Multi-Site Maintenance Manager – Food Manufacturing

Energy Jobline ZR; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Energy Jobline ZR is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance operations across two food manufacturing and fresh produce processing facilities in Atlanta. You will drive reliability improvements, safety compliance, and efficient production support through hands-on leadership and strong technical knowledge.

Responsibilities include developing preventive maintenance programs, leading maintenance teams, coordinating repairs, and managing budgets while ensuring OSHA, GMP, SQF,

Qualifications

• 5–7 years of maintenance leadership experience in food manufacturing or related industrial environment.
• Experience managing maintenance teams in fast-paced, high-volume operation.
• Strong knowledge of electrical systems, PLC troubleshooting, hydraulics, pneumatics, welding, refrigeration, and mechanical systems.
• Experience with automated production equipment, conveyors, packaging machinery, and heavy industrial systems.
• Experience developing preventive maintenance programs and analyzing equipment reliability and downtime.
• Knowledge of OSHA safety standards, LOTO procedures, GMP, SQF, HACCP, and food-manufacturing compliance.
• Ability to oversee maintenance operations in two buildings.
• Flexibility to support multiple shifts, weekends and emergencies as needed.

Responsibilities

• Lead daily maintenance operations for production, packaging, warehouse, refrigeration, and facility equipment across both buildings.
• Develop, implement, and manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs to reduce downtime and extend equipment life.
• Supervise, train, coach, and evaluate maintenance technicians and leads.
• Troubleshoot and coordinate repairs involving electrical, mechanical, hydraulics, pneumatics, refrigeration, and automated systems.
• Oversee PLC troubleshooting, conveyors, packaging machinery, forklifts, compressors, HVAC, boilers, plumbing, and other equipment.
• Ensure timely response to equipment breakdowns, emergency repairs, and production-related maintenance needs.
• Analyze equipment failures and downtime trends, identify root causes, and implement corrective actions.
• Oversee installation, modification, setup, and commissioning of new equipment and machinery.
• Manage maintenance work orders, repair records, logs, spare-parts inventory, tools, vendors, contractors, and budget controls.
• Partner with Production, FSQA, Warehouse, and Operations teams to support production goals and continuous improvement projects.
• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with OSHA, LOTO, machine guarding, FDA, SQF, HACCP, GMP, and food-safety requirements.
• Support audits and maintain the department’s audit readiness.

Skills

Leadership

Maintenance management

Electrical systems

PLC troubleshooting

Education

Technical certifications in maintenance/electrical/refrigeration/automation

Tools

CMMS

Microsoft Office

Job description

Energy Jobline ZR is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance operations across two food manufacturing and fresh produce processing facilities in Atlanta. You will drive reliability improvements, safety compliance, and efficient production support through hands-on leadership and strong technical knowledge.

Responsibilities include developing preventive maintenance programs, leading maintenance teams, coordinating repairs, and managing budgets while ensuring OSHA, GMP, SQF,