Senior Regional Maintenance Manager

Shearer's Foods, Inc.; Massillon (OH); On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Shearer's Foods, Inc. in Massillon, OH is seeking a Senior Regional Maintenance Manager who will lead maintenance strategy across five manufacturing sites in North America, focusing on asset reliability, preventive maintenance, and reducing unplanned downtime.

You will partner with regional leadership, drive safety and environmental compliance, and develop the maintenance team while managing budgets and coordinating with engineering and external vendors. Travel up to 50% is required.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in engineering or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Nine years in maintenance leadership within GMP-regulated food manufacturing.
• Experience with fixed and rotating equipment and reliability maintenance.
• Willing to travel up to 50% of the time.

Responsibilities

• Lead maintenance strategy across five North American sites to improve asset reliability and reduce downtime.
• Plan, execute, and document preventive and corrective maintenance activities to ensure reliability and compliance.
• Provide leadership through coaching, performance management, and team development.
• Collaborate with quality, health and safety, and manufacturing operations.
• Partner with external vendors and engineering teams to implement best practices.
• Develop and optimize site maintenance procedures and standards to support safe operations.
• Oversee site shutdown planning to minimize downtime.
• Manage maintenance budgets and drive cost-effective solutions.
• Establish and improve leading indicators for maintenance performance.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Asset reliability improvement

Travel up to 50%

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering or related field

Tools

Maintenance Connection CMMS

Building Management Systems

MS Office

Job description

Overview

Shearer's Foods, founded in 1974 and headquartered in Massillon, OH, is a leading manufacturer of salty snacks, cookies, and crackers. Specializing in private label and co-manufacturing, Shearer's is the largest supplier of private brand salty snacks and second-largest supplier of private brand cookies and crackers.

With a strong focus on innovation, service, quality, and sustainability, Shearer's has been awarded the food industry’s highest award for environmental sustainability, as well as multiple Supplier of the Year awards.

Operating 16 locations across North America and employing more than 5000 team members, Shearer's is driven by its core values of People, Grow, Impact and Win. The company mission is to deliver exceptional products and services that make snacking a time to celebrate for our customers, colleagues, and community.

At Shearer's Foods, we believe in a skills-first approach to recruitment and employment. This means focusing on what you can do and how you can grow, rather than traditional metrics alone. We are committed to adhering to anti-exclusion practices, removing barriers to access, and enhancing opportunities for all individuals based on merit and potential. Your skills, experience, and perspective are valuable—and we want to empower you to make your mark here with us.

Responsibilities

Senior Regional Maintenance Manager

This senior regional role leads maintenance strategy and execution across five manufacturing sites in North America, with direct influence on asset capacity, reliability, and unplanned downtime. Working closely with the regional VP and plant maintenance leaders, this position strengthens preventive and corrective maintenance, improves maintenance performance indicators, builds organizational capability, and advances consistent work management practices across the region.

Safety, Health, and Environment:

• Promotes a strong belief that all jobs can be performed safely and that no job is worth doing that would risk the health, safety, or welfare of the plant employees or community
• Contributes to a safe work environment by modeling safe behaviors
• Maintains strict adherence to plant safety policies and procedures

Business Deliverables:

• Lead the regional maintenance strategy across manufacturing sites to strengthen asset reliability and reduce unplanned downtime.
• Lead the identification, planning, execution, and documentation of preventive and corrective maintenance activities to ensure asset reliability and compliance.
• Provide leadership through coaching, performance management, and team development.
• Collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams, including quality, health and safety, and manufacturing operations.
• Partner with external vendors and engineering teams to implement maintenance best practices.
• Develop, implement, and optimize site maintenance procedures and standards to support safe and consistent operations.
• Oversee site shutdown planning and execution to minimize downtime and protect critical manufacturing schedules.
• Facilitate effective management of maintenance budgets and drive cost-effective solutions without compromising quality or safety.
• Establish, monitor, and improve key leading indicators for maintenance performance.

Improves Maintenance Processes:

• Serve as the regional subject-matter expert for work management processes.
• Build, train, and develop a high-performing maintenance manager team with strong cross-training and succession planning
• Own the maintenance management system, ensuring accurate master data, work orders, and spare parts programs
• Partner with engineering and external vendors to implement best practices and strengthen service strategies

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering or related field, or equivalent industry experience
• Nine years of relevant industry experience; experience in the GMP-regulated, short-shelf-life food industry is preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 50% of the time
• Experience with fixed and rotating equipment, reliability maintenance engineering, field operations, execution, results improvement, and food manufacturing. Experience with Maintenance Connection CMMS and manufacturing operations is a plus.
• Proven experience in maintenance leadership within a regulated food manufacturing environment
• Strong knowledge of health, safety, and environmental regulations, including current Good Manufacturing Practice requirements
• Ability to plan, prioritize, and resolve complex operational issues in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
• Proficiency with computerized maintenance management systems and building management systems, as well as standard office software tools.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, age, national origin, disability status, genetic information, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.