Maintenance Manager

Axion Recruitment Limited; Bridgeton (NJ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Axion Recruitment is seeking a Maintenance Manager in Bridgeton, NJ to lead a 3‑shift manufacturing operation, supervising 4 direct reports and about 25 maintenance technicians across production equipment, plant utilities and facilities.

You will drive preventive and predictive maintenance programs to improve equipment reliability and OEE, oversee high‑speed bottling and packaging lines, manage safety compliance, budgets, CMMS activities, and lead continuous improvement initiatives in a strict

Qualifications

• 7+ years of maintenance leadership experience within manufacturing.
• Experience managing a maintenance department and technical teams.
• Strong electrical, mechanical, PLC/controls, hydraulic and pneumatic knowledge.
• Experience maintaining high-speed food or beverage production equipment.
• Knowledge of bottling, canning and automated packaging machinery preferred.
• Experience with CMMS systems, preventive maintenance and reliability improvements.
• Knowledge of boilers, ammonia refrigeration and industrial utilities.
• Understanding of Lean Manufacturing, TPM, OEE and continuous improvement.
• Familiarity with SQF, GMP and food manufacturing safety standards preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the maintenance team across a 3-shift manufacturing operation.
• Manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs to improve equipment reliability and OEE.
• Oversee maintenance of high-speed bottling, canning, blending and packaging equipment.
• Manage maintenance activities across boilers, ammonia refrigeration, wastewater treatment and plant utilities.
• Troubleshoot and oversee electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and industrial control systems.
• Manage maintenance budgets, spare parts, equipment overhauls and CMMS activities.
• Lead capital projects, equipment upgrades and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, FDA, GMP, LOTO and plant safety standards.

Skills

Electrical knowledge

Mechanical knowledge

PLC/controls

Hydraulic & pneumatic

CMMS

Lean Manufacturing

OEE

Continuous improvement

Food & beverage production

Automated packaging equipment

Tools

CMMS

Job description

The Maintenance Manager will report directly to the Plant Manager, overseeing 4 direct reports and approximately 25 maintenance technicians across production equipment, plant utilities and facility maintenance.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and develop the maintenance team across a 3-shift manufacturing operation.
• Manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs to improve equipment reliability and OEE.
• Oversee maintenance of high-speed bottling, canning, blending and packaging equipment.
• Manage maintenance activities across boilers, ammonia refrigeration, wastewater treatment and plant utilities.
• Troubleshoot and oversee electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and industrial control systems.
• Manage maintenance budgets, spare parts, equipment overhauls and CMMS activities.
• Lead capital projects, equipment upgrades and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, FDA, GMP, LOTO and plant safety standards.

Requirements:

• 7+ years of maintenance leadership experience within manufacturing.
• Previous experience managing a maintenance department and technical teams.
• Strong electrical, mechanical, PLC/controls, hydraulic and pneumatic knowledge.
• Experience maintaining high-speed food or beverage production equipment.
• Knowledge of bottling, canning and automated packaging machinery preferred.
• Experience with CMMS systems, preventive maintenance and reliability improvements.
• Knowledge of boilers, ammonia refrigeration and industrial utilities.
• Understanding of Lean Manufacturing, TPM, OEE and continuous improvement.
• Familiarity with SQF, GMP and food manufacturing safety standards preferred.

Relevant Job Titles: Maintenance Manager, Engineering Manager, Plant Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Superintendent, Reliability Manager, Maintenance & Engineering Manager.

All applicants must live in the USA and have the right to work in the USA. We are unable to offer Sponsorship for this position.

Due to the high volume of applications, we will only contact successful applicants.