Maintenance Manager - Food Manufacturing

Morgan Stephens • Massillon, OH

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Manager will serve as a key member of the plant’s leadership team and be responsible for leading the maintenance and reliability efforts across the production facility. The role focuses on creating and executing a proactive maintenance strategy, improving equipment uptime, optimizing asset life, and supporting lean manufacturing principles.

Requirements

• Typically 7+ years of industrial maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment (food, beverage or high-volume consumer goods) with at least 3 years in a supervisory or management role.
• Proven experience in leading maintenance teams, implementing reliability-centered maintenance programs, and managing maintenance budgets.
• Strong technical knowledge of mechanical, electrical, automation (PLC/VFD), instrumentation, and ability to lead troubleshooting efforts.
• Excellent communication, leadership, project management, and organizational skills.
• Comfortable working in a regulated production environment and aligning maintenance operations with food-safety and quality assurance standards.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with CMMS systems, maintenance data/analytics, as well as Lean, Six Sigma or TPM methodologies preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology or related field preferred; equivalent combination of education and experience considered.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance operations including installation, repair, and safe operation of processing and packaging equipment, ensuring full compliance with regulatory standards (OSHA, FDA, GMP, NFPA, NEC, etc.).
• Collaborate with operations and production leadership to establish metrics such as uptime, reliability, and efficiency.
• Develop and deploy a reliability and maintenance program including predictive & preventive maintenance, TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) and root cause analysis.
• Maintain control of spare parts inventory, contractor/vendor relationships, and maintenance budget to optimize cost and asset availability.
• Lead, mentor and develop a team of supervisors, planners, and technicians—ensuring staffing, training, and performance management across 24/7 operations as needed.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to reduce downtime, improve equipment performance, and extend equipment life through data-driven strategies.
• Interface with cross-functional teams (engineering, quality assurance, operations, safety) to ensure maintenance supports production goals and regulatory requirements.
• Handle capital project maintenance planning, major equipment upgrades, and strategic asset replacement decisions as required.
• Other duties as assigned by plant leadership.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and bonus / incentive potential.
• Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, retirement match, etc.
• Opportunity to lead and shape reliability and maintenance strategy in a major manufacturing facility with growth potential.

What This Job Offers

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