Maintenance Manager

Integrated Food Service; Gardena (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food service provider in Gardena seeks a Maintenance Manager to lead their maintenance department, ensuring project management, compliance, and strategic development in line with company goals. This role requires extensive engineering experience and leadership in a dynamic environment, with a focus on innovation and operational efficiency.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of work experience as a director of engineering or in a similar senior-level position.
• Extensive experience in spearheading large capital projects.
• Hands-on experience in back-end and front-end development.

Responsibilities

• Manage engineering projects end-to-end.
• Oversee front-end and back-end development teams.
• Ensure compliance with city and safety regulations.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical skills

Communication

Technical background

Health and safety awareness

Education

BSc/MSc in Engineering or relevant field

Job description

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Base pay range

$125,000.00/yr - $150,000.00/yr

Company Description

Integrated Food Service, established in 1991, is a leading provider of high-quality food products with a focus on customer service and innovation. Located in Gardena, CA, Integrated Food Service operates state-of-the-art USDA processing plants, a wholesale bakery, and a dry warehouse. The company manufactures a variety of products for schools, distributors, and private-label retail customers, including grilled cheese sandwiches, hot dogs, and breakfast items.

Role Description

Maintenance Manager

Position Overview

Maintenance Manager will lead the Maintenance Department which consists of participation with the hiring process, training, and management of projects. Moreover, the Maintenance Manager will utilize their strategic and technical skills to set goals for both the team and the organizations as well as being actively involved in developing new projects, identifying requirements, and setting timelines.

Essential Job Functions (Note: this is a sampling of the job functions and is not meant to be all inclusive)

· Managing engineering projects end-to-end.

· Implement new systems as well as leverage all existing systems.

· Oversee front-end and back-end development teams and their projects.

· Monitor reliability and performance of all internal equipment.

· Ensure compliance with city as well as safety regulations.

· Design strategies for future development projects based on the company’s overall objectives and resources.

· Participate in the hiring of maintenance and engineers as well as coordinate/develop their training.

· Review and update policies relevant to internal systems and equipment.

· Identifies current and future maintenance needs, resource planning.

· Makes sure that the department meets legal and OSHA requirements.

· Approves and oversees different capital projects (like software/machine purchases and installations or renovation projects)

· Reviews and approves vendor bids (like those for replacement parts)

· Helps with the development and implementation of proactive maintenance strategies and maintenance programs.

· Provides regular reports to senior management.

· Provides leadership and guidance to all maintenance personnel.

· Understands of Good Manufacturing Practices

· Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

· Extensive experience in spearheading large capital projects.

· Hands-on experience in back-end and front-end development

· Good understanding of agile/LEAN methodologies

· Leadership abilities with a strategic mind

Other Skills/Abilities

· Ability to see the bigger picture.

· Communication and people skills.

· Analytical skills.

· Technical background.

· Health and safety awareness

· Understand Preventative Maintenance Procedures and Programs

· Bi-lingual: English/Spanish (not required)

Education and Experience:

· BSc/MSc in Engineering, or relevant field

· 10+ years of work experience as a director of engineering or in a similar senior-level position.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Food and Beverage Manufacturing

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