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Maintenance Manager

Maintenance Manager

Vermont Smoke & CureHinesburg, VT, US
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Job Description

Job Description

Description :

We are seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead our facility maintenance operations and drive equipment reliability across our manufacturing plant. This role is essential to maintaining operational excellence through strategic maintenance planning, team leadership, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Details :

  • Location : This job is on site at our facility in Hinesburg, VT
  • Schedule : Monday - Friday 8am - 4 : 30pm
  • Compensation : Starting from $100,000

Job Summary :

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for building and directing comprehensive facility maintenance programs that maintain plant equipment and facilities, ensuring reliable and efficient operation. This hands-on leadership role combines technical expertise with strategic maintenance planning and team development in our food processing environment. You'll collaborate closely with Production and Quality Teams to ensure high levels of safety, quality, uptime, and efficiency. Managing a team of skilled technicians, you'll focus on preventative, autonomous, predictive, and emergency maintenance strategies while driving reliability improvements and continuous improvement initiatives to meet company safety, quality, and operational performance targets.

Responsibilities :

Team Leadership & Development

  • Manage and direct a team of maintenance technicians through coaching, performance reviews, and professional growth planning
  • Supervise contractors and technical specialists to ensure competent work on plant equipment and facilities
  • Lead training initiatives for personnel on reliability and production improvement practices
  • Food Safety & Quality Systems

  • Maintain responsibility for Food Safety and Quality Management Systems (QMS) compliance
  • Hold non-conforming product and equipment according to established protocols
  • Follow and enforce QMS standards, policies, and procedures throughout maintenance operations
  • Equipment Maintenance & Troubleshooting

  • Troubleshoot complex electrical and mechanical issues on specialized meat processing equipment including grinders, mixers, stuffers, form-fill-seal machines, conveyors, scales, HVAC systems, and thermal cooking equipment
  • Conduct thorough root cause analysis of equipment failures and implement effective solutions
  • Develop and manage comprehensive maintenance programs including predictive, autonomous, preventative, and emergency procedures
  • Operations & Budget Management

  • Manage maintenance budget, track expenses, and identify cost-saving opportunities
  • Oversee purchasing and inventory management of maintenance tools, supplies, and spare parts
  • Operate and maintain the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)
  • Prioritize maintenance requests based on urgency and resource availability
  • Safety & Continuous Improvement

  • Develop, monitor, and enforce safety protocols including LOTO (Lockout / Tagout) and electrical safety procedures
  • Lead reliability and production improvement initiatives to maximize uptime and efficiency
  • Analyze maintenance data to identify trends and implement corrective and preventative actions
  • Maintain detailed records and documentation of all repair activities
  • Requirements : Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, or related technical field preferred
  • 5+ years of maintenance management experience in food processing or manufacturing environments
  • Strong technical knowledge of meat processing equipment and industrial systems
  • Experience with Food Safety regulations and Quality Management Systems
  • Proven leadership skills with experience managing maintenance teams and contractors
  • Proficiency with CMMS software and maintenance planning systems
  • Strong understanding of LOTO, electrical safety, and industrial safety protocols
  • Excellent troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and problem-solving abilities
  • Budget management and procurement experience
  • Knowledge of predictive and preventative maintenance methodologies
  • To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty at a satisfactory level. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skills, and / or abilities required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The mental and physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

    Physical Demands :

  • Regularly required to sit, stand (on concrete flooring) or walk for prolonged periods of time
  • Regularly bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, climb ladders, and lift to 50 lbs.
  • Excellent hand-eye coordination
  • Regularly required to talk and hear
  • Regularly required to visually observe objects up close and at a distance
  • Regularly requires hands to handle or feel and finger dexterity
  • Ability to work in 38°ree; Fahrenheit temperature and wet environment
  • Ability to withstand noisy environment
  • Operation of production equipment, tools, and controls
  • Mental Demands :

  • Regularly required to use oral communication skills
  • Learn and apply new information or skills
  • Regularly required to demonstrate poise, tact and diplomacy when interacting with the team
  • Ability to visually discern quality and cleanliness and follow food / workplace safety requirements
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