Maintenance & Reliability Manager – Manufacturing (PTO)

Kalmbach Feeds; Carey (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits

401(K) with company match

Generous PTO policy

Company-paid Short-Term and Long-Term 

Disability insurance

Company-paid Life Insurance

Professional development opportunities

Collaborative work environment

Job summary

K9 & Kin in Carey, OH seeks an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead reliability across our pet food manufacturing facility. You will drive preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs, ensuring equipment safety and high uptime while partnering with Operations, Quality, and Engineering.

You will build and coach a high-performing maintenance team, manage budgets and spare parts, and guide capital projects to support production goals.

Qualifications

• Progressive maintenance leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, Maintenance Management, or related field preferred.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, automated manufacturing systems and reliability practices.
• Excellent troubleshooting, analytical and root cause analysis skills.
• Hands-on leader who develops people and builds teams.
• Experience with CMMS platforms and PLC-controlled equipment.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance operations across the facility, ensuring reliability, safety and performance.
• Develop and manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs to maximize uptime.
• Coach and develop a high-performing maintenance team focused on safety and continuous improvement.
• Partner with Operations to reduce downtime and improve equipment performance; conduct root cause analyses.
• Manage maintenance budgets, spare parts inventory, contractors, and scheduling for capital projects.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Preventive maintenance

Team development

Root cause analysis

Cross-functional

CMMS experience

PLC/Automation

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Tools

CMMS

PLC systems

Automation software

Job description

K9 & Kin in Carey, OH seeks an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead reliability across our pet food manufacturing facility. You will drive preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs, ensuring equipment safety and high uptime while partnering with Operations, Quality, and Engineering.

You will build and coach a high-performing maintenance team, manage budgets and spare parts, and guide capital projects to support production goals.