Maintenance Manager

Hollandia Bakeries Ltd (Commercial Bakeries Group)

Sandusky, OH

Pay: $70,000+/yr

Shift: Full time

**Imagine Baking is a growing food manufacturer located in Sandusky, OH that manufactures cookies, crackers!**

The **Maintenance Manager** is responsible for leading all maintenance and reliability activities to ensure production equipment, machinery, utilities, and facility systems operate safely, efficiently, and with minimal downtime. This role oversees maintenance personnel, directs preventive and corrective maintenance programs, coordinates equipment repairs and capital projects, and ensures compliance with company policies and applicable OSHA safety requirements, including Lockout/Tagout (LOTO) procedures. The Maintenance Manager partners closely with Operations, Engineering, and Production teams to optimize asset performance, improve maintenance processes, control maintenance costs, and support continuous improvement initiatives across the facility.

**Responsibilities and Duties**

**Safety & Regulatory Compliance**

• Lead and promote a strong safety culture throughout the facility, ensuring compliance with all company policies, OSHA regulations, and environmental requirements.
• Ensure strict adherence to Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), machine guarding, confined space, electrical safety, and other applicable safety procedures.
• Conduct regular safety audits, risk assessments, and incident investigations, implementing corrective actions as needed.
• Develop and deliver training programs related to maintenance safety, equipment operation, and regulatory compliance.
• Ensure maintenance activities are performed in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local regulations.
• Maintain a safe, organized, and compliant work environment through effective housekeeping and maintenance practices.

**Maintenance & Reliability Management**

• Direct all preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities to maximize equipment reliability and plant performance.
• Develop and manage maintenance strategies that minimize downtime and support production objectives.
• Oversee troubleshooting and resolution of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and controls-related equipment issues.
• Ensure timely execution of emergency repairs while maintaining focus on long-term reliability improvements.
• Monitor equipment performance, analyze failure trends, and implement root cause corrective actions.
• Support capital projects, equipment installations, facility upgrades, and process improvements across the site.

**Planning, Scheduling & Continuous Improvement**

• Oversee the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to manage work orders, asset history, preventive maintenance schedules, and inventory records.
• Establish maintenance priorities and allocate resources to ensure efficient completion of work orders and planned shutdown activities.
• Coordinate maintenance schedules with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Production teams to minimize operational disruptions.
• Identify opportunities to improve equipment reliability, maintenance effectiveness, and overall equipment performance.
• Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) such as downtime, preventive maintenance compliance, equipment reliability, maintenance costs, and labor utilization.
• Ensure maintenance documentation, reports, and regulatory records are completed accurately and maintained appropriately.

**Contractor & Facility Management**

• Manage and oversee external contractors, vendors, and service providers performing maintenance or capital project work.
• Review contractor performance, safety compliance, and project execution to ensure adherence to company standards.
• Support facility maintenance, utility systems, building infrastructure, and equipment modernization initiatives.
• Assist with project planning, budgeting, and execution for facility improvements and equipment upgrades.

**Leadership & Team Development**

• Lead, mentor, and develop maintenance supervisors, technicians, electricians, millwrights, and other maintenance personnel.
• Establish performance expectations and conduct employee evaluations, coaching, and development planning.
• Manage staffing levels, scheduling, training programs, and succession planning initiatives.
• Foster a culture of accountability, teamwork, continuous improvement, and operational excellence.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to align maintenance objectives with overall business and production goals.
• Develop and manage departmental budgets, maintenance expenditures, spare parts inventory, and cost-control initiatives.
• Support long-term asset management strategies and reliability-centered maintenance programs.

**Required Qualifications**

• High school diploma or GED required; Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Maintenance, Mechanical Technology, Electrical Technology, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of maintenance leadership experience in a manufacturing, food processing, bakery, packaging, or industrial environment