Lead Plant Maintenance Manager - Food Manufacturing

Energy Jobline ZR; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Jobline ZR is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance operations across two food manufacturing and fresh produce facilities in Atlanta. The role combines leadership with hands-on technical knowledge to improve equipment reliability, minimize downtime, and support safe, efficient production.

You will develop preventive maintenance programs, oversee a team of technicians, coordinate repairs, and ensure compliance with OSHA, FDA, SQF, GMP, and related standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5–7 years of maintenance leadership experience in food manufacturing, produce processing, or related industrial setting.
• Proven experience managing maintenance teams in a fast-paced, high-volume operation.
• Strong knowledge of electrical systems, PLC troubleshooting, hydraulics, pneumatics, welding, refrigeration, and mechanical systems.
• Experience with automated production equipment, conveyors, packaging machinery, and heavy industrial systems.
• Ability to prioritize multiple maintenance projects and respond effectively to urgent production needs.
• Experience developing preventive maintenance programs and analyzing equipment reliability and downtime.
• Knowledge of OSHA safety standards, LOTO procedures, GMPs, SQF, HACCP, and food-manufacturing compliance.
• Ability to work independently, make sound decisions, and communicate effectively with different departments.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily maintenance operations for production, packaging, warehouse, refrigeration, and facility equipment across two buildings.
• Develop, implement, and manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs to reduce downtime and extend equipment life.
• Supervise, train, coach, and evaluate maintenance technicians and maintenance leads.
• Troubleshoot and coordinate repairs involving electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, hydraulic, refrigeration, and automated systems.
• Oversee PLC troubleshooting, conveyors, packaging machinery, forklifts, compressors, HVAC systems, boilers, plumbing, and other industrial equipment.
• Ensure a timely response to equipment breakdowns, emergency repairs, and production-related maintenance needs.
• Analyze equipment failures and downtime trends, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Oversee the installation, modification, setup, and commissioning of new equipment and machinery.
• Manage maintenance work orders, repair records, equipment logs, spare-parts inventory, tools, vendors, contractors, and budget controls.
• Partner with Production, FSQA, Warehouse, and Operations teams to support production goals and continuous improvement projects.
• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with OSHA, LOTO, machine-guarding, FDA, SQF, HACCP, GMP, food-safety, and company requirements.
• Support customer, regulatory, and third-party audits and maintain the department’s audit readiness.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Electrical systems

PLC troubleshooting

Refrigeration

CMMS

MS Office

Tools

CMMS

MS Office

Job description

Energy Jobline ZR is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance operations across two food manufacturing and fresh produce facilities in Atlanta. The role combines leadership with hands-on technical knowledge to improve equipment reliability, minimize downtime, and support safe, efficient production.

You will develop preventive maintenance programs, oversee a team of technicians, coordinate repairs, and ensure compliance with OSHA, FDA, SQF, GMP, and related standards.