Maintenance Manager

Accelerate Professional Talent Solutions; Maquoketa (IA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Accelerate Professional Talent Solutions seeks a Maintenance Manager for our facility in Iowa. You will lead maintenance and reliability initiatives, using JD Edwards to manage preventive/predictive maintenance, work orders, and critical spare parts.

This role aims to minimize downtime and improve asset performance in a pet food ingredient manufacturing setting. Responsibilities include planning, scheduling, budgeting, vendor management, and ensuring OSHA/EPA compliance with strong focus on

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, or related field.
• 3+ years of maintenance management experience.
• Experience with mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.
• Proficiency with JDE and Microsoft Office Suite.

Responsibilities

• Plan, schedule, track, and document maintenance activities using JDE.
• Oversee spare parts inventory and procurement to prevent stockouts.
• Develop proactive maintenance strategies to shift to predictive maintenance.
• Direct maintenance supervisors and technicians to meet production goals.
• Manage department budget for labor, parts, and contractors.
• Ensure OSHA, EPA, and food safety standards are met; maintain records in JDE.
• Analyze downtime and equipment data to implement corrective actions.
• Negotiate and manage vendor contracts for major projects and repairs.
• Supervise installations and upgrades with minimal production disruption.
• Lead continuous improvement projects to boost efficiency and quality.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Team leadership

Budget management

Data analysis

Vendor management

Continuous improvement

Compliance & safety

Project oversight

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

JDE (JD Edwards)

Microsoft Office

Job description

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for leading all maintenance and reliability initiatives within our industrial manufacturing facility. This role ensures optimal performance of production machinery and plant equipment by leveraging JD Edwards (JDE) for preventive/predictive maintenance, work order management, and critical spare parts inventory control. The position is key to minimizing downtime, improving asset reliability, and driving continuous improvement in a pet food ingredient manufacturing environment.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Maintenance Planning & Execution: Maximize JDE functionality to plan, schedule, track, and document all corrective and preventive maintenance activities.
• Inventory Management: Oversee spare parts inventory in JDE, including critical stock levels, purchase orders, cycle counts, and physical inventories to prevent stockouts.
• Reliability Strategy: Develop and implement proactive maintenance strategies using data analysis to transition from reactive to predictive maintenance culture.
• Team Leadership: Direct daily activities of maintenance supervisors and technicians, ensuring timely, high-quality execution of tasks aligned with production goals.
• Budget Management: Manage departmental budget, monitoring labor, parts, and contractor costs within JDE and other financial systems.
• Compliance & Safety: Ensure all maintenance operations comply with OSHA, EPA, and internal food safety standards; maintain accurate safety and audit records in JDE.
• Performance Analysis: Analyze downtime and equipment performance data, conduct root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions.
• Vendor Management: Negotiate and manage contracts with external vendors for major projects and specialized repairs.
• Project Oversight: Supervise installations, modifications, and contracted work to complete maintenance upgrades and repairs while ensuring quality and minimal production disruption.
• Continuous Improvement: Lead process improvement projects to enhance equipment performance, production efficiency, and product quality.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Facilities Management, or related field.
• 3+ years of maintenance management experience.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, and plumbing systems.
• Proficiency with computerized maintenance systems (JDE) and Microsoft Office Suite.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong time management and organizational skills; ability to work independently.
• Excellent communication and problem-solving abilities.
• Proven ability to lead teams and drive continuous improvement initiatives.