About the Role
The Maintenance Manager will lead maintenance operations at a manufacturing facility. This individual will be responsible for ensuring equipment reliability, minimizing downtime, managing preventive and corrective maintenance programs, and leading the maintenance team.
Key Activities
Own the site’s maintenance KPI scorecard — safety incidents, unplanned downtime, MTTR, MTBF, PM compliance, backlog, and maintenance cost — setting targets, driving corrective action when metrics miss, and reporting performance to plant and maintenance leadership on a regular cadence.
Own day-to-day maintenance of all bakery production lines — mixing, makeup, proofing, ovens, cooling, lamination, and packaging — so scheduled production is delivered at target throughput, yield, and food-safety standards.
Analyze downtime, failure, and CMMS data to identify systemic reliability issues and sponsor root cause and corrective action initiatives.
Partner with the Maintenance Planner and reliability resources to mature the site across the four-tier model: reactive, preventive, predictive, and RCM
Lead, develop, and hold accountable 4 Team Leaders and the technician workforce across shifts A–D, setting priorities and resolving cross-shift conflicts.
Develop the technician bench with the Maintenance Trainer — own the skills matrix, training plan, and succession planning across the maintenance organization.
Translate the site’s 24-month maintenance roadmap into department-level goals, staffing plans, and daily execution.
Own safety performance within maintenance — LOTO, machine guarding, confined space, arc flash, and hot work — and lead incident investigations through to closure.
Ensure all work meets GMP, HACCP, allergen-changeover, and SQF requirements; own food-safe repair practices including food-grade lubricants, no-loose-hardware discipline, and post-repair sanitation sign-off.
Own the performance, upkeep, and regulatory compliance of refrigeration systems and facility/building infrastructure, including ammonia and refrigerant regulations [and PSM/RMP program elements] and applicable building codes.
Review and commit to the weekly maintenance schedule developed by the Maintenance Planner, who reports to the Director of Maintenance and Engineering — validate priorities, assign crew capacity, and protect PM windows around the bake schedule.
Partner with Production on changeovers, sanitation windows, and holiday bake ramps.
Drive CMMS adoption and data integrity across the department to support KPI reporting and planning decisions.
Manage the maintenance department budget — labor, contractor spend, and parts/MRO inventory — and provide input on capital projects.
Own contractor and vendor relationships supporting maintenance execution, including scope, performance, and cost management.
Preferred Skills
Food or beverage manufacturing experience
Ammonia refrigeration experience, including participation in or ownership of a PSM program.
SQF, BRC, or equivalent GFSI audit experience.
Fleet or powered industrial truck maintenance experience, including OSHA PIT and DOT compliance programs.
Education and Experience
10+ years of industrial maintenance experience, including 5+ years in a maintenance management role.
Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical field; equivalent experience will be considered.
Proven track record owning and improving maintenance KPIs — safety, downtime, MTTR, MTBF, PM compliance — in a manufacturing environment.
Strong working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and PLC/controls systems.
Deep experience with CMMS platforms, including KPI dashboards, PM program build-out, and data-driven decision-making.
About Us
Finding a great opportunity that fosters growth, a great culture, and leadership opportunities can be difficult. Top Quality Recruitment (TQR) connects professionals with leadership opportunities across the Packaging, Food and Beverage, Medical Devices, and Biotechnology industries. With 50+ years of experience, we believe in one-to-one communication and finding the best candidate/employer match possible.
TQR is an equal-opportunity employer that encourages diversity. We will consider all applications.
Accommodation for applicants with disabilities is available upon request.
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