What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Maintenance Manager position at iRiS Recruiting Solutions?
A well-established CPG manufacturing organization is hiring a Maintenance Manager to lead a multi-shift maintenance team in a large 24/7 manufacturing environment.
This is a hands-on leadership role, not a desk job. The focus is on stabilizing maintenance execution, improving equipment reliability, and building accountability across people, processes, and systems.
What You’ll Do
- Lead and develop a multi-shift maintenance organization
- Establish and enforce preventive and planned maintenance fundamentals
- Reduce unplanned downtime and recurring equipment failures
- Improve work planning, scheduling, and execution discipline
- Strengthen parts inventory, storeroom organization, and critical spares strategy
- Drive accountability around labor utilization, timekeeping, and daily execution
- Partner closely with Operations, Engineering, EHS, and HR
- Support future equipment and capital planning
- Serve as an on-call leader in a 24/7 manufacturing environment
What We’re Looking For
Required
- 3 years of maintenance leadership experience in a high-volume manufacturing environment
- Experience supporting 24/7 operations
- Strong execution discipline with the ability to hold teams accountable
- Willingness to be hands-on, visible, and on-call
Preferred
- Food, beverage, or consumer packaged goods manufacturing experience
- Exposure to modern preventive maintenance systems and controls
- Experience in highly automated manufacturing environments
- Bachelor’s degree
- Proven track record stabilizing maintenance organizations
Salary : $120,000 - $140,000