Manager, Maintenance
About The Position
The Maintenance Manager oversees plant maintenance activities and collaborates with key stakeholders to support strategic goals focused on Safety, People, Quality, Delivery, and Cost. The role leads training and capability development to build a high-performance maintenance team and recommends and implements improvements to engineering and maintenance practices to maximize operational efficiency. The position manages five employees responsible for assets across manufacturing lines in a high-speed food manufacturing facility. The Maintenance Manager develops and implements the site’s Asset Care and Reliability strategy for departments responsible for manufacturing and utility systems. The role provides technical assistance in purchasing and maintaining equipment; ensures the Maintenance Department has the workforce, experience, tools, supplies, and materials needed to deliver business outcomes; and supports operational excellence initiatives with Operations, Quality, and other functions. The position coordinates with production, engineering, and quality teams to resolve maintenance-related issues and optimize production processes. It also develops, recommends, and reviews long-term expense and capital strategies for the Maintenance Department and plant. Key challenges include developing a diverse team, aligning maintenance with plant goals, improving efficiency, ensuring safety compliance, managing resources and costs, maintaining technical expertise, mitigating risk, and using performance metrics to drive improvement.
Requirements
- High school diploma or GED.
- At least 5 years of maintenance experience in manufacturing.
- At least 3 years of supervisory experience.
Nice To Haves
- Supervisory experience in food manufacturing or pharmaceutical industries.
- Bachelor’s degree, preferably in a technical discipline.
- Demonstrated ability to lead and inspire teams, drive performance, and foster continuous improvement and engagement.
- Transformation experience in Total Productive Maintenance (TPM).
- Six Sigma or CMRP certification.
- Proficiency with Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS), such as SAP, and experience with storeroom/parts room operations and MRO.
- Working knowledge of safety standards, GMPs, and sanitary design for equipment specifications, installations, or modifications.
- Familiarity with RCM, FMEA, RCA, and other reliability concepts or methods.
- Experience in a continuous operation environment and a matrixed organization.
Responsibilities
- Develop and lead implementation of the site’s Asset Care and Reliability strategy for manufacturing and utility systems.
- Provide technical assistance in the purchase and maintenance of equipment.
- Develop and lead a competent, efficient Maintenance Department workforce, ensuring the team has the experience, tools, supplies, and materials needed to meet business outcomes.
- Use the Maintenance function to support Operational Excellence initiatives and improve plant KPIs in collaboration with Operations, Quality, and other functions.
- Coordinate with production, engineering, and quality teams to identify and resolve maintenance issues and optimize production processes.
- Develop, recommend, and review long-term expense and capital strategies for the Maintenance Department and plant.
- Balance training and development needs while supporting team performance and morale.
- Collaborate with stakeholders and align maintenance activities with plant strategic goals.
- Identify and implement improvements to engineering and maintenance practices to enhance operational efficiency.
- Ensure maintenance activities comply with safety regulations and standards.
- Manage resources and costs to meet maintenance demands.
- Identify and mitigate maintenance-related risks to prevent downtime and support smooth operations.
- Monitor and analyze performance metrics to drive continuous improvement and achieve plant goals.
Benefits
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- AD&D insurance
- Life insurance
- Matching 401(k) plan with immediate vesting
- Unlimited sick time
- Paid time off
- Holiday pay
- Free access to the fitness center for employees at WHQ
- Access to on-site day care
- Company store
- Employee donation and volunteer activity matching up to $1,500 annually through Campbell’s Cares
- Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
- Wellness benefits
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
Education Level
High school or GED
