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Maintenance Manager - Food Manufacturing
Job in
Elgin, Kane County, Illinois, 60123, USA
Listed on 2026-02-25
Listing for:
Buckhead Meat and Seafood
Full Time
position Listed on 2026-02-25
Job specializations:
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Management
Maintenance Manager
Job Description & How to Apply Below
The Maintenance Manager is a critical role with oversight of all planned and unplanned facility, processing equipment, material handling equipment, and were applicable fleet maintenance. This position will be responsible for implementing industry leading preventive, predictive, and urgent repair strategies, and processes to increase overall equipment reliability. A successful candidate will have strong leadership skills, a thorough understanding of manufacturing equipment, and experience developing and leading, multi-shift maintenance teams.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Lead safety in the department and adherence to all work safety policies, procedures, and governing requirements to include OSHA, NFPA, NEC, and other local, state, and federal regulations. As per Sysco's policies and procedures, maintain an effective lockout-tagout program to ensure employee safety during equipment shutdowns.
- Lead an organization responsible for the maintenance, repair and overall reliability of production equipment, process utilities, MHE, facility/grounds and fleet shop (if applicable). Collaborate with the operations team to improve site employee safety, food safety production quality, and equipment reliability.
- Provide leadership, coaching and technical direction to maintenance associates and operations staff to enhance employee knowledge, succession planning, and to retain top talent. Remain current with latest and emerging industry regulations and codes relative to mechanical and electrical systems design and operation.
- Manage and lead associate headcount and staffing schedules to ensure proper maintenance converge for operations. May include coverage for two shifts, weekend work, extended overtime, on-call, and emergency response situations.
- Manage personnel performance, including employee reviews, real-time coaching/performance improvement, documented disciplinary action, time and attendance.
- Effectively communicate company wide goals regarding safety, sustainability, efficiency, and performance to the Maintenance Team. Utilize equipment and departmental key performance indicators (KPI) to initiate continuous improvement and root cause analysis activities to increase equipment reliability.
- Lead and manage equipment and facility capital projects from the initial proposal stages through final completion and commissioning. Includes referencing and complying with Sysco design and construction guidelines, building, and maintaining relationships with contractors, developing project timelines and budgets, hosting project status meetings, escalating constraints, and collaboration with Sysco's Global Support Center support groups.
- Responsible for managing and utilizing computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) to complete reactive, preventive, predictive, and corrective work orders safely, accurately and on time. To include approving work orders, auditing work completed (both internal and external), accurate parts inventory, requesting modifications to PM task lists, PM schedules, assets relocations, etc.
- Responsible for managing monthly expense budget to include repairs, spare parts, consumables, professional services, and departmental overtime.
- Manage capital costs to ensure projects are completed within budget and make recommendations for future capital needs to properly maintain the facility.
- Responsible for the completion of refrigeration, fire suppression, electrical infrastructure and process utility compliance inspections and logs that must be completed accurately and on time. Participate in compliance audits, reviews, and corrective action plans.
- Timely and effectively manage third-party vendors and contractors to complete specialized preventive maintenance and repairs throughout the facility to ensure safe and reliable equipment. May include equipment rebuilds, emergency repair work, compliance mechanical integrity tasks, project work, etc.
Education Required:
- High school diploma or GED required.
- Current and valid driver's license (CDL Preferred, Not Required).
- Bachelor's degree in engineering or technical related discipline is preferred.
- Facility maintenance tech school
- Trade electrical I & II training
Required:
- Seven (7) plus years of leading and managing a maintenance organization in a food manufacturing environment.
- Ten (10) plus years of equipment/facility maintenance and repair experience.
- Project management/capital improvements and budget management experience.
- Maintenance management software and the development of a preventive and predictive maintenance program.
- Experience managing spare parts inventory.
- Experience using lockout tagout, job hazard analysis, hot work permits, confined space, etc.
- Experience with troubleshooting and repairing electronic controls and electrical components (high and low voltage); motors, contractors, relay logic, PLC's, etc.
- Working knowledge of OSHA general industry electrical safety standards;
Title 29 - Experience with NFPA 70 National electrical code and…
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