Maintenance Manager

In business for over 140 years, our client is a bakery and snack industry leader! The company produces over 250 tons of products per day in bakeries across the US. Our client is committed to manufacturing quality products, growing the business, and is committed to their people. We have been retained to find a Maintenance Manager for their west coast bakery!

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for plant maintenance. This leader maintains a positive atmosphere and upholds the plant and company goals, objectives, policies, and procedures. The Maintenance Manager develops, establishes, and is held responsible for maintenance goals and performance. This role has overall responsibility for the up time of manufacturing equipment and safety of plant personnel. The Maintenance Manager must successfully delegate roles, responsibilities, and tasks to the appropriate level of labor to ensure effective completion.

Responsibilities: Responsible for the strategic planning of the Maintenance Group to include the following: Creation, Communication, and Implementation of an overall maintenance strategy; Creation, Communication, and Implementation of an equipment reliability program; Create and execute the Maintenance Budget.Responsible for developing and leading continuous improvement in the plant, especially as it relates to the efficiency of the Maintenance Department.Ability to extract, interpret, and effectively communicate data from various electronic and paper sources in order to make fact-based decisions.Cost Control/Improvement - Responsible for maintenance budget and cost control and improvement. Develop/implement appropriate strategies which will allow production unit(s) to find innovative/cost effective ways to improve product quality/increase capacity/reduce costs for current and future needs.Change Agent - Recommend and implement changes in methods, equipment, systems, and organization, as needed, to ensure that the objectives of the area are met. Deliver area requirements by influencing and gaining co-operation from others. Demonstrable experience in changing a culture and change management is required.Manufacturing Process and Capacity Development - Ensure systems and processes are in place to produce high-quality products on time and in a cost-effective manner. Develop and implement effective company policy in the areas of lean manufacturing techniques, quality, and cost reduction. Identify, communicate, and drive implementation of capital investments and improvement projects.All other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:Bachelor’s degree (B. A.) from four-year College or university preferred.A minimum of seven+ years of maintenance experience coming from the manufacturing industry.A minimum of five+ years of management experience.Excellent communication skills.Able to multitask.Must be energetic, organized and firm with employees.Basic computer skills and understanding in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook.

Base compensation for this role typically ranges between $120,000 to $140,000 based on years of experience.