Maintenance Manager

Confidential; Madison (WI); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential in Madison, WI is seeking a Maintenance Manager for its multi-site food and beverage facilities to lead maintenance across production sites and build a formal program as the company scales into a new start-up facility.

The role is hands-on and requires leading a ~12-person team, standing up a CMMS-based system, owning MRO spend and commissioning new equipment, while partnering with plant leadership on staffing and weekend coverage in a 24/7 operation with GMP/HACCP/OSHA compliance

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a maintenance leadership role, ideally in food or beverage manufacturing.
• Proven experience building or overhauling a maintenance program — not just maintaining one.
• Comfort managing budgets, vendors, and a technical team that includes controls staff.
• No specific degree required — we're prioritizing hands-on experience and leadership track record.

Responsibilities

• Lead a maintenance team of ~12 through a foreman.
• Stand up and manage a CMMS-based parts and work-order system.
• Own MRO cost control and drive down maintenance spend without sacrificing reliability.
• Support commissioning of new equipment and facility systems, including air handling and refrigeration.
• Partner with plant leadership on staffing, scheduling, and weekend coverage in a 24/7, multi-shift environment.
• Ensure compliance with GMP, HACCP, OSHA; support audit readiness (SQF/BRC a plus).

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Budget management

Vendor management

Staff management

Team leadership

Controls team coordination

CMMS implementation

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Maintenance Manager — Food & Beverage Manufacturing

Madison, WI Area

A growing, multi-site food manufacturing company is seeking a Head of Maintenance to take ownership of maintenance operations across its production facilities. This is a hands‑on leadership role for someone who has run — not just supported — a structured maintenance program, and who's ready to help build one from the ground up as the company scales into an additional new start‑up facility.

What You'll Do

• Lead a maintenance team of ~12 (technicians and an electrician) through a maintenance foreman
• Stand up and manage a CMMS‑based parts and work‑order system
• Own MRO cost control and drive down maintenance spend without sacrificing reliability
• Support commissioning of new equipment and facility systems, including air handling and refrigeration
• Partner with plant leadership on staffing, scheduling, and weekend coverage in a 24/7, multi‑shift environment
• Ensure compliance with food safety and regulatory standards (GMP, HACCP, OSHA); support audit readiness (SQF/BRC a plus)

What You Bring

• 5+ years in a maintenance leadership role, ideally in food or beverage manufacturing
• Proven experience building or overhauling a maintenance program — not just maintaining one
• Comfort managing budgets, vendors, and a technical team that includes controls staff
• No specific degree required — we're prioritizing hands‑on experience and leadership track record