Associate Manager, Maintenance

Associate Manager, Maintenance

Since 1869, we've connected people through food they love. We're proud to be stewards of amazing brands that people trust. Our portfolio includes the iconic Campbell's brand, as well as Cape Cod, Chunky, Goldfish, Kettle Brand, Lance, Late July, Pacific Foods, Pepperidge Farm, Prego, Pace, Rao's Homemade, Snack Factory, Snyder's of Hanover. Swanson, and V8.

Here, you will make a difference every day. You will be supported to build a rewarding career with opportunities to grow, innovate and inspire. Make history with us.

The Associate Manager, Maintenance oversees all plant maintenance activities, collaborating with key stakeholders to support the plant's strategic goals focused on Safety, People, Quality, Delivery, and Cost. This role involves leading training and capability development initiatives to build a high-performance maintenance team. Additionally, the Associate Manager, Maintenance will recommend and implement improvements to engineering and maintenance practices to ensure maximum operational efficiency.

This position manages a team of 30+ employees responsible for assets across 5 production lines in a high-speed food manufacturing facility.

What you will do...

• Asset Care & Reliability Strategy:
  Develop and lead the implementation of the site's Asset Care and Reliability strategy across all production and utility systems, ensuring alignment with plant financial, operational, and strategic objectives. Drive execution of preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs to maximize equipment reliability and uptime.
• Maintenance Execution & Technical Support:
  Provide technical expertise to support equipment selection, installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting. Ensure effective execution of maintenance work through standardized processes, CMMS utilization, and adherence to planning and scheduling discipline.
• People Development & Leadership:
  Build, develop, and lead a high-performing Maintenance team. Ensure employees have the capabilities, tools, materials, and resources required to safely and effectively execute maintenance activities. Establish clear expectations, provide coaching, and drive accountability to achieve business results.
• Operational Excellence Integration:
  Partner with Operations, Quality, Engineering, and OpEx teams to support continuous improvement initiatives. Leverage maintenance systems and loss analysis to improve key plant KPIs (e.g., OEE, downtime, cost, quality).
• Problem Solving & Reliability Improvement:
  Lead root cause analysis (RCA) efforts for equipment failures and chronic losses. Partner cross-functionally to implement sustainable corrective actions and improve overall asset performance.
• Capital & Strategic Planning:
  Support development and execution of capital and expense plans for maintenance-related initiatives. Identify, prioritize, and justify investments that improve reliability, safety, and cost performance.
• Budget & Resource Management:
  Manage maintenance labor, materials, and contractor spend to meet operational needs while optimizing cost. Ensure appropriate allocation of resources to balance planned and unplanned work.
• Safety & Compliance Leadership:
  Ensure all maintenance activities are performed in compliance with safety standards, GMPs, and regulatory requirements. Promote a culture of safety ownership and accountability within the maintenance organization.
• Leadership & Team Development:
  Lead and develop a diverse maintenance workforce while maintaining engagement, accountability, and high performance.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration:
  
  Influence and align with operations and support functions to drive maintenance priorities and plant performance outcomes.
• Operational Effectiveness:
  Drive improvements in maintenance processes, including planning/scheduling, PM/PdM compliance, and reduction of reactive work.
• Safety & Regulatory Compliance:
  Ensure strict adherence to safety, food safety, and regulatory standards across all maintenance activities.
• Resource & Cost Management:
  Balance labor, materials, and contractor resources to meet production needs while maintaining cost discipline.
• Technical Expertise:
  Maintain and apply knowledge of maintenance systems, reliability methodologies, and manufacturing technologies.
• Risk Management:
  
  Identify and mitigate equipment and process risks to minimize downtime and business disruption.
• Performance Management:
  Track and analyze key maintenance metrics (e.g., downtime, PM compliance, schedule adherence, cost) to drive continuous improvement.

Who you will work with...

• Reporting into Sr Manager, Maintenance & Engineering

What you will bring to the table... (Must Have)

• High School Diploma or GED
• 5+ years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment
• 3+ years of supervisory or leadership experience, preferably in food manufacturing

It would be great if you have... (Nice to Have)

• Bachelor's Degree in a technical discipline
• Demonstrated leadership capability with a focus on performance, engagement, and…