Senior Maintenance and Facilities Manager

Paradise Tomato Kitchen•Louisville, KY

About The Position

The Senior Maintenance and Facilities Manager will lead the transformation of maintenance operations to achieve best-in-class reliability and efficiency. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on execution, driving initiatives that reduce unplanned downtime, optimize asset lifecycle costs, and foster a culture of continuous improvement. The position oversees maintenance planning, scheduling, and reliability programs across multiple sites, ensuring alignment with corporate objectives and compliance with safety and quality standards.

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial, Mechanical, Electrical, or other technical field with 8 years managerial experience or equivalent education and experience.
Proven track record in implementing RCM, PdM, and CMMS systems.
Strong knowledge of maintenance best practices, KPIs, and reliability principles.
Excellent leadership, communication, and change management skills.
Ability to make critical decisions while following company procedures.
Ability to organize and direct oneself and effectively manage others.

Nice To Haves

Chemical Engineering degree preferred.
Certification in Maintenance & Reliability (CMRP) or similar, preferred.
Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or TPM methodologies.

Responsibilities

Develop and execute a maintenance transformation roadmap aligned with corporate objectives.
Implement Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) and Predictive Maintenance (PdM) strategies for critical assets.
Conduct asset criticality analysis to prioritize resources and investments.
Provide strategic input on capital projects and monitor maintenance costs, tracking variances.
Establish clear roles and responsibilities using a RACI matrix for planners, schedulers, technicians, and supervisors.
Adhere to GMPs, SOPs, and maintain current knowledge of industry regulations, including FSAM, MSD, and State Health Department requirements.
Ensure compliance with plant environmental safety programs and all applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
Ensure accountability for planned work, emergent work, and backlog management.
Implement a weekly scheduling process targeting 80% planned work.
Oversee job kitting and staging to improve wrench time and reduce delays.
Drive compliance with standardized work order processes.
Define and monitor KPIs, including: Schedule Compliance (%) Wrench Time (%) PM Completion Rate MTBF (Mean Time Between Failures) MTTR (Mean Time to Repair)
Prepare and present monthly performance reports to senior leadership.
Oversee building systems not directly tied to production, including HVAC, utilities, and facilities structures.
Coordinate with department leaders on facility conditions that impact audits, inspections, or certifications.
Lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for equipment failures.
Integrate PDCA cycles into maintenance reviews and improvement initiatives.
Document and share lessons learned from post-mortem reviews.
Champion the implementation of a CMMS/EAM system for work order management and reporting.
Explore and deploy IoT sensors and predictive analytics tools for condition monitoring.
Foster a culture of reliability and continuous improvement within the maintenance department.
Develop and deliver training programs on best-in-class principles, planning, and technology adoption.
Provide direct supervision, technical direction, administrative management, and maintenance leadership.
Support preventive and corrective maintenance programs.
Apply root-cause analysis and troubleshooting techniques across maintenance disciplines.
Serve as an active member of the Crisis Management and Food Safety Teams.
Perform other duties as assigned.