[US DC] Maintenance Manager

Associate Maintenance Manager

As the Associate Maintenance Manager, you will oversee the maintenance and reliability for your assigned building or shift.  You will take a hands-on approach to leadership, effectively engaging, motivating, and coaching team members. Partnering with the M&RE senior leadership team, you will support and deliver the facilities maintenance roadmap and set the standard for operational efficiency.

You will...

• Oversee maintenance related processes including maintenance of automation and manufacturing equipment, electrical, refrigeration, building, grounds, and overall upkeep of a building


• Motivate, engage, coach, and inspire a team of technicians, creating a positive team dynamic that encourages all employees to provide feedback and drive change from within


• Manage outside vendors and facilitate planned and unplanned repairs


• Ensure that maintenance regulations are followed


• Maintain a current list of contractors to ensure that all emergency repairs are handled


• Identify problems and brainstorm improvement ideas for the fulfillment center

You are…

• Customer Centric: You are passionate about delivering on commitments to your customers


• Bold: you have passion and grit; you're not afraid to give feedback to your team and your manager


• Agile: you roll with the punches and don’t get overwhelmed easily, you adapt quickly to change and know how to deliver results in a fast-paced, autonomous environment


• Decisive: You realize when making a decision is as important as the time it takes to make that decision


• Problem-solver: you understand there is not a one-size-fits-all approach when problem-solving; you think outside the box and enjoy grinding away at issues to find a solution

You have…

• 0 to 2+ years’ experience managing facilities maintenance/operations and reliability within the Food/Beverage/Perishables/Distribution industry


• Bachelor's Degree preferred; high school diploma or GED required


• Interest in spending most of your time on the shop floor and working directly with all levels of staff


• High level of integrity and ethics with excellent follow-through


• Aware of OSHA regulations and compliance


• Able to read and interpret blueprints, manuals, and schematics


• Exposure to mechanical, electrical, automation and refrigeration systems


• Comfortable working in cold environments with some areas of facility at 40F


• Excitement for working in a start-up environment with a high level of ambiguity and change


• Effective communicator for employees, direct reports, cross-functional teams, and senior leadership


• Flexibility to work weekends, holidays and/or nights