Maintenance Manager

Maintenance Manager – Grinding Operations

Salary: $120,000–$145,000 per year |

Location:

Vernon, CA | On‑site | Permanent

Well‑established Food Manufacturing company and leading provider of poultry and meat solutions throughout California, the Pacific Northwest, Arizona, Texas, Nevada and New Mexico. Built with two principles in mind: make a quality product and provide the best customer service possible. The Company’s management and employees are committed to these principles daily.

• Annual bonus
• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• 401(k)

We are seeking a Maintenance Manager with hands‑on leadership experience supporting meat grinding and further‑processing operations. This role is critical to ensuring maximum equipment uptime, food safety compliance, and preventive maintenance excellence in a fast‑paced, USDA‑regulated protein manufacturing environment.

The ideal candidate brings deep familiarity with grinders, blenders, conveyors, packaging equipment, and sanitation‑driven maintenance practices and understands the unique demands of maintaining equipment used in raw meat and ground beef production.

• Lead all maintenance activities supporting meat grinding, raw processing, and packaging operations, ensuring safe, efficient, and compliant equipment performance.
• Own uptime and reliability for grinders, augers, mixers, conveyors, pumps, packaging lines, and supporting utilities.
• Develop, execute, and continuously improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs to minimize downtime during production and sanitation windows.
• Troubleshoot and resolve mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic failures in high‑speed production environments.
• Ensure compliance with USDA/FSIS, HACCP, GMP, and sanitation standards for all maintenance activities.
• Partner closely with Quality Assurance and Sanitation teams to prevent compromise of food safety or product integrity.
• Support internal and external audits, inspections, and corrective actions related to maintenance and equipment sanitation.
• Lead, train, and develop a team of maintenance supervisors and technicians, setting clear performance expectations and conducting evaluations.
• Coordinate maintenance coverage to support multi‑shift and weekend production schedules.
• Utilize CMMS to plan, schedule, and track work orders, PM compliance, and parts usage.
• Manage spare parts inventory and maintenance budgets, focusing on cost control and uptime optimization.
• Analyze downtime trends and drive continuous improvement initiatives across grinding and processing operations.
• Support capital projects, equipment installations, line upgrades, and facility improvements.

• 5+ years of maintenance leadership experience in meat, protein, or food manufacturing environments.
• Direct experience supporting meat grinding or raw meat processing operations.
• Strong working knowledge of USDA/FSIS regulations, HACCP, GMPs, and sanitation‑driven maintenance practices.
• Proven experience in maintaining and troubleshooting industrial meat processing equipment.
• Hands‑on leadership style with the ability to work cross‑functionally with Operations, QA, and Sanitation.

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Maintenance, or a related field (or equivalent hands‑on experience).
• Experience in high‑volume ground beef or further‑processing facilities.
• CMMS implementation or optimization experience.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) strongly preferred.

Jobot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We provide an inclusive work environment that celebrates diversity and all qualified candidates receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, national origin, age (40 and over), disability, military status, genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Jobot also prohibits harassment of applicants or employees based on any of these protected categories.

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