performance.

For immediate consideration, email your resume to

hillary.cooley@gogpac.com

.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, age, color, sex (including pregnancy), religion, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, military status, genetic information, or any other status protected by applicable laws or regulations.

GPAC (Growing People and Companies) is an award-winning search firm specializing in placing quality professionals within multiple industries across the United States since 1990. We are extremely competitive, client-focused and realize that our value is in our ability to deliver the right solutions at the right time.