Plant Maintenance & Reliability Leader

ST Specialty Foods, Inc.; Kenosha (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with match

STD/LTD/AD&D/Life

HSA

FSA

EAP

Hospital indemnity

Identity protection

Legal assistance

Critical Illness coverage

Job summary

ST Specialty Foods, Inc. seeks a Plant Engineering and Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance, project management, and PM programs at the Kenosha facility. You will drive uptime, safety, and continuous improvement across operations.

Responsibilities include budgeting, cross-functional team leadership, Lean CI coaching, and ensuring GMP compliance while coordinating with engineering for capital projects and asset lifecycle management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in an engineering or related field is required.
• 7+ years of maintenance management experience in manufacturing, food industry preferred.
• Demonstrated project management experience.
• Lean, system-driven manufacturing with KPI tracking.
• CMMS experience; SAP preferred.
• Strong mechanical and electrical knowledge; PLCs and boilers.
• Ability to interpret technical and regulatory information.

Responsibilities

• Lead Maintenance and PM programs; own Breakdown Analysis and Defect Handling.
• Guide Maintenance Planning & Scheduling and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Manage maintenance and CapEx budgets; control costs.
• Direct cross-functional teams to improve equipment reliability and uptime.
• Ensure GMP, SQF/BRC alignment and safety compliance.
• Provide technical support and mentor staff.

Skills

Project Management

Lean Manufacturing

Maintenance leadership

KCMS/SAP experience

Troubleshooting & problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering / Industrial Management / Manufacturing / Operations Management or related field

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

ST Specialty Foods, Inc. seeks a Plant Engineering and Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance, project management, and PM programs at the Kenosha facility. You will drive uptime, safety, and continuous improvement across operations.

Responsibilities include budgeting, cross-functional team leadership, Lean CI coaching, and ensuring GMP compliance while coordinating with engineering for capital projects and asset lifecycle management.