Plant Reliability & Engineering Leader (24/7)

JonnyPops, LLC; Elk River (MN); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401k

Paid Holidays

Meal Plan

EAP Programs

Job summary

JonnyPops, LLC in Elk River seeks a Maintenance and Engineering Manager to lead plant reliability, directing a five-person team and owning uptime, parts spending, and engineering alignment with production planning.

You will set technical direction for the engineering group, work hands-on with engineers, and drive safety-first, food-safe operations while scaling the plant’s reliability program.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent hands-on experience.
• 7–10 years of leadership in maintenance/engineering in manufacturing.
• Experience leading multi-discipline teams in 24/7 operations.
• Proven track record of uptime improvements and cost reduction.
• Strong budgeting and cost-control capabilities.
• Excellent cross-functional communication.

Responsibilities

• Own equipment uptime as the primary reliability metric for the Elk River plant.
• Direct the preventative maintenance program across all production lines, packaging equipment, refrigeration systems, and critical facility assets.
• Establish and track reliability KPIs (uptime, MTBF, MTTR) and report performance trends to plant and operations leadership.
• Lead, coach, and develop a team of five direct reports: the Maintenance Lead Supervisor, the Maintenance Parts & Scheduling Planner, and three Manufacturing Engineers.
• Directly lead JonnyPops’ Manufacturing Engineering function at Elk River, setting the team’s technical priorities, project queue, and standards of work.
• Own cost reduction on maintenance parts and MRO spend as a core KPI, partnering on sourcing and inventory discipline.
• Ensure maintenance and engineering planning is synced with production scheduling and cross-functional planning meetings.
• Ensure all maintenance and engineering work complies with safety standards (lockout/tagout, electrical, machine guarding) and food safety requirements.

Skills

Cross-functional comms

Leadership

Budget management

Problem solving

Financial acumen

Adaptable

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/ Industrial/ Electrical Eng, Eng Tech or related field

Tools

Fiix CMMS

Job description

JonnyPops, LLC in Elk River seeks a Maintenance and Engineering Manager to lead plant reliability, directing a five-person team and owning uptime, parts spending, and engineering alignment with production planning.

You will set technical direction for the engineering group, work hands-on with engineers, and drive safety-first, food-safe operations while scaling the plant’s reliability program.