Maintenance Manager

Accelera; Bridgeton (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Accelera in Bridgeton, NJ is seeking a Senior Maintenance Manager to lead a 5-person department and oversee a 24/7 production line, including utilities and packaging lines. You will direct maintenance staff, optimize uptime, and manage site infrastructure in a compliance-focused environment.

The role requires seven-plus years in manufacturing maintenance leadership, expertise across mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and PLC systems, and experience with CMMS.

Qualifications

• Minimum of seven years in a manufacturing maintenance leadership role.
• Proven background in directing technical personnel and managing a maintenance department.
• Comprehensive expertise in mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and PLC control systems.
• Background in the upkeep of high-speed beverage or food processing lines.
• Familiarity with automated packaging, canning, and bottling systems is highly valued.
• Demonstrated success in utilizing CMMS software to drive reliability and preventive maintenance.
• Technical proficiency regarding industrial utilities, ammonia refrigeration, and boiler systems.
• Understanding of TPM, Lean Manufacturing, OEE, and ongoing process optimization.
• Familiarity with food safety protocols and SQF/GMP standards is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Direct and mentor the maintenance staff throughout a 24/7 manufacturing cycle.
• Enhance equipment uptime and overall operational efficiency by directing proactive and predictive maintenance strategies.
• Supervise the upkeep of complex blending, canning, bottling, and packaging machinery.
• Maintain essential plant infrastructure, including wastewater systems, ammonia refrigeration, and boiler operations.
• Diagnose and supervise the repair of industrial control, pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical, and electrical systems.
• Control maintenance expenditures, inventory of spare parts, major overhauls, and CMMS documentation.
• Drive facility upgrades, capital investments, and process improvement projects to completion.
• Help maintain a safe working environment for the entire team by enforcing FDA, OSHA, LOTO, and GMP compliance.

Skills

Team Leadership

Maintenance Management

Predictive Maintenance

CMMS

Industrial Controls

Food & Beverage

Safety Compliance

Tools

SCADA

PLC

Job description

• Food and Beverage Production Environment
• Compensation: $120,000 – $150,000 plus annual bonus

Reporting to the Plant Manager, this position involves the direct supervision of four staff members and the coordination of roughly 25 maintenance technicians. You will be responsible for the upkeep of facility utilities, production machinery, and overall plant infrastructure.

Core Duties

• Direct and mentor the maintenance staff throughout a 24/7 manufacturing cycle.
• Enhance equipment uptime and overall operational efficiency by directing proactive and predictive maintenance strategies.
• Supervise the upkeep of complex blending, canning, bottling, and packaging machinery.
• Maintain essential plant infrastructure, including wastewater systems, ammonia refrigeration, and boiler operations.
• Diagnose and supervise the repair of industrial control, pneumatic, hydraulic, mechanical, and electrical systems.
• Control maintenance expenditures, inventory of spare parts, major overhauls, and CMMS documentation.
• Drive facility upgrades, capital investments, and process improvement projects to completion.
• Help maintain a safe working environment for the entire team by enforcing FDA, OSHA, LOTO, and GMP compliance.

Qualifications

• Minimum of seven years in a manufacturing maintenance leadership role.
• Proven background in directing technical personnel and managing a maintenance department.
• Comprehensive expertise in mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and PLC control systems.
• Background in the upkeep of high-speed beverage or food processing lines.
• Familiarity with automated packaging, canning, and bottling systems is highly valued.
• Demonstrated success in utilizing CMMS software to drive reliability and preventive maintenance.
• Technical proficiency regarding industrial utilities, ammonia refrigeration, and boiler systems.
• Understanding of TPM, Lean Manufacturing, OEE, and ongoing process optimization.
• Familiarity with food safety protocols and SQF/GMP standards is preferred.

Professional Background

Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship. We will reach out only to those candidates who best match our requirements.

• Team Leadership and Personnel Development
• Strategic Project Oversight
• Process Optimization and Continuous Improvement
• Food and Beverage Industry Expertise
• Management of KPIs and Operational Performance Metrics