Senior Maintenance Manager - Dairy Processing Plant

FrieslandCampina; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

FrieslandCampina in Darlington, Wisconsin, is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance team in a dairy processing facility. You’ll keep equipment running, manage PM/CMMS programs, oversee utilities, and drive reliability while partnering with Production and Quality to meet GMP and safety standards.

You have 6+ years in dairy or food-manufacturing maintenance, a Bachelor's in Engineering or related field, and a proven track record of building maintenance capability and

Qualifications

• Food manufacturing maintenance experience is required; dairy strongly preferred.
• Experience with industrial processing equipment and plant utilities.
• Hands-on knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and pneumatic systems and troubleshooting.
• Experience building and managing preventive/predictive maintenance programs.
• Experience working with a CMMS and using maintenance data to improve reliability.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach, and develop a skilled Maintenance team.
• Manage preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs to improve equipment reliability and reduce downtime.
• Oversee maintenance and troubleshooting of processing and packaging equipment, CIP systems, refrigeration, boilers, compressed air, electrical systems, and other plant utilities.
• Use our CMMS to manage PM schedules, work orders, equipment history, and maintenance priorities.
• Lead troubleshooting and root-cause analysis for equipment failures and recurring issues.
• Partner with Production to plan repairs and downtime while keeping operations moving.
• Manage spare parts, contractors, vendors, equipment upgrades, and the Maintenance budget.
• Ensure maintenance work meets GMP, food safety, sanitary design, environmental, and workplace safety requirements.
• Work closely with Production, Quality, Safety, Logistics, and plant leadership to solve problems and improve the operation.

Skills

Maintenance experience

CMMS

Root cause analysis

Troubleshooting

Leadership

Preventive maintenance

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

Industrial maintenance

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering/Industrial Maintenance

10+ years maintenance experience in lieu of a degree

Job description

FrieslandCampina in Darlington, Wisconsin, is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Manager to lead the maintenance team in a dairy processing facility. You’ll keep equipment running, manage PM/CMMS programs, oversee utilities, and drive reliability while partnering with Production and Quality to meet GMP and safety standards.

You have 6+ years in dairy or food-manufacturing maintenance, a Bachelor's in Engineering or related field, and a proven track record of building maintenance capability and