Are you a hands-on Maintenance Manager looking for a leadership role with growth potential? Do you have experience in food manufacturing and a passion for driving efficiency? We're working with a well-established, fourth-generation, family-owned food manufacturing company that has been in business for over 150 years. They are known for their high-quality protein products and are investing in automation and process improvements to take their operations to the next level.
They are looking for a strong Maintenance Manager to lead their team, optimize plant operations, and support future automation initiatives at their New Jersey facility.
What's in It for You?
- Leadership Opportunity - Take charge of a maintenance team and play a key role in shaping the future of the plant.
- Growth Potential - This company is expanding and offers opportunities to move into a multi-site leadership role.
- Exciting Challenges - Help drive automation and efficiency projects while optimizing maintenance processes.
- Stability & Legacy - Join a company with deep industry roots, a strong leadership team, and a commitment to continuous improvement.
What You'll Be Doing:
- Leading all maintenance operations for production equipment and facilities.
- Developing and executing preventative and predictive maintenance programs to reduce downtime.
- Partnering with leadership to drive automation and efficiency initiatives.
- Ensuring compliance with food safety and regulatory standards.
- Managing budgets, spare parts inventory, and vendor relationships.
- Coaching, training, and developing the maintenance team to support company growth.
What You Bring to the Table:
- 5+ years of maintenance leadership experience in food manufacturing (protein experience preferred).
- Knowledge of grinders, mixers, formers, packers, and other processing equipment.
- Experience implementing automation and process improvements is a big plus.
- Strong leadership skills with the ability to motivate and develop a team.
- Bilingual (Spanish) preferred due to workforce composition.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, growing environment.
Location: Just outside of Manhattan