Maintenance Manager

Reports to: Director Engineering & Maintenance

Salary: $105,000 - $140,000 USD
Permanent - Full Time
Location: Copiague, NY

About Us

We provide full-service contract manufacturing, bottling, and packaging solutions for gummy natural health products, supporting clients from concept through launch. Operating within a regulated manufacturing environment, we are committed to quality, compliance, and continuous improvement.

About the Role

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for leading daily maintenance operations within a gummy manufacturing facility to ensure the safe, reliable, and efficient operation of production equipment, utilities, and facility systems. This role provides hands-on leadership to maintenance technicians while overseeing preventive maintenance, troubleshooting, equipment reliability, food safety compliance, and continuous improvement initiatives.

What Success Looks Like

• Maximize equipment uptime and reliability through proactive maintenance and rapid problem resolution.
• Develop a skilled, accountable maintenance team focused on safety, performance, and continuous improvement.
• Ensure GMP, food safety, and regulatory compliance through disciplined maintenance practices and documentation.
• Drive continuous improvement in equipment performance, maintenance effectiveness, and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

Maintenance Strategy and Operations

• Supervise and coordinate daily maintenance activities across assigned shifts and departments.
• Ensure timely troubleshooting, repair, and restoration of production equipment and facility systems to support safe and efficient operations.
• Drive equipment uptime and operational reliability through effective maintenance execution while supporting preventive and predictive maintenance programs through CMMS utilization.
• Assist in identifying chronic equipment issues, participate in root cause analysis (RCA), and escalate recurring reliability concerns to leadership.
• Assign work priorities based on production needs, downtime risks, and preventive maintenance schedules.
• Ensure all maintenance activities comply with OSHA, FDA, USDA, GMP, HACCP, SQF/BRC, and company safety standards while supporting facility audits and corrective action activities related to maintenance and infrastructure.
• Ensure proper lockout/tagout (LOTO), confined space and safety procedures are followed at all times, and maintain accurate maintenance records, inspections, and compliance documentation.

Employee Leadership and Development

• Lead, coach, and develop maintenance technicians while promoting accountability and teamwork.
• Support onboarding, training, and technical development of maintenance personnel.
• Promote a proactive, safety-first maintenance culture focused on operational support and continuous improvement.
• Ensure proper shift communication and work handoff between maintenance teams.

Requirements

Experience & Education

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Technical certification, trade school training, or associate’s degree in industrial maintenance, Electrical Technology, Mechanical Systems, or related field preferred.
• 5+ years of maintenance experience within food manufacturing, beverage, pharmaceutical, or FDA-regulated environments with minimum 1 year of supervisory or lead maintenance experience preferred.

Technical Skills

• Strong Mechanical and Electrical troubleshooting expertise.
• Strong Pneumatics / PLC-controlled equipment troubleshooting expertise (Allen-Bradley, Siemens, or equivalent preferred).
• HVAC/Refrigeration systems experience would be an asset.
• Experience using CMMS systems for work orders and PM management (required).

Competencies

• Hands-on leadership with strong troubleshooting and problem-solving skills.
• Strong sense of urgency, accountability, and ownership.
• Effective communication, teamwork, and organizational skills.
• Continuous improvement mindset with the ability to prioritize work in fast-paced manufacturing environments.

This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. Employees may be required to perform other job-related duties as needed to meet business, operational, quality, safety, or regulatory requirements.