Maintenance Manager

Wonder Food Group, Inc; Carlstadt (NJ); On-site; USD 100,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Wonder Meats in Carlstadt, NJ is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance team and oversee the CMMS, preventive maintenance, and vendor coordination. You will drive reliability improvements across facilities and manage a growing maintenance budget while ensuring safe operations. This full-time role requires 5+ years in a similar setting and strong leadership.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing/industrial environment.
• Hands-on CMMS experience and managing maintenance work orders.
• Experience developing preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Proven ability to lead and develop maintenance teams.
• Experience coordinating contractors, vendors and maintenance budgets.
• Strong leadership, organizational and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the maintenance team across facilities.
• Oversee CMMS, work orders, history, planning and reporting.
• Manage preventive maintenance programs to reduce downtime.
• Coordinate contractors, vendors and maintenance costs.
• Support capital projects and new equipment installations.
• Ensure work is performed safely per company policies.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

CMMS experience

Preventive maintenance

Troubleshooting

Maintenance planning

Communication

Education

Technical degree or engineering background

Tools

CMMS

MRO inventory

Job description

Job Description: Maintenance Manager

Company:Wonder Meats

Location:Carlstadt, NJ

Reports To:VP Operations

Employment Type:Full-Time

Compensation:$100,000-$150,000

Position Overview:

The Maintenance Manager will lead maintenance and facility operations across the New Jersey operation.This roleis responsible forleading the maintenance team, managing the CMMS, improving equipment reliability, and overseeing preventive maintenance, contractors, vendors, and maintenance resources.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, schedule, coach, and develop the maintenance team.

• Oversee maintenance across multiple buildings, equipment, utilities, and facility systems.

• Manage the CMMS, including work orders, maintenance history, planning, scheduling, and reporting.

• Develop and improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs to reduce downtime and repeat failures.

• Manage maintenance priorities, backlog, MRO inventory, spare parts, and department spending.

• Coordinate contractors and vendors andmonitorthe quality, cost, and completion of work.

• Partnerwith Operations and other departments to support equipment reliability and minimize disruption.

• Support capital projects, equipment improvements, and new equipment installations.

• Ensure maintenance work is completed safely andin accordance withcompany policies and procedures.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of maintenance experience in a manufacturing, industrial, or similarly complex environment.

• Previousexperience managing or supervising a maintenance team.

• Hands-on CMMS experience.

• Experience with preventive maintenance, maintenance planning, and troubleshooting.

• Strong mechanical and electrical knowledge.

• Experience managing contractors, vendors, MRO inventory, and maintenance costs.

• Strong leadership, organizational, and communication skills.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in food manufacturing or another regulated manufacturing environment.

• Experience with predictive maintenance, reliability programs, Root Cause Analysis, TPM, or Lean Manufacturing.

• Experience with industrial utilities, automation, PLCs, HVAC, refrigeration, or similar systems.

• Technical degree, trade certification, engineering background, or equivalent experience.

Duties and responsibilities may bemodifiedat any time based on business needs.