Maintenance Manager

Palermo's Pizza

Milwaukee (WI)

On-site

USD 95,000 - 125,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and incentive

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and floating holidays

Tuition reimbursement and professional

Career growth within a growing, family

Twenty free pizzas each month

Impactful manufacturing performance

Job summary

Palermo’s provides a prominent leadership role as the Maintenance Manager, Execution & Planning at our Milwaukee headquarters. You will drive the maintenance strategy across multiple manufacturing operations, focusing on proactive planning, data-driven execution, and developing a high‑performing team that supports world‑class manufacturing.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Reliability, Production, and Operations leaders to maximize equipment reliability, improve planning effectiveness, and

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field; equivalent experience acceptable.
5+ years of progressive maintenance leadership within manufacturing.
Experience leading preventive maintenance, planning, scheduling, and maintenance execution.
Experience supervising and developing maintenance employees.
Strong CMMS knowledge and maintenance planning experience.
Experience using KPIs to improve maintenance performance and equipment reliability.
Excellent leadership, communication, and problem‑solving skills.

Responsibilities

Lead daily maintenance execution across multiple manufacturing operations.
Build and improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
Drive preventive maintenance completion, schedule compliance, and planning effectiveness.
Lead maintenance planning, scheduling, and execution processes to maximize equipment availability.
Improve CMMS accuracy, work order quality, and maintenance documentation.
Partner with Reliability Engineering to prioritize proactive maintenance activities.
Lead, coach, and develop maintenance supervisors, planners, leads, and technicians.
Manage maintenance labor, staffing, contractor activities, and overtime.
Use maintenance KPIs to improve equipment reliability, productivity, and OEE.
Promote a culture focused on safety, accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Preventive maintenance

Maintenance planning

Scheduling

CMMS

KPIs

Leadership

Communication

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field

Equivalent experience

Tools

CMMS software

Data analysis

Job description

Are you ready to transform maintenance from reactive to world-class?

Do you enjoy building disciplined maintenance systems that improve equipment reliability and production performance?
Are you passionate about developing maintenance professionals while driving accountability and continuous improvement?
Do you thrive in fast-paced manufacturing environments where planning, execution, and operational excellence make all the difference?

Who You’ll Work For…

At Palermo’s, we’re passionate about making great pizza, investing in our people, and continuously improving how we operate. As a family‑owned company and one of the nation’s leading frozen pizza manufacturers, we believe operational excellence begins with strong leadership and empowered teams.

As the Maintenance Manager, Execution & Planning, you’ll play a critical leadership role in transforming our maintenance organization through disciplined planning, proactive execution, and people development. Working closely with Engineering, Reliability, Production, and Operations leaders, you’ll help maximize equipment reliability while developing a high‑performing maintenance team that supports world‑class manufacturing.

Perks…

Competitive salary and annual incentive opportunity
Medical, dental, and vision insurance
401(k) with company match
Paid time off and floating holidays
Tuition reimbursement and professional development opportunities
Career growth within a growing, family‑owned organization
Twenty free pizzas each month
The opportunity to make a measurable impact on manufacturing performance and reliability

Where you’ll work…

This position is based at Palermo’s headquarters and manufacturing campus in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

You’ll spend significant time on the production floor partnering with maintenance technicians, production leaders, engineering, and operations to improve equipment performance, develop your team, and drive operational excellence.

What You’ll Do…

As the Maintenance Manager, Execution & Planning, you’ll lead the execution of Palermo’s maintenance strategy by building a proactive, data‑driven maintenance organization.

Responsibilities Include

Leading daily maintenance execution across multiple manufacturing operations
Building and improving preventive and predictive maintenance programs
Driving preventive maintenance completion, schedule compliance, and maintenance planning effectiveness
Leading maintenance planning, scheduling, and execution processes that maximize equipment availability
Improving CMMS accuracy, work order quality, and maintenance documentation
Partnering with Reliability Engineering to prioritize proactive maintenance activities
Leading, coaching, and developing maintenance supervisors, planners, leads, and technicians
Managing maintenance labor, staffing, contractor activities, and overtime
Using maintenance KPIs to improve equipment reliability, productivity, and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE)
Promoting a culture focused on safety, accountability, continuous improvement, and operational excellence

Why you’ll be successful…

You understand that exceptional maintenance organizations don’t happen by accident. They are built through disciplined planning, strong leadership, standardized processes, and continuous development of people.

You enjoy creating systems that reduce reactive work, improve reliability, and help maintenance teams perform at their highest level. You balance technical expertise with leadership and know how to bring people together around common goals.

You Thrive When You Can

Develop maintenance professionals into high‑performing teams
Improve maintenance planning and execution
Solve complex operational challenges using data
Build strong partnerships across Operations, Engineering, and Production
Drive continuous improvement through standardized processes
Deliver measurable improvements in equipment reliability and uptime

What You’ll Bring…

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, Maintenance Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience
Five or more years of progressive maintenance leadership experience within manufacturing
Experience leading preventive maintenance, planning, scheduling, and maintenance execution
Experience supervising and developing maintenance employees
Strong CMMS knowledge and maintenance planning experience
Experience using KPIs to improve maintenance performance and equipment reliability
Excellent leadership, communication, and problem‑solving skills

Preferred Qualifications