Maintenance Manager - Boost Your Career with a Leading Food Manufacturer
Are you ready to elevate your leadership and technical expertise? This is an exceptional opportunity to join a premier food manufacturing company as a Maintenance Manager, driving innovation and operational excellence within our cutting-edge facility.
Take ownership of the maintenance department and be a cornerstone in shaping the future of this thriving business.
Highly visible role with strong growth opportunity. Contribute directly to strategic initiatives with senior leadership involvement and enjoy excellent benefits and career development opportunities.
This is your chance to excel with a recognized brand shaping the food industry at its highest levels.
Compensation: $120,000 - $135,000 + 15% Bonus
Excellent Benefit package.
Location: Gurnee IL
Core Responsibilities:
- Direct and inspire the maintenance team to ensure optimal performance of production equipment, electrical systems, and the physical building.
- Shape the advancement of your team through robust training programs and performance management strategies.
- Oversee compliance with all USDA and FDA manufacturing standards to uphold product quality and safety.
- Optimize departmental budgets, ensuring sufficient resources to minimize downtime and maintain seamless operations.
- Implement preventative maintenance, energy efficiency initiatives, and continuous improvement programs to boost productivity.
- Research and execute procurement strategies for equipment and materials to support product innovation and operational enhancements.
- Manage capital projects-coordinate design, construction, and maintenance with external vendors while tracking timelines and costs.
- Develop and execute strategies for increasing line efficiency and reducing operational costs through continuous improvement projects.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree is a plus.
- 5+ years of supervisory/ management experience in maintenance or engineering.
- 5+ years manufacturing experience, preferably in Food.
- Expertise in modern maintenance practices such as CMMS, PLC systems, preventative maintenance programs, high-speed packaging, downtime analysis, and budgeting.
- Hands-on refrigeration systems, and compliance within USDA/FDA environments preferred.