Maintenance Manager at Tandem Foods

Job Description Job Description

We are looking for an energetic, hands-on Maintenance Manager with a strong background in manufacturing and a passion for driving continuous improvement. This individual will lead the site's maintenance and engineering strategy, ensure operational reliability, and build a high-performing team aligned with safety, compliance, and production goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Champion a safety-first culture through leadership, work practices, and employee training.
• Lead, develop, and coach a skilled maintenance team to support 24/7 food production operations.
• Maintain compliance with food industry standards, including audits, regulatory requirements, and GMPs.
• Drive performance by implementing and managing preventive and predictive maintenance programs using a CMMS.
• Optimize uptime of high-speed packaging and automation equipment, including robotics and PLCs.
• Collaborate with Production, Quality, and Engineering to align maintenance initiatives with business needs.
• Manage departmental budgets, inventory levels (MRO), vendor relationships, and capital projects.
• Monitor, analyze, and improve maintenance KPIs (MTTR, OEE, PM compliance, etc.).
• Ensure facility maintenance, utility systems, and building infrastructure support uninterrupted production.
• Develop and enforce SOPs, training materials, and maintenance procedures.
• Manage third-party contractors and service providers for facility repairs and specialized equipment maintenance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or equivalent experience
• 5 - 10 Years' Experience in a manufacturing facility
• 3 - 5 Years' Experience in a supervisory or management position
• Strong knowledge of engineering concepts, including electrical, pneumatic and mechanical systems
• Effective interpersonal and written communication skills
• Excellent organizational and prioritization skills
• Proficient in MS Office suite including Excel and PowerPoint

Requirements

• Experience dealing with high-speed production and multiple production lines and processes
• Experience dealing with facility maintenance
• 5 years experience in Maintenance Leadership
• Experience in:
• • Developing, maintaining, and overseeing maintenance programs
  • Employee training
  • Coaching and discipline
  • Root Cause Analysis
  • Experience utilizing a CMMS system
  • Maintaining and analyzing maintenance records
  • Time management and Prioritization of work
  • 5S, clean work-place skills, good organization

Company Description We're excited to announce that TruFood Manufacturing and Bar Bakers have united as Tandem Foods! This milestone marks the evolution of two trusted names in better-for-you snacks into an industry-leading partnership. Our new brand identity, symbolized by the tandem bicycle, represents our commitment to collaboration and shared success with our valued customers.

With eight manufacturing facilities nationwide and expanded capabilities in bars, chocolate molding, cookies, wafers, and granola, we're better positioned than ever to serve the growing better-for-you snack market.

"Powered by Collaboration" isn't just our tagline-it's our promise to continue delivering exceptional results through innovation, trust, and partnership. Company Description We're excited to announce that TruFood Manufacturing and Bar Bakers have united as Tandem Foods! This milestone marks the evolution of two trusted names in better-for-you snacks into an industry-leading partnership. Our new brand identity, symbolized by the tandem bicycle, represents our commitment to collaboration and shared success with our valued customers. With eight manufacturing facilities nationwide and expanded capabilities in bars, chocolate molding, cookies, wafers, and granola, we're better positioned than ever to serve the growing better-for-you snack market. "Powered by Collaboration" isn't just our tagline-it's our promise to continue delivering exceptional results through innovation, trust, and partnership.