Senior Engineering Manager

Sr. Engineering Manager Opportunity in Minneapolis, MN

HiFyve is seeking a Sr. Engineering Manager to lead engineering and maintenance operations within a 24/7 food manufacturing facility. This position will oversee maintenance leadership, equipment reliability, plant utilities, capital projects, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Job Responsibilities

• Lead engineering and maintenance operations across the facility
• Manage and develop maintenance supervisors and technicians
• Drive preventive and predictive maintenance programs to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime
• Oversee CMMS utilization, maintenance planning, and asset management
• Identify, develop, and manage plant capital improvement projects
• Manage departmental budgets, maintenance costs, vendors, and contractors
• Support electrical, mechanical, utilities, refrigeration, boiler, and facility systems
• Partner with production to improve safety, quality, equipment performance, and operational efficiency
• Ensure compliance with food safety, GMP, environmental, and regulatory requirements
• Support continuous improvement initiatives throughout the facility

Requirements

• 8+ years of engineering and/or maintenance experience within food manufacturing
• 2+ years of experience supervising maintenance personnel
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering strongly preferred
• Experience managing budgets and capital projects
• Ability to scope, schedule, budget, and lead plant CAPEX projects
• Knowledge of preventive/predictive maintenance and CMMS programs
• Experience with 480V three-phase electrical systems preferred
• PLC troubleshooting experience preferred; Allen-Bradley experience is a plus
• Ammonia/Refrigeration Level 2 certification required or willingness to obtain
• Minnesota Boiler 1B license or higher required or willingness to obtain
• Knowledge of wastewater treatment and environmental compliance
• Union manufacturing experience preferred
• AutoCAD experience preferred