Facilities and Maintenance Coordinator

Overview

The Facilities and Maintenance Coordinator will oversee all farm equipment, vehicles, buildings, processing facilities, and harvest plant operations for Weaver Hybrids. This role ensures all assets are maintained, safe, compliant, and operate efficiently throughout planting, growing, harvest, and processing seasons. The Facilities and Maintenance Coordinator will facilitate maintenance planning and repairs, manage facility readiness and support continuous improvement across all equipment and facilities.

Equipment and Vehicle Management

• Oversee the maintenance and readiness of all farm equipment and vehicle fleets, including tractors, sprayers, trucks, forklifts, planters, harvesters, and support vehicles
• Develop and coordinate preventive maintenance schedules to minimize downtime
• Identify mechanical issues and arrange repairs with internal staff or external service providers
• Maintain accurate maintenance records, service logs and asset inventories
• Ensure equipment is prepared for season-specific operations (planting, detasseling, harvesting, processing)
• Monitor equipment safety compliance, required inspections and operator training

Facilities Management (Offices, Processing and Harvest Plants)

• Oversee maintenance of offices, processing plants, growth rooms, greenhouses and harvest plant facilities
• Ensure facility readiness for drying, sorting, shelling, conditioning, popping and storage operations
• Coordinate maintenance and inspections of mechanical systems, HVAC, electrical components, conveyors, dryers and safety systems
• Develop and execute facility inspection routines to identify repair needs ahead of seasonal operations
• Maintain facility cleanliness, organization, and compliance with safety and regulatory standards

Operational Support

• Partner with R&D, field operations, and plant leadership to ensure equipment and facility availability
• Forecast equipment and facility needs based on production plans
• Support budget planning by providing cost estimates for repairs, replacements and preventive maintenance
• Manage vendor relationships for service, repair and parts procurement
• Assist with capital improvement planning and project execution

• 1+ years of experience in agricultural, industrial, mechanical maintenance coordination or operations
• Strong understanding of mechanical, electrical or facility systems
• Strong organizational and scheduling skills with the ability to prioritize work effectively
• Ability to work extended or seasonal hours during planting and harvest periods

• 3+ years of experience in maintenance supervision or multi-site facility coordination
• Experience in seed production, agriculture or processing environments
• Familiar with large equipment systems such as combines, sprayers and production plants
• Experience with CMMS (computerized maintenance management systems) or digital maintenance tracking tools
• Prior experience leading contractors or small maintenance teams
• Ability to obtain a CDL

Operations are currently based out of New Richmond, IN and Crawfordsville, IN. Position is full time in person. A minimum requirement for this U.S. based position is the ability to work legally in the United States. No visa sponsorship/support is available for this position, including for any type of U.S. permanent residency (green card) process.

Weaver Popcorn Company was founded by Reverend Ira Weaver in 1928. Weaver started developing popcorn hybrids in 1979. Today, Weaver Popcorn Hybrids is a popcorn breeding and seed production company.

Weaver Hybrids is a leader in enhanced breeding and hybrid seed quality, benefit ting from over 40 years of experience and a seasoned team of PhD scientists and professional agronomists. The team at Weaver Popcorn Hybrids is dedicated to developing specific varieties of popcorn to meet the ever-changing needs of its customers and delivers industry-leading popcorn hybrids, all of which are genetically pure and non-GMO.

In the last few years, Weaver Hybrids has made its top performing hybrid seed available to others for sale in domestic and international markets. This is an exciting time to work for Weaver Popcorn Hybrids and would be a great opportunity to be part of a growing industry of one of America’s favorite snacks.

• 100% 401k match up to 10% of salary
• Health, Dental, and Vision insurance
• Phone plan reimbursement
• Paid parental leave
• Educational Assistance programs
• Scholarships for employee children
• Profit Share Program

Please send resume and cover letter to