Maintenance Manager

Maintenance Manager – Dairy / Food Manufacturing

East Greenbush, NY
$100,000–$120,000 base salary 10% bonus eligibility | Full-time, Direct Hire

MOHR Talent is recruiting a Maintenance Manager for an established dairy manufacturer expanding its operations. This is an opportunity to lead a maintenance department, improve equipment reliability, and build a more proactive approach to plant maintenance.

You’ll lead two maintenance supervisors and a parts manager, supporting a department growing toward 15 employees. We’re looking for a leader who develops people, creates accountability, and turns maintenance plans into consistent results.

What you’ll do

• Lead daily maintenance operations for production equipment, plant utilities, and facility systems.
• Strengthen preventive and predictive maintenance programs to reduce unplanned downtime.
• Improve CMMS use, work-order planning, maintenance scheduling, and spare-parts inventory.
• Coordinate maintenance around production schedules, sanitation cycles, and planned shutdowns.
• Troubleshoot recurring equipment issues and drive lasting corrective actions.
• Support equipment installations, upgrades, and smaller capital projects.
• Manage maintenance spending, contractors, and vendors.
• Coach and develop employees while maintaining safety, food quality, GMP, and sanitation standards.

What you’ll bring

• At least 5 years of maintenance, mechanical engineering, or related experience, with demonstrated supervisory or team leadership experience.
• Dairy manufacturing experience strongly preferred; similar food and beverage manufacturing experience considered.
• Experience managing maintenance teams in a production environment.
• Working knowledge of CMMS, preventive maintenance, parts inventory, and equipment reliability.
• Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting knowledge.
• Ability to implement change, set priorities, and hold teams accountable.
• A degree or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Experience with CIP systems, pumps, valves, fillers, homogenizers, separators, plant utilities, and union teams is especially valuable.

Schedule and compensation

• $100,000–$120,000 base salary
• 10% bonus eligibility
• Monday–Friday, first shift, with flexibility for off-hours and weekends as needed
• Participation in on-call coverage
• Sign-on bonus may be available to support relocation

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