Maintenance Manager - 1st Shift

Nestlé S.A.

Town of Medford (WI)

On-site

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

14 days+

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Job summary

Nestlé in Wisconsin seeks a Maintenance Manager to lead the site’s maintenance function, driving reliability, safety, and continuous improvement across equipment and processes. You will guide planning, execution, and CI initiatives to meet production goals.

The role requires overseeing a skilled M&I team, managing budgets, and aligning maintenance strategies with Nestlé’s standards for quality and safety. This position is grounded in a safety-first environment with a focus on cost effectiveness

Qualifications

BA/BS in Engineering, preferably Mechanical or Electrical, or equivalent experience.
Minimum 7 years related work experience.
In-depth knowledge of food processing equipment maintenance and technology.
Knowledge of food safety and regulatory requirements for food safety and hygienic engineering (OSH&R).
Strong technical and managerial skills; demonstrated leadership abilities.
Proficiency in MS Office and MS Project.

Responsibilities

Define, propose and monitor M&I plans aligned with policy, principles and Nestlé master documents.
Lead and coordinate the M&I team and maintain competencies, motivation and performance.
Propose and control the M&I budget.
Promote safety culture with intolerance for unsafe situations.
Improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime via proactive maintenance.
Liaise with Production and Quality Management to resolve technical issues daily.
Manage technical stores, Work Orders, labor hours and BOM.

Skills

Technical skills

Leadership abilities

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication skills

Team collaboration

Organizational skills

MS Office & MS Project

Education

BA/BS in Engineering (Mechanical or Electrical)

Tools

AutoCAD / Visio

MS Project

MS Office

Job description

The Maintenance Manager is accountable for leading the site's maintenance function to ensure all plant assets are safe, reliable, and capable of consistently meeting operational and business requirements. This role is responsible for maximizing asset reliability and plant performance through effective planning, execution, and continuous improvement of maintenance strategies and practices.

The Maintenance Manager leads, develops, and manages the maintenance team, ensuring employees possess the skills, qualifications, and capabilities required to support current and future business needs. The role fosters a culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous learning while ensuring resources are effectively utilized to achieve maintenance objectives.

This position is accountable for ensuring the highest standards of human and product safety by maintaining compliance with all safety, quality, environmental, and regulatory requirements and by embedding safe work practices throughout all maintenance activities.

The Maintenance Manager champions a culture of continuous improvement across all facets of the maintenance function, driving improvements in equipment reliability, maintenance processes, cost effectiveness, and operational performance while minimizing downtime and supporting the achievement of the site's production and business goals.

Key Outputs / Deliverables

Management Responsibilities

Define, propose and monitor the Maintenance and Improvement (M&I) plans and objectives in accordance with the Engineering Policy, Key Principles and the M&I Activity as outlined in the Nestlé Engineering Excellence (NEE) master document.
Propose and implement work processes, procedures and technical resources related to the M&I team.
Lead and coordinate the M&I team and maintain competencies, motivation and performance to achieve the M&I team’s mission and objectives.
Propose and control the M&I budget.
Propose and monitor M&I in accordance with the key performance indicators.
Build successful interaction between production and warehouse teams in equipment repairs and maintenance.
Demonstrate and promote the company’s values within the M&I team/Engineering team.

Functional Responsibilities

Ensure that there exists within the M&I team an attitude of absolute intolerance for unsafe situations.
Ensure all team members are encouraged never to implement any change without first questioning its impact in relation to product safety/quality, people safety and the environment. No compromises should be tolerated.
Ensure that the technical integrity and availability of equipment complies with all regulations.
Ensure that Good Engineering Practices are being applied at all times.
Ensure the implementation of all repairs/modifications resulting from gap assessments, plant audits and notifications.
Ensure that all mechanics and operators receive direct on-the-line coaching in machinery and line operation skills in respect to the requirements of hygienic engineering.

Responsibilities Relating to the Nestlé Maintenance Strategy

Obtain management’s support for M&I and ensure its alignment with the business strategy.
Encourage close teamwork between all functions, including Engineering, Production and Quality Management.
Review systematically all lines, processes and utilities that are critical to the business and those where failure can have an unacceptable impact on safety, environment or compliance with the law.
Support and encourage the decentralizing of routine maintenance.
Ensure that Continuous Improvement becomes a key pillar of the M&I culture.
Implement Consequence Driven Maintenance (CDM) as the multi-discipline, team-based approach to proactively maintain/improve the reliability and performance of the company’s assets, and Asset and Maintenance Management (AMM) as the process to manage the lifecycle of fixed assets.
Adopt the Maintenance Excellence vision by striving for the M&I “Proactive Domain.”

Responsibilities Relating to Consequence Driven Maintenance

Establish and manage the yearly, monthly and weekly maintenance plans to ensure essential maintenance is completed within a reasonable time.
Monitor plant/equipment to ensure optimal operation and reduction of planned/unplanned downtime.
Optimize Predictive Maintenance technologies, including condition monitoring and inspections, to minimize unplanned downtime.
Utilize Planned Downtime for Scheduled and Condition-Based Maintenance with Work Orders.
Develop and implement improvements to minimize downtime for line change and cleaning.
Liaise with Production and Quality Management on a daily basis to resolve technical and/or operational issues, including stoppage analysis from the Downtime Reporting System.
Establish with Production shutdown and start-up work programs to minimize risks to the product, people and production losses.

Responsibilities Relating to Asset and Maintenance Management

Manage the technical stores, scheduled Work Orders, labor hour allocation and the equipment Bill of Material (BOM).
Ensure that the job planning, material and services planning is accurate and effective.
Ensure that the equipment history, damage code and root cause analysis are completed correctly.

Measurements / Performance Indicators

At the Factory Management Level

Maintenance cost as a % of conversion costs
% Line performance = OEE (Overall equipment effectiveness)
API - Asset Productivity Index

At the Factory Floor Level

Unplanned stoppages due to equipment failure, as % of NPH
Planned maintenance vs. unplanned maintenance hours
Work order completion on time as a % of total planned/generated work order
Technical store stock turnover and service level

Qualifications / Certifications

BA/BS in Engineering, preferably Mechanical or Electrical, or equivalent experience and minimum 7 years related work experience.
In-depth knowledge of food processing equipment maintenance and technology.
Appropriate maintenance execution.
Knowledge of food safety, regulatory requirements for food safety and hygienic engineering (OSH&R).
General understanding of financial analysis, budget reports and relevant business drivers.
AutoCAD view or Visio, CDM, AMM, ESAT, CIAT, NEMT, NEST, etc.
Strong technical and managerial skills.
Demonstrated leadership abilities.
Good interpersonal skills.
Analytical skills in problem solving.
Excellent troubleshooting and problem-solving skills in mechanical, electrical and PLC operating systems.
Ability to perform under pressure and in ambiguous situations.
Strong organization and multi-tasking skills, with the ability to balance and prioritize several projects simultaneously.
Strong communication, presentation and networking skills.
Proficiency in MS Office and MS Project.

Critical Experiences

Minimum 5 years experience in a technical field, preferably in a food manufacturing facility including maintenance responsibilities.

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