Acorn Maintenance Manager

Overview

The Maintenance Manager provides hands‑on leadership to Farmer Focus production facilities in Harrisonburg, VA. This role is responsible for leading maintenance operations, supporting safe and reliable plant performance, overseeing maintenance teams, and ensuring the successful completion of machine maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and improvement of food processing and ancillary equipment. The Maintenance Manager plays a key role in supporting the production of Farmer Focus premium organic chicken by maintaining a safety‑first mindset, partnering with Operations, managing reliability improvement initiatives, and leading projects that support established performance metrics.

• Provide hands‑on leadership to maintenance teams supporting production facilities.
• Facilitate implementation of preventive maintenance programs.
• Ensure production machines and support equipment are running at maximum efficiency.
• Oversee machine maintenance, troubleshooting, repair, and improvement of food processing and ancillary equipment.
• Initiate corrective, preventive, and continuous improvement opportunities.
• Actively participate in developing, implementing, and verifying corrective and improvement actions.
• Provide a safe working environment for all employees and support achievement of acceptable incident rates.
• Seek, develop, implement, and facilitate training programs for Maintenance personnel.
• Partner with Plant Managers to develop, implement, and facilitate training programs for Maintenance Group Leads, Manufacturing Technicians, and Maintenance Technicians.
• Interact directly with the Complex Manager to support effective preventive maintenance and reduction of downtime.
• Maintain open communication channels to support positive internal customer relations.
• Control repair and maintenance spending; ensure timely ordering of materials and parts for the plant.
• Maintain responsibility for plant systems and support equipment, repair and maintenance needs, and operating supplies.
• Manage capital projects and audit production equipment to identify maintenance, safety, reliability, or improvement needs.
• Facilitate Lockout/Tagout, Hot Work Permit, Confined Space Entry, Workplace Inspections, OSHA Inspections, Safety Bulletin, General Safety, and Respiratory Protection safety programs.
• Plan, select, develop, coach, and lead a strong maintenance team.
• Lead improvement efforts in maintenance reliability, predictive maintenance, and preventive maintenance.
• Support compliance with safety standards, company policies, regulatory expectations, and plant procedures.
• Perform all other related duties as assigned by Management.

• Base Salary: $125,000 - $150,000
• Additional Compensation: KPI‑Based Incentive Program

• Weekly payroll
• Paid time off and sick leave
• Semi‑subsidized medical coverage
• Dental and vision plan options
• 401(k) plan with company match
• HSA and FSA
• Education reimbursement opportunities
• Employee Assistance Programs (EAP)
• Internal learning, development, and career growth programs

• 5 years of experience in maintenance management.
• Proficiency with advanced equipment maintenance tracking software applications.
• Knowledge of safety standards programs and formal building maintenance programs.
• Ability and proficiency with cost/benefit analysis and capital expenditure justification.
• Understanding of Total Productive Maintenance and/or reliability work processes.
• Expertise in facility maintenance management, staff supervision, budgeting, and maintenance training.
• Leadership skills in managing maintenance workers in problem solving, communication, time management, and multitasking.
• Experience leading improvement efforts in maintenance reliability, predictive maintenance, and preventive maintenance.
• Ability to plan, select, and develop a maintenance team.
• Ability to manage repair and maintenance spending, operating supplies, materials, parts, and capital projects.
• Capacity to work cross‑functionally with Plant Managers, the Complex Manager, Operations, Maintenance leaders, technicians, and other internal partners.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.
• Ability to learn various PC‑based production and…