Maintenance Manager

Tandem Foods; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Tandem Foods is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Manager for its Pittsburgh facility to lead maintenance and engineering strategy, ensure reliability, and develop a high-performing, safety-focused team in a 24/7 food production environment.

You will oversee preventive/predictive maintenance, manage budgets and vendors, and drive continuous improvement across packaging lines, robotics, and PLCs while ensuring GMP compliance and safe operations.

Responsibilities

• Champion a safety-first culture through leadership, work practices, and training.
• Lead, develop, and coach a maintenance team to support 24/7 food production operations.
• Maintain compliance with food industry standards including audits and GMPs.
• Drive performance with preventive and predictive maintenance programs using a CMMS.
• Optimize uptime of high-speed packaging, automation equipment, robotics, and PLCs.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality, and Engineering to align initiatives with business needs.
• Manage maintenance budgets, MRO inventory, vendor relationships, and capital projects.
• Monitor, analyze, and improve maintenance KPIs (MTTR, OEE, PM compliance).
• Ensure facilities, utilities, and buildings support uninterrupted production.
• Develop and enforce SOPs, training materials, and maintenance procedures.
• Manage third-party contractors and service providers for repairs and specialized equipment maintenance

Job description

Position Summary

We are looking for an energetic, hands-on Maintenance Manager with a strong background in manufacturing and a passion for driving continuous improvement. This individual will lead the site's maintenance and engineering strategy, ensure operational reliability, and build a high-performing team aligned with safety, compliance, and production goals.

Position Summary

We are looking for an energetic, hands-on Maintenance Manager with a strong background in manufacturing and a passion for driving continuous improvement. This individual will lead the site's maintenance and engineering strategy, ensure operational reliability, and build a high-performing team aligned with safety, compliance, and production goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Champion a safety-first culture through leadership, work practices, and employee training.
• Lead, develop, and coach a skilled maintenance team to support 24/7 food production operations.
• Maintain compliance with food industry standards, including audits, regulatory requirements, and GMPs.
• Drive performance by implementing and managing preventive and predictive maintenance programs using a CMMS.
• Optimize uptime of high-speed packaging and automation equipment, including robotics and PLCs.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality, and Engineering to align maintenance initiatives with business needs.
• Manage departmental budgets, inventory levels (MRO), vendor relationships, and capital projects.
• Monitor, analyze, and improve maintenance KPIs (MTTR, OEE, PM compliance, etc.).
• Ensure facility maintenance, utility systems, and building infrastructure support uninterrupted production.
• Develop and enforce SOPs, training materials, and maintenance procedures.
• Manage third-party contractors and service providers for facility repairs and specialized equipment maintenance