Maintenance Manager - Frozen Food Facility

TieTalent; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the frozen food sector seeks a Maintenance Manager for its facility in Los Angeles. The successful candidate will oversee maintenance operations, ensuring equipment reliability and compliance with safety regulations. This role requires significant experience in a USDA-regulated environment, focusing on leadership and continuous improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of progressive maintenance leadership experience.
• Strong troubleshooting skills on PLC systems and electrical panels.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop maintenance team for safety and timely equipment repair.
• Manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Oversee compliance with USDA and FDA regulations.

Skills

Leadership

Troubleshooting

Communication

Problem Solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering

Tools

CMMS platforms

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Position Summary:

The Maintenance Manager will lead and oversee all mechanical, electrical, and utility-related operations across our frozen food production facility. This role is responsible for driving equipment reliability, safety improvements, preventive maintenance, and capital projects that ensure operational excellence. The ideal candidate brings deep experience in USDA-regulated environments, ammonia refrigeration systems, horizontal form-and-seal packaging lines, and automated processing equipment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a skilled maintenance team to ensure timely and safe repair, installation, and upkeep of facility equipment and systems.
• Manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs to reduce downtime and extend equipment life.
• Oversee mechanical and electrical troubleshooting on production lines, including ovens, spiral freezers, packaging conveyors, horizontal form-and-seal machines, metal detectors, and PLC-controlled systems.
• Ensure compliance with USDA, FDA, OSHA, and environmental health regulations across all maintenance activities.
• Plan, scope, and execute capital projects, including facility upgrades, refrigeration system modifications, and equipment installations.
• Monitor and manage departmental budget, including labor, spare parts inventory, and capital expenditures.
• Collaborate with Production, QA, and Sanitation teams to maximize uptime and meet production goals.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives focused on root-cause analysis, energy efficiency, and process optimization.
• Maintain CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) for work orders, PM tracking, and asset management.
• Champion a culture of safety and lead by example in all safety and compliance procedures.
• Schedule and assign work based on skillset, urgency, and business needs; manage weekend and off-hour response rotations.
• Partner with HR on team performance, conflict resolution, and training needs.
  
  

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering (or equivalent experience).
• 5+ years of progressive maintenance leadership in a USDA/FDA-regulated food manufacturing environment.
• Strong troubleshooting skills on PLC systems, electrical panels, pneumatics, and hydraulics.
• Working knowledge of ammonia refrigeration systems (preferred).
• Experience with horizontal form-and-seal packaging equipment (preferred).
• Exceptional leadership, organizational, and communication skills.
• Bilingual in Spanish and English strongly preferred.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekends or emergency call-ins.
  
  

Preferred Experience With

• Ammonia refrigeration systems and related safety protocols
• Horizontal form-and-seal packaging machines
• Cold chain/frozen food operations (spiral freezers, blast freezers)
• CMMS platforms (e.g., MP2, Fiix, eMaint, or SAP PM)
• Lean manufacturing or TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) initiatives
• Industrial safety standards and Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) compliance
  
  

Nice-to-have skills

• Lean Manufacturing
• Los Angeles, California
  
  

Work experience

• General Project Management
  
  

Languages

• English

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet

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