Maintenance Manager- 1st Shift

Schedule: Must have flexibility to support and manage both shifts and weekends as needed. Regular onsite hours will primarily be during 1st shift.

Salary: $90,000 per year.

Royal Fresh Cuts is seeking an experienced Maintenance Manager to lead our maintenance team and manage the day-to-day maintenance operations of our fast-paced food manufacturing facilities.

Our main priority is finding a strong leader and people manager who can train, coach, develop, and hold a maintenance team accountable. We will provide training on our specific machinery; however, candidates must have solid industrial maintenance experience and be able to troubleshoot equipment and guide the team through repairs.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and manage daily maintenance operations.
• Supervise, train, coach, and develop maintenance technicians and leads.
• Establish expectations and hold employees accountable for safety, quality, and performance.
• Assign and prioritize maintenance work based on production needs.
• Troubleshoot mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and automated equipment.
• Respond to equipment breakdowns and minimize production downtime.
• Manage preventive maintenance programs and equipment reliability.
• Coordinate vendors, contractors, parts, tools, and maintenance inventory.
• Partner with Production, FSQA, Warehouse, and Operations.
• Ensure compliance with OSHA, LOTO, GMP, SQF, HACCP, and food safety requirements.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading and developing a maintenance team.
• Strong people-management, coaching, and communication skills.
• Strong industrial equipment troubleshooting experience.
• Knowledge of mechanical systems, electrical systems, PLCs, hydraulics, and pneumatics.
• Manufacturing maintenance experience required; food manufacturing experience preferred.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred, but not required.

We are looking for someone who can lead people-not just fix machines. If you are a strong maintenance leader who enjoys developing employees, troubleshooting equipment, and improving operations, we encourage you to apply.