Engineering and Facilities Maintenance Manager - Regional Distribution Center - Oconomowoc, WI
Pay
Pay range is $73,000.00 – $132,000.00. Pay is based on several factors which vary based on position, including labor markets and, in some instances, education, work experience and certifications.
Benefits
Target offers eligible team members and their dependents comprehensive health benefits and programs, which may include medical, vision, dental, life insurance and more. Other benefits for eligible team members include 401(k), employee discount, short‑term disability, long‑term disability, paid sick leave, paid national holidays, and paid vacation. Find competitive benefits from financial and education to well‑being and beyond at https://corporate.target.com/careers/benefits.
About the role
Working at Target means helping all families discover the joy of everyday life. A career in Supply Chain means ensuring products reach guests with speed, precision, and reliability. As an Engineering and Facilities Maintenance Manager, you play a key role in maintaining the infrastructure that powers these operations. This role goes beyond equipment upkeep—it’s about leading strategies that optimize systems, drive continuous improvement, and create sustainable, high‑performing environments. You’ll manage critical assets, implement innovative solutions to reduce downtime, and enhance efficiency. Your leadership ensures teams deliver the products millions of guests need when they need them.
The Engineering & Facilities Maintenance Manager leads the planning, operation, and upkeep of all building systems, equipment, and infrastructure to deliver a safe, reliable, and highly efficient supply chain environment. You will own the health and performance of the facility—driving uptime, throughput, cost efficiency, and risk reduction—while championing a safety‑first, reliability‑centered maintenance culture. This role spans strategic planning and day‑to‑day execution, blending leadership, engineering rigor, and continuous improvement to ensure our teams, assets, and operations perform at their best.
Responsibilities
- Maintenance Reliability: Lead preventive and predictive maintenance, oversee capital projects, manage vendors, and coordinate emergency repairs for critical assets. Use metrics, data analysis, and root‑cause investigations to drive continuous improvement, reduce downtime, and enhance equipment effectiveness. Provide cross‑functional collaboration, performance reporting, and escalation handling.
- Team Leadership: Guide Maintenance Technicians, Facility Attendants, and CMMS Technicians with clear expectations, accountability, and urgency. Recruit, onboard, and develop talent through coaching, feedback, and training. Enforce safety standards such as LOTO, Arc Flash, and PPE, lead hazard prevention and post‑incident investigations. Ensure sanitation and ammonia‑refrigeration compliance in Food & Beverage operations.
- Budget Planning and Cost Control: Manage life‑cycle planning, contractor quality, and budget performance for both OpEx and CapEx across site systems including material handling equipment, power distribution, HVAC, fire suppression, dock equipment, backup generators, etc. Leverage maintenance data and predictive technologies to improve reliability and reduce total cost of ownership.
- Facility Infrastructure Oversight and Project Management: Balance multiple priorities and projects in a fast‑paced, 24/7 environment. Align teams, communicate effectively, and deliver results to ensure timely product delivery to guests.
Qualifications
- Preferred 4‑year degree in a relevant technical or engineering field, or equivalent experience.
- Demonstrated ability to lead high‑performing teams across designated shifts—including weekends, overnights, and holidays—while ensuring operational continuity and rapid decision‑making.
- Exceptional communication, problem‑solving, analytical, and stakeholder management skills with a safety‑first mindset and a proven track record of driving operational excellence.
- Skilled in contractor/vendor management, capital project oversight, and ensuring quality, cost, and performance outcomes.
- Proficient in CMMS/EAM systems and PC applications; strong aptitude for leveraging data and technology to improve reliability and efficiency.
- Highly self‑motivated, customer‑focused, and results‑driven; able to thrive in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.
- Physically able to access all areas of the distribution center, including mezzanines and freezer environments (as low as –15°F).
Accommodation
Target will make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities in compliance with state and federal laws. Requests for accommodations in the application or interview process should be directed to candidate.accommodations@HRHelp.Target.com. Non‑accommodation‑related requests will not be addressed through this channel.