Maintenance Manager

Maintenance Manager

Ft. Atkinson, WI (relocation allowance provided)

We're seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead all maintenance operations within a high-volume food manufacturing facility. This role is responsible for maximizing equipment reliability, minimizing downtime, leading the maintenance team, and ensuring safe, efficient plant operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the maintenance department, including hiring, training, coaching, performance management, scheduling, and employee development.
• Develop and manage preventive maintenance programs, maintenance policies, purchasing practices, inventory controls, and departmental budgets.
• Oversee the installation, maintenance, and repair of production equipment to ensure maximum uptime.
• Coordinate and manage outside contractors, service technicians, and OEMs when additional expertise is needed.
• Partner with Operations and other departments to support production goals and improve equipment performance.
• Provide technical guidance to production teams, helping develop operator training, SOPs, equipment care practices, and safety procedures.
• Support daily production start-up, troubleshoot equipment issues, and ensure timely repairs.
• Manage maintenance parts inventory and ensure critical spare parts are available.
• Respond to after-hours maintenance emergencies as needed.
• Promote a safe, clean, and compliant maintenance operations

Qualifications

• 7–10 years of maintenance management experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment, preferably within food, meat, pharmaceutical, cosmetic, or another highly regulated industry.
• Strong leadership experience managing maintenance teams and department budgets.
• Excellent troubleshooting, preventive maintenance, and equipment reliability experience.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to work across operations, engineering, and leadership teams.
• Associate degree in a mechanical or technical field, or equivalent hands-on experience.