HiFyve is hiring for a Maintenance Manager in the food and beverage industry in St. Paul, MN!
Salary: $130–$145K/yr with a 10% bonus
Day Shift 5:30 AM-2:30 PM
Full Benefits Package
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and develop a fully capable maintenance team; manage recruitment, training, scheduling, and performance.
- Maintain all equipment to vendor standards and ensure compliance with mechanical and electrical codes.
- Establish departmental objectives, performance standards, and maintenance policies/procedures.
- Implement and manage preventive maintenance programs to minimize downtime and support equipment reliability.
- Serve as the escalation point for emergency maintenance issues.
- Work closely with engineering and management to evaluate, modify, or replace equipment to improve efficiency and reduce costs.
- Analyze proposals and cost studies for new equipment and make recommendations.
- Manage spare parts inventory and maintenance supplies.
- Control costs related to repairs, utilities, pretreatment, and maintenance budgets; may contribute to capital planning.
- Keep leadership informed of equipment and facility performance issues.
- Stay current with regulatory requirements and emerging industry practices.
- Schedule and prioritize maintenance tasks to optimize preventive and repair work while minimizing unnecessary overtime.
Requirements
- High school diploma required; associate or bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering or related field preferred.
- 5+ years of maintenance leadership in a manufacturing environment (food, beverage, or aseptic processing preferred).
- 3+ years supervising a maintenance team with a strong safety focus.
- Proficiency with CMMS for work orders, asset management, and maintenance optimization.
- Strong MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook).
- Experience with high-temp sterilization and aseptic packaging technologies is highly desirable.
- Strong knowledge of OSHA regulations, preventive maintenance, reliability practices, and facility equipment.
- Excellent communication, teamwork, organizational, and leadership skills.
- Ability to plan, prioritize, adapt to operational changes, and lead others through change.
- Must be able to read, write, and speak English.
- Experience with ammonia and boilers would be a plus!