Maintenance Manager

Zilks Plus Resources LLC•Kyle, TX

23d•$85,000 - $100,000•Onsite

About The Position

ATX Specialty Foods is a fast-growing, premier producer of high-quality dips and sauces. We serve a diversified portfolio of retail branded, foodservice, and private label offerings. Our team partners with exceptional food companies to deliver full-service operational solutions. We believe great food stems from passion, premium ingredients, and great people. Reports to: Vice President of Operations Position Summary The Maintenance Manager is responsible for building a structured, data-driven maintenance program that improves uptime, reduces downtime, and supports operational growth. The Maintenance Manager will transition the department from reactive repair to a preventive and predictive maintenance environment, while ensuring equipment reliability, facility safety, and cost control. Success in this role is defined by measurable improvements in uptime, cost management, team capability, and system implementation.

Requirements

Minimum 3 years of maintenance leadership experience.
Experience in manufacturing environment (food manufacturing preferred).
Demonstrated success implementing preventive maintenance systems.
Strong working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and facility systems.
Proven ability to lead teams in fast-paced growth environments.
Flexible schedule including weekends as required.

Responsibilities

Implement a documented Preventive Maintenance (PM) program covering 100% of critical production assets.
Establish asset registry with equipment criticality ranking.
Achieve ≥ 98% schedule compliance.
Reduce unplanned downtime by 25% from baseline.
Reduce emergency work orders to < 30% of total work orders.
Creation and fostering of a preventive/predictive environment.
Implement structured work order system (manual or CMMS).
Ensure 100% of maintenance work is documented through work orders.
Establish baseline metrics for downtime, response time, and repair time.
Improve Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) by 15% within 6 months.
Improve Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF) by 20% within 12 months.
Achieve ≥ 95% Work Order Closure Rate within scheduled timeframe.
Maintain ≥ 95% production equipment uptime.
Respond to critical breakdowns within 15 minutes during operating hours.
Reduce repeat equipment failures by 30% within 6 months.
Maintain food safety and regulatory compliance with zero maintenance-related audit findings.
Communicate with operations department daily to provide immediate, timely support to ensure operational needs are met.
Operate within approved maintenance budget (±3% variance).
Reduce parts spend variance through improved inventory planning.
Maintain critical spare parts availability at ≥ 98%.
Reduce reactive repair costs by 20% year-over-year.
Assess team skill gaps and create documented training plan.
Implement weekly maintenance team meetings with KPI review.
Establish on-call and weekend coverage structure.
Cross-train 100% of maintenance staff on critical production equipment.
Improve internal response satisfaction score from Operations to ≥ 90%.
Reduce overtime caused by reactive breakdowns by 25%.
Lead major maintenance and facility improvement projects on time and within budget.
Deliver project ROI analysis for all capital requests over $5,000.
Ensure zero lost-time incidents during maintenance-related projects.
Attend daily production meetings and communicate equipment status.
Provide weekly maintenance KPI dashboard to Operations.
Lead root cause analysis (RCA) on all major breakdown events within 48 hours.
Provide monthly summary report outlining downtime trends, spare parts availability, and PM compliance.