120 - PLANT - MANAGER, MAINTENANCE

Galloway Company•Neenah, WI

About The Position

Galloway Company is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance function for its manufacturing operation. The role oversees preventive and corrective maintenance, equipment reliability, utilities, facilities, and maintenance projects to support safe, reliable, and efficient operations, food safety, quality, productivity, and business objectives. The Maintenance Manager leads and develops the maintenance team, manages maintenance planning and resources, and works across departments to minimize operational disruption. The position also provides leadership during equipment failures and participates in after-hours support as operational needs require.

Requirements

At least a trade school diploma; a journeyman certification is preferred.
10+ years of manufacturing or 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.
Partner with production, engineering, quality, sanitation, safety, and other stakeholders to coordinate maintenance activities and 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.