Maintenance Manager

Maintenance Manager

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for leading and optimizing all electrical and mechanical services across the facility. This role ensures safe, reliable, and cost-effective operations by maintaining production equipment, physical plant, utilities, and grounds in compliance with all regulatory and company standards. The Maintenance Manager leads and develops a team of technicians, supervisors, planner/scheduler, and parts clerk and drives a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and safety throughout the maintenance function.

Coordinates overall maintenance activities through planning and communication with the Plant Manager to ensure all maintenance objectives are accomplished safely, promptly, and cost-effectively.

Directs and supervises maintenance technicians across all shifts, ensuring consistent execution of safety, quality, and maintenance standards across a 24-hour operation.

Develops and controls plans and budgets for the maintenance department; manages department labor spend within budgeted targets to ensure efficient and responsible resource utilization.

Develop and implements a cost-effective preventive maintenance program to keep production equipment in an efficient and safe operating condition.

Reviews downtime reports and data collection systems to determine root cause of failures and drives corrective action to reduce recurrence and minimize production impact.

Leads the Preventive Maintenance pillar and actively participates in Safety, 5S, and other continuous improvement activities across the facility, leveraging Operational Excellence tools to reduce downtime and drive sustainable results.

Accountable for end-to-end maintenance performance across the facility, including equipment reliability, equipment availability, and adherence to safety and quality standards.

Coordinates with outside vendors and internal Marzetti resources on capital projects, repairs, and service contracts to ensure quality work at competitive cost.

Ensures adequate and cost-effective inventories of supplies, spare parts, maintenance materials, and repair parts are maintained.

Directs changeovers of equipment and preventive maintenance activities in alignment with production schedules; ensure all maintenance work is properly coordinated with production planning to minimize disruption.

Collaborates with HRBP to support hiring, onboarding, training, and workforce scheduling for the maintenance team.

Provides training, direction, development, evaluation, coaching, and leadership to all maintenance team members.

Maintains close working relationships with all departments and responds to equipment deviations and safety concerns immediately.

Coordinates with other department managers to ensure alignment across production, purchasing, packaging, and inventory control activities.

Apply modern management techniques to promote team building and empower technicians to make decisions at the appropriate level.

Maintains company standards for cleanliness, safety, and productivity throughout the maintenance area.

Maintains positive employee, corporate, and community relations.

Develops internal talent by modeling our growth behaviors and creating opportunities for team members to advance within the organization.

Ensures compliance with all federal, state, and local laws, company policies, OSHA VPP, quality, food safety, 5S, and HACCP programs; assures conformity to company, customer, and government standards.

Strive to be a safety solutions leader by maintaining the 200% for safety mindset. Participate in engagement activities, complete required safety training, and aid in identifying hazards within the facility utilizing safety suggestions, incident response program, and other safety programs.

Performs other duties and responsibilities as required by management.

Directly oversees a salary team of supervisors and 1 planner/scheduler. These salary leaders oversee teams that consist of maintenance technicians, planner/scheduler, and maintenance clerks in a 24-hour manufacturing operation. Supervisory responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, training, scheduling, performance appraisal, and incident investigation; planning, assigning, and directing work; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and grievances; resolving problems; and interpreting company policies.

Bachelor's or associate's degree in engineering or a related field preferred; high school diploma, GED, or equivalent required.

7-10 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment, with a strong background in electrical and mechanical systems; food industry and union experience preferred.

Demonstrated knowledge of PLC controls, CMMS or work order management platforms (SAP preferred), and preventive maintenance programs.

Working knowledge of scheduling, budgets, and production processes.

Experience with OSHA VPP, workers compensation programs, and safety management in a manufacturing environment.

Proficiency in Microsoft Suite required, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and Power BI.

Experience with Prism and UKG preferred.

Lean Six Sigma experience preferred.

Strong people management, organizational, and problem-solving skills.

Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with team members, management, customers, and vendors.

Works in a manufacturing environment where the employee is regularly required to speak, read, sit, stand, walk, climb, crouch, lift, reach, grasp, and bend. Must be able to move 40-75 pounds for 25 feet or more and stand for an 8–12 hour shift with regular breaks while performing repetitive tasks. May be required to work overtime and/or weekends as needed. The employee may be exposed to non-ambient temperatures, odors, dust, oil, slippery floors, and moving equipment. Noise levels are loud in the plant. Ear protection, eye/face protection, hair/beard nets, steel-toed/slip-resistant shoes, and gloves are required per company GMP and safety standards.

We are committed to a safe work environment where employee safety and food safety are our top priorities. All employees are expected to follow safety, sanitation, and quality protocols, and provide appropriate training and protective equipment, and are empowered to report hazards and stop work if unsafe conditions arise.

The Marzetti Company (Nasdaq: MZTI) manufactures and sells specialty food products. Our retail brands include Marzetti® dressings and dips, New York Bakery™ garlic breads, and Sister Schubert's® dinner rolls, in addition to exclusive license agreements for Olive Garden® dressings, Chick-fil-A® sauces and dressings, Buffalo Wild Wings® sauces, Arby's® sauces, Subway® sauces, and Texas Roadhouse® steak sauces and frozen rolls. Our foodservice business supplies sauces, dressings, breads, and pasta to many of the top restaurant chains in the United States.