Maintenance & Engineering Manager

Personnel Resources, Inc.; Brundidge (AL); In loco; USD 90.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

401(k)

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Paid time off

Vision insurance

Descrizione del lavoro

Trillium Foods is seeking a Maintenance & Engineering Manager for the Brundidge, Alabama facility. The role leads maintenance and engineering initiatives, drives reliability, and partners with Operations, Quality, and R&D to support productivity and growth.

The position oversees preventive maintenance, equipment upgrades, and capital projects, ensuring safety, quality, and cost efficiency across the site.

Competenze

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field preferred.
• 7+ years of progressive maintenance/engineering leadership in manufacturing.
• Experience in liquid food manufacturing (sauces, syrups, etc.) preferred.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, PLC, and automation systems.
• Experience with CMMS and preventive maintenance programs.
• Knowledge of GMP/HACCP/SQF/FDA standards.
• Strong leadership, communication, and project management skills.
• Ability to lead through change and drive continuous improvement.
• Experience with batching, blending, thermal processing, filling, and packaging equipment.
• Lean/TPM/CI experience preferred.
• Experience managing contractors and facility improvement projects.

Mansioni

• Lead preventive and corrective maintenance programs.
• Support equipment upgrades and validations.
• Participate in implementation activities and post-implementation follow-up.
• Drive operational efficiency across sauces, syrups, and liquid foods.
• Own asset reliability strategy, utilities operations, and maintenance planning/scheduling.
• Manage third-party contractors for maintenance and expansion projects.
• Collaborate with Operations, Quality, Food Safety, Supply Chain, and R&D.

Conoscenze

Maintenance leadership

Industrial engineering

Project management

Equipment reliability

Lean manufacturing

Formazione

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Strumenti

CMMS

Descrizione del lavoro

Overview

Trillium Foods is seeking a Maintenance & Engineering Manager to support day-to-day maintenance, engineering, and expansion activities at their Brundidge, Alabama facility. The Brundidge site consists of 15 production lines across two production/warehousing facilities plus a third warehouse facility totaling over 400,000 SF of space. Reporting to Plant Leadership, this role oversees maintenance operations, supports engineering initiatives, improves equipment performance, manages third party contractors and services related to maintenance and expansion projects, and ensures the safe and efficient operation of manufacturing equipment and facility systems. This position partners closely with Operations, Quality, Food Safety, Supply Chain, and R&D to support productivity improvements, equipment reliability, and future growth of the facility.

Responsibilities

• Lead preventive and corrective maintenance programs.
• Support equipment upgrades and validations.
• Participate in implementation activities and post-implementation follow-up.
• Drive operational efficiency across sauces, syrups, and liquid food manufacturing operations.
• Own the site's asset reliability strategy, utilities operations, maintenance planning and scheduling, food-safe equipment design, and capital project execution to ensure world-class safety, quality, service, and cost performance.
• Manage third party contractors and services related to maintenance and expansion projects.
• Collaborate with Operations, Quality, Food Safety, Supply Chain, and R&D to support productivity improvements and future growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field preferred.
• Minimum 7+ years of progressive maintenance and/or engineering leadership experience in food, beverage, chemical, or manufacturing environments.
• Experience in liquid food manufacturing, sauces, syrups, dressings, or beverage processing strongly preferred.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, PLC, and automation systems.
• Experience with CMMS systems and preventive maintenance programs.
• Knowledge of GMP, HACCP, SQF, FDA, and food manufacturing standards.
• Strong leadership, communication, project management, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to lead through change and drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Experience with batching, blending, thermal processing, filling, and packaging equipment.
• Lean Manufacturing, TPM, or Continuous Improvement experience preferred.
• Experience managing contractors and facility improvement projects.

Physical & Work Environment

Manufacturing plant environment with exposure to noise, moving equipment, varying temperatures, and food production areas. Ability to walk the plant floor, climb stairs, and occasionally lift up to 50 pounds. Flexibility to support off-shift or weekend work during projects, shutdowns, or operational emergencies.

Benefits

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location

In person