Maintenance Manager

Job Title

Maintenance and Engineering Manager

About Our Client

Our client is a well-established global food manufacturer with a long-standing reputation for quality, operational excellence, and product innovation. The organization maintains a strong presence in Southern California and continues to invest in long-term growth, modernization, and manufacturing capabilities. Unlike many companies focused on short-term market pressures, this organization takes a long-term approach to decision-making and employee development. Leadership encourages innovation, continuous improvement, and collaboration while providing employees with opportunities for professional growth and advancement.

Job Description

Lead maintenance and engineering operations for a large food manufacturing facility. Drive TPM, preventive maintenance, predictive maintenance, and reliability programs. Manage major capital projects, equipment upgrades, and facility improvements. Improve uptime, OEE, and maintenance KPI performance. Oversee CMMS systems, spare parts management, and digital maintenance initiatives. Support energy optimization, facilities maintenance, and environmental compliance activities. Build and develop a high-performing maintenance and engineering team. Partner with operations, quality, safety, and global stakeholders to support business growth.

MPI does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, or based on an individual's status in any group or class protected by applicable federal, state or local law. MPI encourages applications from minorities, women, the disabled, protected veterans and all other qualified applicants.

The Successful Applicant

Experience leading maintenance and engineering teams within food manufacturing. Strong background in equipment reliability, maintenance systems, and troubleshooting. Experience with TPM, PM/PdM programs, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement. Knowledge of CMMS/EAM systems and maintenance best practices. Strong leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills. Experience with PLC troubleshooting is highly preferred.

What's on Offer

Base salary target: $130,000-$150,000. Annual bonus approximately 16.5%. Medical, dental, life insurance. 401(k). Paid holidays, vacation, and sick time.

If you are interested in joining a stable, growing manufacturer where leadership values innovation and continuous improvement, we would welcome a confidential conversation. The salary range for this role is $130,000-$150,000. This is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. An employee's position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs. The successful candidate may be eligible for an annual bonus. We offer comprehensive package of benefits including Paid Time Off, medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k), life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability coverage to eligible employees.

Job Summary

Sector: Engineering & Manufacturing

Sub Sector: Maintenance, Reliability

Industry: FMCG (Fast Moving Consumer Goods)

Where: Los Angeles

Contract Type: Permanent

Consultant Name: Evalee Torres

Job Reference: JN-102026-7121103