Maintenance Manager

KCO Resource Management; City of Albany (NY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

KCO Resource Management is partnering with a growing food manufacturer in Albany, NY to hire an experienced Maintenance Manager. You will lead a maintenance team, stay hands-on with troubleshooting, repairs, and reliability improvements to keep operations running smoothly.

The ideal candidate has strong mechanical/electrical maintenance experience, PLC troubleshooting, and a collaborative approach, with a willingness to roll up sleeves and work alongside technicians to meet manufacturing

Qualifications

• 5+ years of maintenance experience with supervisory responsibilities.
• Experience in food processing or similar manufacturing environment preferred.
• Ability to identify and resolve electrical and mechanical problems.
• Experience with automated production lines and packaging systems.
• Knowledge of motors, VFDs, pumps, conveyors, and fluid power.
• Understanding PLCs and automation troubleshooting.
• Experience implementing maintenance programs and reliability initiatives.
• Experience supervising technicians while actively diagnosing repairs.
• Strong analytical and root-cause problem-solving skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily maintenance to minimize unplanned interruptions.
• Lead a team of four maintenance technicians with coaching and performance support.
• Diagnose equipment issues and oversee electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and automated repairs.
• Maintain production assets used in ingredient prep, blending, forming, handling, packaging, and freezing.
• Support facility systems including refrigeration, steam, and compressed air.
• Resolve equipment failures with production to return machinery to service quickly and safely.
• Serve as a technical resource for complex repairs requiring advanced troubleshooting.
• Develop proactive maintenance strategies to reduce failures and improve dependability.
• Implement routine service intervals, inspections, and equipment evaluations.
• Investigate recurring problems and implement sustainable prevention.
• Set daily objectives and performance standards for maintenance staff.
• Mentor technicians through hands-on instruction and ongoing development.
• Coordinate maintenance with operations, sanitation, QA, and facility management.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Industrial maintenance

Troubleshooting

Electrical & mechanical

PLC troubleshooting

Team supervision

Root-cause analysis

Job description

We are working with a growing food manufacturer in the Albany, NY area that is looking for an experienced, hands-on Maintenance Manager to join their team. This is an exciting opportunity to play a key role in a growing manufacturing facility, leading a maintenance team while remaining actively involved in troubleshooting, repairs, and equipment reliability. The ideal candidate will bring strong mechanical and electrical maintenance experience, PLC troubleshooting knowledge, and a willingness to roll up their sleeves and work alongside their team to keep operations running efficiently.

Location: Albany, NY

Job Responsibilities:

• Oversee day-to-day maintenance functions to keep manufacturing equipment operating consistently and limit unplanned interruptions.
• Manage a team of four maintenance technicians, providing direction, training, and ongoing performance support.
• Diagnose equipment issues and oversee corrective work involving electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and automated systems.
• Maintain the functionality of production assets used for ingredient preparation, blending, product forming, material handling, packaging, and freezing.
• Assist with the upkeep and operation of essential facility systems, including refrigeration equipment, steam generation, and compressed air.
• Take an active role in resolving equipment failures, partnering with production personnel to return machinery to service promptly and safely.
• Serve as a technical resource for difficult repairs and complex machinery issues requiring advanced troubleshooting.
• Build and refine proactive equipment care strategies designed to reduce unexpected failures and improve machinery dependability.
• Implement routine service intervals, inspection procedures, and scheduled equipment evaluations.
• Investigate repeated mechanical or operational problems and develop sustainable solutions to prevent recurrence.
• Set daily objectives, assign responsibilities, and establish performance standards for maintenance personnel.
• Mentor technicians through hands‑on instruction, troubleshooting assistance, and continued technical development.
• Partner with operations, sanitation, quality assurance, and facility management to coordinate maintenance around manufacturing priorities.

Required Skills/Qualifications:

• 5+ years of maintenance experience supporting industrial machinery, with prior responsibility for directing or supervising maintenance personnel.
• Background in food processing, beverage production, or a comparable manufacturing environment is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to identify and resolve challenging electrical and mechanical equipment problems.
• Practical experience servicing manufacturing machinery, automated production lines, and packaging systems.
• Knowledge of industrial components such as electric motors, variable‑frequency drives, pumps, conveyors, fluid power systems, and electrical controls.
• Understanding of programmable logic controllers (PLCs) and the ability to troubleshoot automated machinery.
• Experience organizing, implementing, or improving scheduled maintenance and equipment reliability programs.
• Proven ability to supervise technicians while remaining actively involved in equipment diagnostics and repair work.
• Strong analytical and troubleshooting skills, with a focus on identifying root causes and preventing repeated failures.