Maintenance Manager

Schreiber Foods • Richland Center, WI

5d • Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Manager ensures reliable operation of machinery and equipment while maintaining safety standards and regulatory compliance, including adherence to Safe Quality Food (SQF) requirements. This role oversees maintenance activities, manages budgets, mentors and supports technical supervisors and teams, drives continuous improvement, and collaborates across departments to uphold operational reliability, safety, and compliance at a dairy manufacturing facility in Richland Center, Wisconsin.

The manager develops and implements asset and infrastructure care strategies, leads planners, schedulers, supervisors, and engineers, and manages maintenance budgets, spare-parts inventory, work management, and inventory management. The position works with operations, quality control, and engineering to prioritize maintenance, minimize production disruption, address cross-functional obstacles, and improve equipment performance, reliability, efficiency, and ESG initiatives.

Working with the leadership team, the manager ensures compliance with food safety and food quality plans and customer requirements. They communicate customer requirements to production and support groups, establish and audit PCPs, CCPs, and standard operating procedures, and review instances where procedures are not followed to determine appropriate corrective action.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical, electrical, chemical, biochemical, biological, engineering, or a related technical field.
• At least 2 years as a technical supervisor, manager, or leader in manufacturing.
• Team leadership experience in a technical function, such as Maintenance Team Advisor, Maintenance Supervisor, Engineer, or a similar position.
• Maintenance or engineering leadership experience.
• Understanding of world-class maintenance concepts, including planning and scheduling, preventive and predictive maintenance, reliability-centered maintenance, precision maintenance, and MRO inventory management.
• Skills in maintenance, reliability, and operation of electronics, PLCs, robotics, boilers, refrigeration equipment, and infrastructure.

Nice To Haves

• Manufacturing experience in dairy, food, or beverage.
• Licenses or certifications in maintenance, reliability, or related areas; examples include CRL, CMRP, and CMM.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement asset and infrastructure care strategies to maintain optimal equipment efficiency and reliability.
• Mentor, supervise, support, and develop planners, schedulers, supervisors, and engineers, providing guidance and training.
• Manage maintenance budgets and optimize spare-parts inventory, work management, and inventory management.
• Drive cost-effective and energy-efficient strategies to maximize equipment lifespan and performance.
• Oversee compliance with applicable OSHA, FDA, USDA, and SQF requirements, including documentation, processes, and staff training for safety, quality, and hygiene standards.
• Collaborate with operations, quality control, and engineering to prioritize maintenance, minimize production disruptions, and resolve cross-functional obstacles.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance equipment performance, reliability, ESG initiatives, and efficiency; interpret maintenance data, identify improvement opportunities, and implement solutions to optimize processes and reduce waste.
• Work with the leadership team to ensure compliance with food safety and food quality plans and customer requirements.
• Interpret and communicate customer requirements to plant production and support groups.
• Establish and audit PCPs, CCPs, and standard operating procedures to define and monitor processes and ensure customer requirements are met.
• Review incidents involving unmet procedures and determine appropriate corrective action for partners who do not follow standard procedures.

Benefits

• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) from day one.
• An 8% 401(k) match into the ESOP and an additional company retirement contribution of about 8% of earnings.
• Opportunity to earn incentive pay twice a year when company goals are met.
• $10,000 relocation bonus plus a relocation package for eligible U.S. salaried candidates relocating more than 50 miles.
• Up to $5,000 annually toward childcare costs.
• Wellness Incentive and employer-funded Lifestyle Spending Account for eligible partners.
• Development opportunities relevant to the role, career goals, and company.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision benefits starting day one.
• Onsite nurse and mental health counselor.
• Partners Helping Partners support program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager