Maintenance Manager

Title: Maintenance & Reliability Manager
Location: East Hanover, NJ (On-Site)
Pay: $100,000–$125,000 per year + Full Benefits

As a rapidly growing food manufacturer producing better-for-you, indulgent snack products, the organization has scaled nationwide distribution while investing heavily in facility upgrades, automation, and long-term operational excellence. To support continued growth, they are building a best-in-class maintenance and reliability function and seeking a leader to architect the program from the ground up.

What You Will Be Doing

• Develop and lead a reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) program focused on asset integrity, uptime, and lifecycle optimization.
• Conduct FMEA, root cause analysis, and precision maintenance practices to eliminate chronic failures and extend equipment life.
• Build and optimize preventive and predictive maintenance systems, including vibration analysis, thermography, ultrasonic inspection, and condition-based monitoring.
• Leverage CMMS and performance data to track downtime trends, set KPIs (MTBF, MTTR, OEE), and drive measurable equipment improvements.
• Oversee facility systems including HVAC, utilities, building maintenance, forklifts, pallet jacks, dock equipment, and general infrastructure.
• Establish CMMS workflows, PM libraries, job plans, failure codes, backlog prioritization, and structured maintenance governance.
• Hire, develop, and mentor a high-performing maintenance team through training programs, skills matrices, and career pathways.
• Enforce LOTO, GMP, OSHA, SQF, and all regulatory requirements, ensuring safe and compliant maintenance operations.
• Serve as the technical escalation point, performing advanced mechanical and electrical diagnostics and leading resolution of complex equipment issues.

What You Need for this Position

• 4+ years of maintenance leadership experience with a strong reliability focus.
• Experience working in food manufacturing or similar industry preferred.
• Proven background deploying maintenance & reliability programs from scratch.
• Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills; hands-on capability required.
• Experience with RCM, FMEA, PM/PdM development, and reliability data analysis.
• Familiarity with CMMS platforms and tools such as Redzone.
• Knowledge of LOTO, GMP, OSHA, and food safety compliance standards.
• Reliability certifications (CMRP, CMRT, CRE) strongly preferred; vibration/condition monitoring a plus.

What's In It for You
Competitive salary, performance bonus, comprehensive benefits package, and the opportunity to build and own a high-impact reliability program within a growing manufacturing operation.

If interested, please provide an updated resume and send to

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $100, $125,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work Location: In person