Maintenance Manager And Engineering Lead

Cardinal Staffing Services is immediately hiring for a Maintenance Manager / Engineering Lead in a dairy manufacturing facility in Defiance, OH
. As a Maintenance Technician for Cardinal Staffing, you will work in a fast-paced production environment and play a key role in maintaining equipment, minimizing downtime, and supporting overall operations.

• Troubleshooting and repairing production equipment
• Performing preventative maintenance
• Supporting mechanical and electrical systems
• Maintaining equipment reliability and safety

Cardinal Staffing Services is invested in their team members! All temporary employees are offered competitive compensation ($110k-$130k, pay will depend on experience
) as well as a benefits package including health insurance (medical, dental, and vision). Generous referral bonuses are available upon hire.

• Beverage & Processing Systems (Critical) -
• Maintain and optimize
• Blending and batching systems (smoothies / drinkable yogurt)
• Homogenizers and HTST/UHT systems
• Ice cream mix batching and high-fat handling systems -
• Support rapid changeovers across multiple SKUs
• Plant Maintenance & Reliability -
• Lead all maintenance activities (preventive, predictive, corrective)
• Improve uptime, throughput, and equipment reliability
• Implement and manage CMMS systems
• Lead and develop maintenance team

• 10+ years in food or dairy manufacturing maintenance/engineering
• Strong experience with liquid processing and filling systems
• Experience with HTST/UHT, homogenization, and batching systems
• Proven track record in plant optimization and capital projects
• Experience with beverage or dairy processing strongly preferred