Job Description

Job Description

The Food Packaging Maintenance Manager oversees the maintenance, reliability, and continuous improvement of all packaging equipment and related systems within a food manufacturing facility.

This role ensures maximum equipment uptime, regulatory compliance, and safe, efficient operations that support production goals. The Maintenance Manager leads a team of technicians and collaborates closely with Production, Quality Assurance, Engineering, and Safety teams.

Key Responsibilities

Equipment & Facility Maintenance

• Oversee preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance of all packaging machinery (e.g., form-fill-seal, labeling, cartoning, case packing, conveyors, checkweighers, metal detectors, robotics).
• Develop, implement, and optimize PM programs to increase equipment reliability and reduce unplanned downtime.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and automation issues to ensure rapid resolution.
• Coordinate major equipment overhauls, upgrades, and installations with Engineering and OEM suppliers.

Leadership & Team Management

• Supervise, train, and mentor a team of maintenance technicians across multiple shifts.
• Create staffing schedules, assign daily tasks, and manage performance.
• Foster a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous learning.

Compliance & Safety

• Ensure all maintenance operations follow food safety regulations (FDA, USDA, SQF, BRC, HACCP) and site-specific GMPs.
• Maintain proper documentation for audits and inspections.
• Drive root-cause analyses and corrective actions for equipment-related food safety or quality issues.

Planning & Continuous Improvement

• Monitor maintenance KPIs (downtime, MTTR, MTBF, spare parts usage, PM compliance).
• Manage maintenance budget, spare parts inventory, and vendor relationships.
• Lead reliability improvement initiatives using tools like 5S, TPM, Kaizen, and Lean principles.
• Collaborate with production to plan downtime for maintenance with minimal impact on operations.

Qualifications

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial Engineering, or related field (preferred); or equivalent technical experience.
• 5+ years of maintenance management experience in food packaging or food manufacturing.
• Strong background in high-speed automated packaging equipment.
• Experience working within regulated food safety environments (GMP, HACCP, SQF/BRC).

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