Maintenance Manager

Willcox Matthews; Fair Lawn (NJ); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Willcox Matthews is seeking a Senior Maintenance Manager in Fair Lawn, NJ to lead maintenance, engineering, and reliability programs across a complex manufacturing environment. The role focuses on uptime, continuous improvement, and team development within regulated food/CPG settings.

The ideal candidate will drive preventive/predictive maintenance, manage planning and parts, and oversee automation and facilities, ensuring safety and compliance throughout operations.

Qualifications

• Extensive maintenance leadership experience in manufacturing.
• Strong knowledge of CMMS, TPM, predictive maintenance and reliability programs.
• Experience delivering capital projects and operational improvements.
• Knowledge of ERP systems, maintenance technologies and engineering tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance, facilities, utilities and engineering activities.
• Develop and execute preventive, predictive and reliability-centered maintenance programs.
• Drive continuous improvement for uptime, efficiency and performance.
• Manage maintenance planning, scheduling and work orders.
• Oversee spare parts inventory and MRO processes.
• Ensure operation of electrical, controls and automation systems.
• Lead capital improvement and equipment upgrade projects.
• Develop and mentor maintenance and engineering personnel.
• Ensure safety, quality and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

CMMS

Predictive maintenance

Reliability programs

Capital projects

ERP systems

Team development

Electrical/controls/automation

Tools

CMMS software

ERP systems

Job description

Job Type: Direct Hire

Location: Fair Lawn, NJ

A growing Food consumer products manufacturer is seeking an experienced Senior Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance and engineering operations across a complex manufacturing environment. This leadership role offers the opportunity to drive reliability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement initiatives while developing high-performing maintenance teams.

Position Summary

The Maintenance Manager will provide strategic and operational leadership for maintenance, engineering, facilities, and reliability programs. The successful candidate will have extensive experience within food, beverage, consumer packaged goods (CPG), or other highly regulated manufacturing environments and a proven track record of improving equipment performance, plant reliability, and maintenance effectiveness.

Responsibilities:

• Lead all maintenance, facilities, utilities, and engineering activities.
• Develop and execute preventive, predictive, and reliability-centered maintenance programs.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on equipment uptime, efficiency, and operational performance.
• Manage maintenance planning, scheduling, and work order systems.
• Oversee spare parts inventory and MRO processes.
• Ensure the effective operation of electrical, controls, and automation systems.
• Lead capital improvement and equipment upgrade projects.
• Develop, mentor, and manage maintenance and engineering personnel.
• Ensure compliance with all safety, quality, and regulatory requirements.

About You:

• Bilingual English and Spanish communication skills are highly desirable.
• Extensive maintenance leadership experience within a manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of CMMS systems, TPM, predictive maintenance, and reliability programs.
• Experience managing maintenance teams and developing technical talent.
• Proven success delivering capital projects and operational improvement initiatives.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing equipment, facilities, utilities, and automation systems.
• Experience working within regulated production environments.
• Knowledge of ERP systems, maintenance technologies, and engineering tools.