Maintenance Manager

FPL FOOD•Augusta, GA

17d•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Manager provides plant-wide leadership for maintenance operations at FPL Food, LLC’s Augusta facility. The position ensures the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of slaughter and fabrication equipment, refrigeration, rendering, utilities, wastewater systems, and facility infrastructure. The role leads maintenance employees and preventive maintenance programs, emergency repairs, work orders, spare-parts controls, contractors, budgets, and capital projects in partnership with the Project Engineer. The Maintenance Manager works with Operations, Safety, Food Safety and Quality Assurance, Sanitation, and Engineering to reduce downtime, improve equipment reliability, and maintain regulatory compliance. Work takes place in both office and plant environments. Plant exposure may include hot or cold temperatures, wet or humid conditions, noise, odors, blood and animal byproducts, moving equipment, industrial chemicals, and areas requiring personal protective equipment. The position requires movement through slaughter, fabrication, rendering, hide-processing, cold-storage, wastewater, and maintenance areas. Travel is less than 10%, including occasional vendor visits, training, or travel to other company locations. The employee must be able to work a flexible schedule and respond to equipment failures or operational emergencies outside normal business hours.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Maintenance, Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related technical field.
At least five years of maintenance management or supervisory experience in food processing, meat processing, or a similar industrial manufacturing environment.
Demonstrated leadership ability, sound judgment, accountability, integrity, and strong interpersonal skills.
Strong mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic troubleshooting skills.
Knowledge of industrial production equipment, utilities, preventive maintenance, and equipment-reliability practices.
Ability to read and interpret technical manuals, schematics, blueprints, and equipment documentation.
Knowledge of applicable safety requirements, including lockout/tagout and machine guarding.
Strong problem-solving, organizational, project-management, and decision-making skills.
Ability to respond effectively to equipment failures and operational emergencies in a fast-paced production environment.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications.
Ability to work effectively with employees at all organizational levels, contractors, vendors, and regulatory representatives.
Ability to stand and walk for extended periods, including on wet or concrete floors, and to bend, climb, reach, and access equipment and facility systems.
Ability to lift and carry up to 50 pounds.
Ability to work a flexible schedule and respond to equipment failures or operational emergencies outside normal business hours.

Nice To Haves

Experience in a beef slaughter or meat-processing facility is strongly preferred.
Experience with computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS/EAM) and CAD software.

Responsibilities

Follow and support applicable company safety, food-safety, animal-welfare, quality, sanitation, environmental, security, and regulatory policies and procedures.
Direct daily Maintenance Department activities to support safe and efficient beef slaughter, fabrication, rendering, hide-processing, and cold-storage operations.
Oversee inspection, troubleshooting, repair, installation, and maintenance of production equipment, refrigeration systems, utilities, wastewater systems, and facility infrastructure.
Establish and maintain preventive and predictive maintenance programs to improve equipment reliability and reduce unplanned downtime.
Prioritize and assign work orders according to safety, food-safety risk, equipment condition, production needs, and operational priorities.
Monitor recurring equipment failures and implement corrective actions and long-term reliability improvements.
Maintain accurate equipment records, maintenance histories, technical documentation, and work-order information.
Manage critical spare parts, maintenance tools, equipment, and supplies; maintain appropriate inventory and control costs.
Lead, schedule, train, and develop maintenance employees, setting expectations for safety, performance, productivity, attendance, and accountability.
Review employee time records, manage overtime, conduct performance evaluations, and address performance or disciplinary matters in partnership with Human Resources.
Plan and manage capital projects, equipment installations, facility improvements, and major repairs from initial planning through completion.
Develop project schedules and cost estimates, coordinate resources, and ensure projects are completed safely, on time, and within budget.
Review technical drawings, equipment specifications, and proposed designs for operational suitability.
Coordinate and oversee contractors and vendors performing repairs, inspections, installations, and other facility work.
Ensure contractors comply with company safety, food-safety, sanitation, security, and project requirements.
Enforce safe work practices, including lockout/tagout, confined-space entry, hot-work requirements, fall protection, and machine guarding.
Ensure maintenance work does not create contamination, foreign-material, or product-integrity risks in slaughter, processing, cooler, or product-handling areas.
Coordinate maintenance with Operations, Sanitation, and Food Safety and Quality Assurance to protect product integrity and minimize production interruptions.
Maintain a clean, organized, and safe maintenance shop and work environment.
Support emergency response and after-hours maintenance needs when required by business conditions.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.