Manufacturing Manager

Title: Manufacturing Maintenance Manager II

Duration: 6 months (Possibility of extension)

1st shift 7 am – 4pm must be open to flexible shifts and overtime.

• Lead and develop a high‑performing maintenance team, fostering a culture of safety, accountability, and technical excellence.
• Design and implement reliability‑centered maintenance (RCM) strategies to improve asset uptime and reduce unplanned downtime.
• Oversee preventive, predictive, and condition‑based maintenance programs using CMMS and advanced diagnostic tools.
• Conduct root cause analysis (RCA) and failure mode and effects analysis (FMEA) to address chronic equipment issues.

• Provide engineering leadership for plant utilities, infrastructure, and equipment systems including HVAC, boilers, compressed air, and water treatment.
• Lead the design, specification, and implementation of capital projects, ensuring alignment with safety, reliability, and operational goals.
• Collaborate with cross‑functional teams to integrate engineering solutions that improve process efficiency, energy usage, and equipment maintainability.
• Manage engineering documentation, including P&IDs, equipment drawings, and utility schematics.

• Align maintenance and reliability goals with production, quality, safety, and training objectives.
• Lead plant‑wide initiatives using Lean, TPM, and Six Sigma methodologies to improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum 8 years of progressive experience in maintenance, reliability, or engineering leadership within a manufacturing environment (Food or CPG experience preferred).
• Strong technical knowledge of electrical, mechanical, and automation systems, as well as plant utilities and infrastructure.
• Proven experience implementing RCM, TPM and other reliability frameworks.
• Proficiency with CMMS/EAM platforms and reliability analytics tools.
• Demonstrated success in capital planning, project management, and cross‑functional collaboration.