Maintenance Manager
1 day ago
Bedford Park
Job Description Founded in 2013, Home Chef is the leading meal solutions company with both a retail and online presence. Available online at homechef.com and in retail at more than 2,100 Kroger grocery stores, Home Chef is committed to inspiring and enabling more people to cook simple, delicious meals, no matter how busy they are. In 2023, Home Chef introduced a new brand, Tempo! Tempo features a rotating selection of ready-to-heat meals delivered directly to your door. These meals are better-for-you versions of familiar favorites, designed to save you time and reduce stress while maintaining a healthy lifestyle. Our Tempo menu includes options that are protein-packed, fiber-rich, calorie and carb conscious, keto-friendly, and dietitian-approved. Similar to our recipes, we recognize that variety is the spice of life, and therefore, our employees also bring their uniqueness and color to our fantastic team. We're eager to work with humble team players and pragmatic next-level thinkers to innovate on Home Chef's offerings. The Maintenance Manager is primarily responsible for leading, developing, and building the capabilities of the maintenance team while ensuring reliable operation of all equipment and facility infrastructure. This role establishes and enforces planned maintenance systems, safety and training standards, and budget controls, while providing technical leadership and accountability. The Maintenance Manager serves as the site point of contact for capital improvement projects and works closely with FSQA, Safety, and Production teams to support safe, compliant, and efficient operations. Detailed Responsibilities Team Management: Manages the maintenance team day to day to ensure operations have what they need and the facility is properly maintained. • Manages the CMMS and ensures work orders are closed in a timely manner., • Develops Preventative Maintenance tasks to keep equipment reliable for all existing and future equipment, • Manages spare parts inventory for all equipment and maintenance needs, • Conducts trends of work orders to understand which assets are bad actors, • Trains all maintenance team members on how to complete PMs, • Trains all maintenance team members on safe work practices, • Plans day to day maintenance activities for the maintenance team and contractors, • Ensures all planned work is executed for the maintenance team and contractors, • Ensures all equipment that is worked on is released to sanitation before returning to the operations team, • Ensures all maintenance team members are trained and retrained on safe work practices (LOTO, elevated work, hot work, confined space, line breaks), • Ensures maintenance SOPs are developed and maintained up to date, • Communicates with other plant leaders on required maintenance work that could impact operations or put team members at risk, • Coaches maintenance team members on a daily basis, • Manages work order completion on a daily basis, • Manage site maintenance budget Qualifications The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability needed for this role. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities. • General high school degree, or equivalent, (e.g. GED). Associate's degree, bachelor's degree or technical degree preferred., • Minimum of 10 years of facilities or industrial maintenance experience, with sufficient technical depth to lead, coach, and hold teams accountable for best practices., • Minimum of 5 years of demonstrated, successful people leadership experience, including hiring, training, coaching, performance management, and development of maintenance teams., • Proven ability to build team capability, set expectations, prioritize work, and develop future leaders within a maintenance organization., • Experience working in controlled or regulated environments (e.g., food manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, or similar)., • Strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills, with the ability to influence, negotiate, and partner effectively across Maintenance, Production, FSQA, and Safety teams., • Experience developing and managing maintenance budgets, including preventive maintenance programs, spare parts, and contractor spend., • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, with strong working knowledge of Excel for tracking, analysis, and reporting., • Ability and willingness to be on-call and respond to facility needs after hours and/or on weekends as required., • Candidates can experience Home Chef as a customer - enter promo code PEOPLE30 for $30 off your first order!, • Medical, dental, vision, life and disability insurance available, • Paid holidays, sick time and vacation time, • 401k program We are pragmatic next-level thinkers. We come up with novel and unique ideas. We explore new strategies to avoid being constrained by conventional thinking. We take ownership. We approach ambiguous problems, prepared to dive in, get curious, and learn more. We are results-driven, always challenging ourselves to exceed goals. Be at Home at Home Chef We all show up authentically at Home Chef. Our team includes individuals with a variety of identities, backgrounds, and perspectives. You can trust that you'll be able to bring your whole self to an inclusive and enjoyable workplace. We welcome people of all races, colors, religions, national origin or ancestry, sex (including sexual identity), age, physical or mental disabilities, pregnancy, veteran or military status, unfavorable discharge from military service, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, order of protection status, citizenship status, arrest record or expunged/sealed convictions, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state, or local law. Home Chef is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, Home Chef will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact our People team at . Home Chef offers the base salary range as posted below, with the exact offer depending on factors such as geographic location, experience, skills, and internal equity. While compensation is within the provided range, it is not typical for offers to be made at the upper end. In addition to base salary, Home Chef provides a comprehensive benefits package, including healthcare coverage, 401k match, and paid time off. Illinois Pay Range$100,000—$110,000 USD To view the California Applicant Notice click here