Maintenance Manager

Job Description

Job Description

Job Title: Maintenance Manager

Job Description

The Maintenance Manager leads maintenance operations within a food and beverage manufacturing facility, overseeing preventive and corrective maintenance programs, guiding maintenance personnel, and driving equipment reliability improvements while ensuring strict compliance with food safety, GMP, sanitation, and safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a team of maintenance technicians, leads, and contractors to ensure high performance and engagement.
• Manage daily maintenance operations to support production goals, optimize equipment performance, and minimize unplanned downtime.
• Oversee preventive and predictive maintenance programs for production and facility equipment to improve reliability and extend asset life.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and automation-related equipment issues and drive effective root cause analysis.
• Collaborate closely with Production, Quality, and Sanitation teams to improve overall plant performance and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, food safety, sanitation, OSHA, and internal company safety standards across all maintenance activities.
• Manage maintenance budgets, control spare parts inventory, and coordinate work with outside vendors and service providers.
• Identify opportunities for process and equipment improvements and implement continuous improvement methodologies to enhance efficiency and reliability.

Additional Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in a food and beverage manufacturing environment or similar high-compliance production setting.
• Experience working cross-functionally with Production, Quality, and Sanitation teams to improve plant performance.
• Ability to manage maintenance budgets and control spare parts inventory effectively.
• Skill in coordinating and managing outside vendors and contractors.
• Strong communication and leadership skills to guide maintenance teams and influence plant-wide initiatives.

Why Work Here?

This opportunity offers a stable manufacturing environment that prioritizes safety, quality, reliability, and continuous improvement. You join a culture that values hands-on leadership, collaboration across departments, and ongoing optimization of processes and equipment. The role provides a 1st shift leadership position, supporting work-life balance while allowing you to make a meaningful impact on plant performance and long-term operational excellence.

Work Environment

The role is based in a food and beverage manufacturing facility that operates under GMP, food safety, sanitation, and OSHA standards. The environment emphasizes safety, quality, reliability, and continuous improvement in all processes. You work in a 1st shift leadership capacity, closely interacting with production lines, utilities, and facility systems. The setting is hands-on and fast-paced, requiring frequent presence on the plant floor around mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and automated equipment, with appropriate safety practices and protective gear in place.

This is a Permanent position based out of Frankfort, IN.

The pay range for this position is $125000.00 - $150000.00/yr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Competitive salary and bonus potentialComprehensive health, dental, and vision benefits401(k) with company matchPaid time off and holidaysCareer growth opportunities within a stable and growing organization

This is a fully onsite position in Frankfort,IN.

This position is anticipated to close on Sep 11, 2026.

Aerotek® Inc. provides staffing and services solutions in manufacturing, logistics, construction, aviation, facilities and maintenance. We provide the expertise, solutions and people required to rise to the challenges of North American industry. Headquartered in Hanover, Md., Aerotek operates a unified network of over 200 offices across North America, supporting more than 18,000 clients each year. Aerotek is an Allegis Group company, the global leader in workforce and business solutions. To learn more, visit: Aerotek.com | 1-888-AEROTEK.

Aerotek offers weekly pay, employee benefits including medical, dental & vision, life insurance, health advocacy and employee assistance programs, a 401(k) plan, and employee discounts.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance:
Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, for all positions located in the city and county of San Francisco, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Massachusetts Lie Detector:
It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI):
We may use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our hiring process, including sourcing, screening, and evaluating candidates. AI helps assess applications and qualifications, but final decisions are made by our hiring team. By applying, you acknowledge and agree that your application may be reviewed using AI tools.

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meet their goals, skills, and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role in solving companies’ construction, manufacturing, and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are-everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.

Company Description

We know that finding work is hard, and finding meaningful work is harder. Aerotek connects 180,000+ light industrial and skilled trades workers with 14,000+ employers each year, helping our workers navigate an evolving labor market and find jobs that meet their goals, skills, and interests. Since 1983, we have provided a variety of career opportunities across North American industry – from short-term assignments at Fortune 500 companies where you can build your skills, to long-term opportunities where you can play a vital role in solving companies’ construction, manufacturing, and maintenance challenges. Our 1,500+ experienced recruiters across 250+ offices work relentlessly to put our workforce in a position to thrive. Let us rise to meet your challenges and put our people-are-everything spirit to the test as your career continues to grow.