Maintenance Manager: Lead Uptime, Safety & Reliability

The People Co.; Vineland (NJ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Competitive salary

Job summary

The People Co. in Vineland, NJ, seeks a Maintenance Manager to lead a multi-shift maintenance team, develop robust PM programs, and drive reliability across production lines. You will oversee safety, GMP/HACCP compliance, and equipment optimization to maximize uptime and support plant performance.

Qualified candidates bring 5+ years of maintenance leadership in manufacturing, strong mechanical/electrical troubleshooting, and experience with PLCs, VFDs, and automated systems.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in engineering, Industrial Technology, Maintenance Management, or related field.
• 5+ years of progressive manufacturing maintenance experience.
• 5+ years of maintenance leadership/management experience.
• Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills.
• Experience with PM/predictive maintenance programs.
• Knowledge of PLCs, VFDs, motors, sensors, pneumatics, hydraulics, and automated equipment.
• Strong knowledge of OSHA and LOTO requirements.
• Proven problem-solving, root-cause analysis, leadership, communication, and organizational skills.
• Ability to lead a multi-shift team and collaborate across Production, Quality, Food Safety, Sanitation, Engineering, and senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, schedule, and develop a multi-shift maintenance team; establish accountability, performance standards, training, and coverage.
• Develop and improve PM programs; monitor completion and effectiveness; maintain equipment records; use condition-monitoring techniques.
• Maximize uptime; respond to breakdowns; troubleshoot equipment; lead root-cause analysis; support installations and commissioning.
• Ensure maintenance practices comply with GMPs, HACCP, sanitation requirements, USDA/FDA regulations, and food-safety standards.
• Maintain a strong safety culture and ensure OSHA, LOTO, hot work, confined space, electrical, fall protection, and contractor safety requirements are followed.
• Support troubleshooting and maintenance of PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, motors, sensors, control panels, and automated production systems.
• Oversee reliability of boilers/steam, refrigeration, compressed air, HVAC, water/wastewater, electrical distribution, natural gas, fire protection, process utilities, and backup power systems.
• Maintain critical spare-parts inventories, establish stocking levels, control usage, and manage supplier relationships.
• Manage maintenance spending, labor, parts, contractors, and outside services; identify cost-saving opportunities and support CapEx decisions.
• Manage service providers and vendors, obtain quotes, coordinate projects and repairs, and ensure site compliance.
• Use downtime and maintenance data to improve reliability, efficiency, labor utilization, energy consumption, and throughput; support Lean, TPM, 5S, and reliability initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Troubleshooting

Problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Lean/TPM understanding

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent in engineering/related field

Tools

PLCs

VFDs

Automation equipment

Job description

The People Co. in Vineland, NJ, seeks a Maintenance Manager to lead a multi-shift maintenance team, develop robust PM programs, and drive reliability across production lines. You will oversee safety, GMP/HACCP compliance, and equipment optimization to maximize uptime and support plant performance.

Qualified candidates bring 5+ years of maintenance leadership in manufacturing, strong mechanical/electrical troubleshooting, and experience with PLCs, VFDs, and automated systems.