About This Role
Leading the day-to-day operations of the Maintenance Department is the core of this role, providing hands-on technical support when needed. This position ensures the safe, efficient, and reliable operation of all production equipment, facilities, and utility systems through effective preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, repair management, and continuous improvement initiatives. The Maintenance Manager is accountable for departmental performance, employee development, compliance with company policies and regulatory requirements, and the implementation of maintenance programs that support operational excellence and minimizing equipment downtime.
Responsibilities
- Direct and oversee the daily activities of the Maintenance Department, ensuring efficient utilization of personnel, equipment, and resources
- Develop, implement, and maintain preventive and predictive maintenance programs for all production equipment, facility systems, and infrastructure
- Assign, prioritize, and monitor maintenance work orders to ensure timely completion of repairs and preventive maintenance activities
- Maintain accountability for department performance, operational efficiency, safety compliance, and equipment reliability
- Serve as a working leader by assisting maintenance technicians with troubleshooting, repair, and equipment installation activities as necessary
- Manage maintenance-related projects, including equipment upgrades, facility improvements, capital projects, and new equipment installations
- Oversee maintenance parts inventory to ensure critical spare parts are available while controlling inventory costs
- Serve as the primary point of contact between the company and external contractors, vendors, and service providers
- Coordinate and evaluate the performance of contractors and service providers to ensure quality work and compliance with company requirements
- Ensure accurate and complete maintenance records, including repairs, preventive maintenance activities, inspections, and equipment histories
- Ensure all Maintenance Department personnel comply with company policies, maintenance procedures, GMP, HACCP, safety, sanitation, and regulatory requirements
- Lead and reinforce compliance with Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures and all facility safety programs
- Conduct routine inspections and daily walkthroughs of the facility to identify maintenance, safety, and operational concerns and implement corrective actions
- Promote a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement throughout the department
- Coach, mentor, and develop maintenance team members to improve technical skills and overall department performance
- Perform maintenance technician duties during staffing shortages or emergency situations as required
- Complete additional duties and responsibilities as assigned
Requirements
- Strong knowledge of industrial maintenance practices, electrical and mechanical systems, troubleshooting, and preventive maintenance programs
- Experience managing maintenance personnel in a manufacturing or industrial environment
- Working knowledge of GMP, HACCP, food safety standards, OSHA regulations, and Lockout/Tagout procedures
- SQF, SILLIKER Audits or BRC Experience Required
- Ability to manage multiple priorities, projects, and deadlines in a fast-paced production environment
- Excellent leadership, communication, organizational, and problem-solving skills
- Associates degree or 7 years of Maintenance Management experience
- Prior maintenance experience in the food or meat industry preferred
- Prior Supervisory experience required
- Previous experience working with both manual and electronic work order and maintenance request systems required
- Good verbal and written communication skills
- Responsible, organized and self-motivated
- Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written or oral form
- Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized solutions
- Ability to work early hours, overtime, weekends and split shifts as needed
- Regularly required to sit, stand, and walk
- Frequent standing, walking, bending, and reaching during shifts
- Ability to work around moving machinery and industrial equipment
Important Details
- Work environment: regularly exposed to extreme heat or cold; frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and moving mechanical parts; occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles and toxic or caustic chemicals; noise level in the plant environment is usually very loud
About the Company
Bil Jac Foods, Inc. is located in Berlin, MD.
