Maintenance Manager

At the heart of our company is a deep passion for creating fresh, healthy, and artisan-quality food that brings people together. We honor the craft of artisan cooking—using scratch-made stocks, hand-chopped herbs, and only the highest-quality ingredients—complemented by cutting-edge technology. This allows us to deliver consistently safe, exceptional products on a large scale.

But it’s not just about the food. Our culture is built on principles that shape how we grow, both as individuals and as a team. One of our core values, Honoring Development, guides us to actively seek out, celebrate, and nurture one another’s talents, strengths, and interests. By fostering each other’s growth, we strengthen our relationships and capabilities, driving both personal and professional success.

We also believe in Honoring Each Other. We surround ourselves with passionate people who share our love for great food. Through mutual respect and collaboration, we create an environment where employees are empowered to thrive, building trusting, and rewarding relationships with our clients, partners, and one another.

If you're looking for a place where your skills, passion, and ideas can flourish, we invite you to explore the opportunities available within our dynamic and supportive team.

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for supervising, directing, and coordinating the work of the Maintenance team. This position is responsible for providing leadership and direction to ensure the safety of the work group, setting and attainment of departmental goals, and optimization of team and individual team member performance. Additionally, the Maintenance Manager is accountable for providing technical leadership and insight to facilitate the identification and resolution of root causes related to equipment failures and proactively identifying and addressing equipment reliability performance gaps.

Role and Responsibilities:

• Administration of company and plant policies as they relate to team members.
• Participation in Daily Direction Setting activities.
• Active participation in operations performance gap analysis activities.
• Management of repair-oriented capital projects.
• Management of ongoing leadership capability development plans for leaders in the Maintenance department.
• Development and management of individual and departmental objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provides strong safety leadership and ensures that employee safety is the primary objective of the work team.
• Models safe behaviors and personal work practices.
• Participates in the plant safety committee.
• Ensures a high level of accountability for adherence to safety guidelines and safe personal work practices.
• Facilitates good communication between the Maintenance team and other groups within the organization.
• Provides support and direction to develop and continuously improve work order planning and scheduling processes.
• Provides direction in the prioritization of planned work.
• Ensures a high level of accountability for adherence to work order processes.
• Collaborates with Operations leaders to ensure that maintenance plans and operations objectives are aligned.
• Develops and maintains strategic Maintenance improvement plans for manufacturing and infrastructure systems.
• Develops and fosters collaboration between Maintenance and Operations teams in the pursuit of increasing equipment efficiencies and minimizing downtime.
• Ensures that the facility’s equipment and machines are maintained properly and working correctly.
• Oversees the facility’s maintenance program; identifies and analyzes equipment or machinery failures and takes corrective actions.
• Provides technical training to management and other team members.
• Coordinates work performed by outside contractors, vendors, and engineering consultants.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Trains and supervises employees of the maintenance department.
• Negotiates contracts with outside vendors for the execution of maintenance work.
• Ensures operational efficiency of electrical equipment and mechanical systems through timely inspection and repair.
• Ensures that company premises and facilities are kept in clean…