Maintenance Manager

iRiS Recruiting Solutions; Akron (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance available

Job summary

iRiS Recruiting Solutions is partnering with a well-established food & beverage manufacturer to hire a Maintenance Manager for a large, high-volume facility in the Akron area. The role focuses on preventive and predictive maintenance, equipment reliability, and leading a sizeable maintenance team to execute world-class maintenance practices.

You will oversee 5-6 maintenance supervisors and 20+ technicians, drive a proactive maintenance culture, ensure PM compliance, and manage PLC/automation

Qualifications

• Maintenance leadership experience in a large-scale facility.
• Strong preventive and predictive maintenance background.
• Experience leading teams in a 24/7 operation and driving reliability.

Responsibilities

• Strengthen the maintenance team, improve PM practices, and build reliability culture.
• Oversee preventive/predictive maintenance programs and PM compliance.
• Develop, train, and hold maintenance staff accountable.
• Lead maintenance execution across high-volume production equipment and automation.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Preventive maintenance

Predictive maintenance

Team development

Troubleshooting PLCs

24/7 multi-shift operation

Tools

Allen-Bradley PLCs

Rockwell automation

Job description

Maintenance Manager

Location: Akron, OH area

We are partnering with a well-established food & beverage manufacturer to hire an experienced Maintenance Manager for a large, high-volume manufacturing facility. This is an opportunity for a strong maintenance leader to step into a highly visible role and make an immediate impact on preventive maintenance, team development, equipment reliability, and overall maintenance execution.

Highlights & details

• Relocation assistance available
• 24/7 manufacturing operation | 3 shifts
• Significant recent capital and infrastructure investments
• Continued investment in equipment, automation, safety, and machine guarding
• Large-scale, high-volume production environment
• Highly automated processing, packaging, palletizing, and warehousing operations

Equipment & technical environment

• Conveyors and automation
• Automated palletizing and warehouse equipment
• Allen-Bradley & Rockwell PLCs
• High-speed processing and production equipment

Leadership scope

• 5-6 Maintenance Supervisors
• 20+ Maintenance Technicians

What we’re looking for

• Maintenance leadership experience within a large-scale food & beverage or high-speed consumer products manufacturing facility
• Strong preventive and predictive maintenance background with the ability to build a more proactive maintenance culture
• Proven ability to develop, train, and hold maintenance teams accountable
• Experience improving equipment reliability, uptime, PM compliance, and maintenance execution
• Strong troubleshooting knowledge involving PLCs, automation, conveyors, packaging, processing, and material handling equipment
• Experience leading maintenance teams in a 24/7, multi-shift operation
• A strong sense of urgency and experience supporting a high-volume, customer-facing manufacturing environment

This role is ideal for a hands-on maintenance leader who can strengthen the team, improve preventive maintenance practices, and build a culture of reliability, accountability, and urgency.