Plant Maintenance Manager - Dairy & Food Manufacturing

Leprino

Allendale Charter Township (MI)

On-site

USD 90,000 - 130,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

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Health insurance

Retirement plan (401k)

Paid holidays

Tuition assistance

Employee assistance programs

Job summary

Leprino is seeking a Maintenance Manager at our Allendale, MI facility to lead the plant’s maintenance function and strengthen reliability across equipment, utilities, and plant systems. You will guide maintenance supervisors, coordinate with production and engineering, and manage planning, safety, and budget while driving capital projects and workforce development.

You will coordinate maintenance of electrical, refrigeration, hydraulics, pneumatics, and process controls, partnering with quality

Qualifications

Eight years of experience in food manufacturing maintenance or plant engineering.
Two years of progressive leadership in a manufacturing environment.
Direct leadership experience managing supervisors or team leads.
Working knowledge of electrical operations, process controls, hydraulics, refrigeration, pneumatics, and scheduling.
Experience coordinating maintenance activities supporting production, food safety, and sanitation.

Responsibilities

Lead the plant maintenance function and guide Supervisors in planning and completing work.
Develop maintenance leadership and technical capability through coaching and training.
Coordinate maintenance priorities with production to improve uptime.
Oversee preventive, corrective, and emergency maintenance for equipment and utilities.
Analyze equipment performance to reduce unplanned downtime.
Lead department safety training and ensure safe work practices.
Develop and monitor the Maintenance budget and spare-parts inventory.
Partner with production and quality teams to support equipment performance and product quality.
Support capital projects by defining scope, equipment, controls, and start-up.
Coordinate maintenance of electrical, refrigeration, hydraulics, pneumatics, and process control systems.