Maintenance Manager

Miesfeld's Meat Market

Sheboygan, WI

Estimated pay: Est. $32–$48/hr (market estimate, not employer-stated)

Shift: Full time

**WE ARE HIRING!**

**Overview**

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for overseeing all maintenance operations within the facility to ensure safe, efficient, and reliable operation of equipment and infrastructure in a USDA-inspected meat processing environment. This position leads the preventive maintenance program and ensures that all equipment and facility conditions meet food safety, sanitation, and regulatory requirements in compliance with SQF certification and USDA regulations.

The Maintenance Manager works closely with Production, Quality Assurance, Food Safety, and Sanitation teams to support uninterrupted operations while maintaining the highest standards of equipment reliability, sanitation, and regulatory compliance.

**Responsibilities**

• Maintenance Department Leadership
• Develop maintenance schedules to support production needs while minimizing downtime.
• Provide training for the maintenance technician when needed.
• Ensure adequate staffing and skill development within the maintenance department. Preventive Maintenance Program
• Develop, implement, and manage a comprehensive preventive maintenance program for all production and facility equipment.
• Ensure maintenance activities are documented and maintained for SQF audits and USDA inspections.
• Monitor equipment performance and reliability metrics.
• Identify root causes of equipment failures and implement corrective actions.
• Maintain maintenance records, work orders, and equipment service logs. Equipment and Facility Maintenance
• Perform maintenance and repair of Production Equipment (Grinders, Mixers, Slicers, Stuffers, Vacuum Packaging Machines, Conveyors, Smokehouses and Ovens, Facility Infrastructure, Refrigeration Systems, Compressed Air Systems, Plumbing, Electrical Systems, Steam and Boilers, Wastewater Systems and Building Structures)

**SQF Food Safety Compliance**

▪ Ensure the maintenance department supports and complies with the facility’s SQF Food Safety System established under the Safe Quality Food Institute.

▪ Key Responsibilities include: Ensuring maintenance activities prevent contamination of food products. Implementing sanitary equipment design and repair practices. Ensuring use of food-grade lubricants and approved materials. Participating in: o SQF certification audits o Internal audits o Corrective action programs. Supporting equipment verification and validation activities required by SQF.

**USDA Regulatory Compliance**

▪ Ensure facility and equipment conditions meet regulatory requirements established by the United States Department of Agriculture and the USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service.

▪ Key responsibilities include: Maintaining equipment and facility infrastructure to support compliance with: Sanitation Standard Operating Procedures (SSOPs), Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point (HACCP) programs, responding to maintenance-related issues identified during USDA inspections. Ensuring equipment is designed, installed, and maintained to prevent product contamination. Supporting regulatory inspections and corrective actions.

**Sanitation Support**

Ensure equipment repairs maintain hygienic design.

Verify equipment is properly reassembled and sanitized before production begins.

Support pre-operational inspections.

**Safety Compliance**

• Enforce workplace safety standards, and regulatory requirements.
• Ensure compliance with Lockout/Tag Out (LOTO) procedures during equipment servicing.
• Promote a strong safety culture within the maintenance team.
• Identify and correct safety hazards related to equipment and facility infrastructure.

**Cross Department Collaboration**

• Work closely with: Production, Quality Assurance, Food Safety, Sanitation, and Plant Leadership.
• Support production goals by minimizing downtown and improving equipment reliability.

**Qualifications (Education) & Experience**

• Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Maintenance, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or Industrial Technology preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and relevant work experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
• 5+ years of maintenance experience in food manufacturing, preferably in meat processing.
• Experience in facilities operating under SQF certification and USDA inspection preferred.
• Ability to read, write, and communicate in English.

**Skills & Competencies**

• Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting
• Knowledge of food processing equipment
• Understanding of sanitary equipment design
• Familiarity with preventive maintenance systems
• Strong leadership skills
• Ability to read technical schematics and equipment manuals

**Work Environment & Physical Requirements**

• USDA-Inspected meat processing facility
• Cold production environments
• Exposure to loud equipment and moving machinery.
• Required use of PPE including hairnets, smocks, gloves, and safety equipment.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to work in cold and wet environment