Maintenance Manager

Job Details:
Level: Management,

Job Location:

New Berlin - New Berlin, WI 53151, Position Type:
Full Time, Education Level: 4 Year Degree, Travel Percentage:
None, Job Shift: Salaried (M-F), Job Category:
Management, At Radius Packaging, we prioritize our team members’ growth, collaboration, and well-being. Our culture is rooted in our Values and Guiding Principles, The Radius Way:
Champion Positive Change, Act with Integrity, Strive for Excellence, Emphasize Community, and Work Together.

We are proud to be a recipient of the Plastics News Excellence in Employee Relations Award and to have been named a Top Workplace by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel for the last two consecutive years. These recognitions reflect our commitment to continuing education, employee recognition, engagement, and meaningful opportunities for career advancement.

Radius Packaging is a leading supplier of containers and lids for the food, beverage, personal care, household, industrial, nutraceutical, wipes, and pet care markets. Headquartered in New Berlin, Wisconsin, with additional locations in Delavan and West Allis, our success is driven by a talented, engaged, and safety-focused team.

We are currently recruiting for a Maintenance Manager located our our New Berlin location. The Maintenance Manager leads the break/fix maintenance and equipment setup teams supporting our 24/7 New Berlin manufacturing operation. This role is accountable for rapid, safe, and effective response to equipment breakdowns, production interruptions, and machine setups while minimizing unplanned downtime and maintaining equipment to OEM or better standards.

The Maintenance Manager oversees Maintenance Technicians, Setup Technicians, and Mold Technicians across all shifts. Working closely with Production and the TPM & Reliability Manager, this leader establishes clear expectations for urgency, workmanship, communication, and accountability while developing the technical capability of the team.

• Lead all break/fix maintenance activities for production equipment and the facility across all operating shifts.
• Establish and maintain an “OEM or better” standard of equipment care, repair quality, safety, communication, and accountability.
• Develop the technical skills of the break/fix maintenance team through coaching, training, and hands‑on guidance.
• Quickly identify, prioritize, troubleshoot, and resolve equipment breakdowns and production interruptions.
• Coordinate maintenance support and communicate status updates with Production, Quality, Engineering, Scheduling, and other departments.

• Plan and coordinate machine setups, including the tools and equipment needed for blow molders and downstream equipment.
• Drive safe, consistent, and efficient setups while reducing the time from last good piece to first good piece.
• Ensure equipment, molds, heads, and related resources are ready to support production requirements.

• Establish and enforce internal and external plant escalation procedures.
• Maintain after-hours and weekend support processes and ensure an urgent 24/7 response to critical breakdowns.
• Ensure the appropriate internal or external technical resources are available to support production.
• Manage onsite contractors as appropriate and communicate breakdown root causes to the TPM & Reliability Manager.

• Ensure work orders are completed accurately and on time, with parts and labor properly assigned.
• Control maintenance labor and expenses at or below budget and authorize parts and service purchases within established limits.
• Maintain accurate payroll, overtime approval, performance appraisal, disciplinary, and training records.
• Maintain…