120 - PLANT - MANAGER, MAINTENANCE

Galloway•Neenah, WI

About The Position

Galloway Company is hiring a Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance function for its manufacturing operation. The position oversees preventive and corrective maintenance, equipment reliability, utilities, facilities, and maintenance projects, supporting safe, reliable, and efficient operations as well as food safety, quality, productivity, and business objectives. The manager leads and develops the maintenance team; plans and oversees maintenance programs; improves equipment reliability and uptime; and manages priorities, schedules, work orders, labor, contractors, spare parts, and budgets. The role works with production, engineering, quality, sanitation, safety, and other stakeholders to coordinate maintenance and reduce operational disruption. It also ensures work meets safety, food-safety, quality, environmental, and regulatory requirements; leads installations, upgrades, shutdowns, and improvement projects; and uses maintenance KPIs and a computerized maintenance management system to improve results. Leadership during equipment failures and occasional after-hours support are expected as operational needs require. Applicants must have at least a trade school diploma; journeyman certification is preferred. The role requires 10 or more years of manufacturing/maintenance experience, including progressive maintenance experience and experience leading employees and maintenance activities. Experience in food, dairy, beverage, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment is preferred. Galloway offers competitive compensation and benefits, including health insurance, a quarterly bonus program, wellness programs, a 401(k) plan with company match, paid time off, life insurance, short- and long-term disability, and an employee stock purchase plan. Applicants must complete a Culture Index Survey to proceed in the recruiting process; resumes are reviewed after the survey is completed.

Requirements

At least a trade school diploma.
10 or more years of manufacturing/maintenance experience.
Progressive maintenance experience in a manufacturing setting, including experience leading employees and maintenance activities.
Working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, controls, and utility systems used in industrial operations.
Experience with preventive and predictive maintenance programs, troubleshooting, root-cause analysis, and equipment reliability.
Experience managing contractors, projects, budgets, and spare-parts inventory.
Ability to work collaboratively in a highly regulated industry.
Strong organizational, interpersonal, communication, decision-making, and influencing skills.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications and computerized maintenance management systems.
Ability to support occasional weekend, holiday, or after-hours work as needed.
Commitment to workplace safety, food safety, quality, and operational excellence.

Nice To Haves

Journeyman certification.
Experience in food, dairy, beverage, or another highly regulated manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop the maintenance team while fostering accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Plan and oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance for production equipment, utilities, and facilities.
Improve equipment reliability, uptime, and lifecycle performance using maintenance data, root-cause analysis, and reliability best practices.
Manage maintenance priorities, schedules, work orders, labor, contractors, spare parts, and departmental budgets.
Coordinate maintenance activities with production, engineering, quality, sanitation, safety, and other stakeholders to minimize disruption.
Ensure maintenance work complies with workplace safety, food safety, quality, environmental, and regulatory requirements.
Lead equipment installations, upgrades, shutdown work, and capital or continuous-improvement projects.
Monitor maintenance KPIs and use the computerized maintenance management system to improve planning, execution, and results.
Provide leadership during equipment failures and participate in after-hours support as operational needs require.