Plant Maintenance & Reliability Manager

Wonderful Citrus; Mission (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Education reimbursement

Paid time off

Charitable giving program

Job summary

Wonderful Citrus seeks an experienced Maintenance Leader to develop and execute maintenance and reliability strategies across production, packaging, and facility assets. You will lead supervisors and contractors, plan preventive/predictive maintenance, and manage budgeted maintenance costs while ensuring safety and GMP adherence.

The role focuses on maximizing equipment uptime, driving continuous improvement, and coordinating with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Food Safety teams to

Qualifications

• Minimum of five (5) years of maintenance leadership experience in a food manufacturing or similar industrial environment.
• Strong knowledge of preventive/predictive/corrective maintenance, planning, scheduling, and RCFA.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day maintenance operations for all production, packaging, and facility equipment.
• Lead maintenance supervisors, technicians, and contractors to foster accountability and continuous improvement.
• Plan and oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance to maximize equipment uptime and minimize interruptions.
• Coordinate emergency repairs and breakdown responses safely and efficiently.
• Manage maintenance work orders, planning, scheduling, and asset history using CMMS.
• Develop and monitor maintenance KPIs such as uptime, costs, and downtime trends.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, 5S, and TPM.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Root Cause Analysis

CMMS

Budget management

Lean Manufacturing

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelors in Mechanical/Industrial/Manufacturing/Electrical Engineering

Tools

Oracle

SAP PM

Maximo

Job description

Wonderful Citrus seeks an experienced Maintenance Leader to develop and execute maintenance and reliability strategies across production, packaging, and facility assets. You will lead supervisors and contractors, plan preventive/predictive maintenance, and manage budgeted maintenance costs while ensuring safety and GMP adherence.

The role focuses on maximizing equipment uptime, driving continuous improvement, and coordinating with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Food Safety teams to