Lead Maintenance Manager, Protein Processing Plant

JBS Foods; Edinburg (VA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 109,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Vision, Medical, and Dental coverage (

401(k) matching

Paid time off

Annual bonus program

Career development

Job summary

Pilgrim’s is seeking a Maintenance Manager – Protein Conversion to lead a maintenance team at a protein processing facility. The role focuses on directing maintenance, supervising supervisors, and driving capital projects to improve production efficiency within budget.

Emphasis on safety, regulatory compliance (OSHA/FSIS/EPA), and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate has a mechanical or electrical engineering background with 5–10 years in maintenance/engineering, strong leadership skills,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering preferred or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 5–10 years of maintenance and engineering experience or similar position in a fresh protein harvest facility.
• Wide and deep management experience providing expert competence over 5 years with demonstrated leadership and people development skills.
• Experience interpreting strategy and policy in order to set and deliver objectives within medium to long timeframes.
• Strong electrical background (PLC, instrumentation, industrial electrical experience) preferred

Responsibilities

• Successfully executes all site projects using expertise to manage projects and/or programs within desired budget, timelines, and quality parameters.
• Communicates and promotes the business strategy and clarifies the actions needed to implement it within the area of responsibility; motivates and ensures the team’s commitment to achieving the organization’s business goals.
• Understands and is knowledgeable of all local, state, and federal laws and regulations, including OSHA, FSIS, and EPA to ensure environmental, health, and safety processes are executed and in compliance.
• Acts as the business unit expert to analyze data trends to help guide decision-making at a senior level.
• Estimates the labor required to perform maintenance tasks, define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Acts as the business unit’s expert to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical, diagram, written and/or verbal form and work with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Collaborates with senior management, contractors, vendors, and suppliers to support maintenance and engineering projects.
• Propose, design and introduce new equipment needed to automate processes within the facility to maximize production and labor efficiencies while improving product quality.

Skills

Leadership

Project management

People development

Regulatory knowledge

Electrical background

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering

Tools

PLC

Instrumentation

Industrial electrical experience

Job description

Pilgrim’s is seeking a Maintenance Manager – Protein Conversion to lead a maintenance team at a protein processing facility. The role focuses on directing maintenance, supervising supervisors, and driving capital projects to improve production efficiency within budget.

Emphasis on safety, regulatory compliance (OSHA/FSIS/EPA), and continuous improvement. The ideal candidate has a mechanical or electrical engineering background with 5–10 years in maintenance/engineering, strong leadership skills,