If you're a proven maintenance leader and coach, ideally with experience maintaining equipment in cold environments, with a strong commitment to safety and success overseeing large teams, the role of Maintenance Manager with Bonduelle Fresh Americas offers you some very compelling opportunities. You will:

• Add your skills and knowledge to an outstanding leadership team, positively impacting safety, preventative maintenance, downtime and more, and working in partnership with other leaders to make a great plant even better.
• Highlight your talent and career runway at a company committed to career development and succession planning. Prove yourself in this role and you could advance here in Florence and Swedesboro or at other facilities across the U.S. or around the world.
• Manage Facilities and Maintenance employees and functions at an organization where safety is always a top priority.
• Work in a positive, team-oriented culture -- Bonduelle is a values-driven company dedicated to making a consistently positive impact on employees, communities, the environment, and customers.
• Enjoy the stability and resources of a global industry leader and essential business. While other businesses have been contracting, we have continued to see strong growth. With nationwide demand for healthy food choices and the ongoing creation of innovative new products, we anticipate continued growth. 

Bonduelle Fresh Americas is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Bonduelle (BON.PA), and home of the Ready Pac Foods brand. Bonduelle has been family-owned for over 100 years, and our leaders believe that plant-based foods offer the most powerful leverage to respond to major challenges for the future. With four processing facilities throughout the U.S., we focus on fresh vegetables, salads and fresh meal solutions for the Americas. We manufacture a complete range of products featuring fresh produce and protein under the company’s Ready Pac Foods®, Bistro®, Ready Snax®, Cool Cuts®, and Bonduelle Fresh Picked™ brands.

Pictured: For nearly 50 years, Ready Pac Foods has offered American consumers healthier and fresh options. We also provide an extensive portfolio of private label products to retailers and the foodservice industry.

To be a good fit for the Maintenance Manager opportunity, you will have:​

Required:

• 5-7 years of in facilities and maintenance management 
• Advanced knowledge in managing a multi-craft maintenance department 
• Must have strong leadership/interpersonal skills and successful experience overseeing large teams  Quick question for you - click here
• In-depth knowledge of preventive maintenance program development and implementation, maintenance work prioritization and scheduling
• Working knowledge of operating budgets and knowledge in analyzing and forecasting variances, spreadsheet and software programs
• In-depth knowledge of all OSHA, Safety, FDA, Food Quality and GMP requirements as they pertain to maintenance and facilities activities as a consumer goods processing facility
• Proven ability to identify challenges and opportunities, then deploy tactical and leadership strategies to develop, implement, measure and monitor sustainable activities 
• Excellent interpersonal and verbal and written communication skills; ability to work effectively in a diverse, multi-language environment
• Excellent project management skills
• Ability to work prolonged hours on a production floor where temperatures can be as low as 34 degrees F and conditions are almost always wet
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and climb stairs numerous times per day

Preferred:

• A bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, or similar  
• Experience working with equipment operating in cold, wet environments is highly preferred
• Experience managing Facilities and Maintenance teams in a food manufacturing environment 
• Bilingual English / Spanish, French Creole or Hindi is a plus 

​You will work Monday-Friday days with the flexibility to work off-shift hours, including weekends and holidays, and be on call as needed to lead your team and meet the demands of a fast-paced, 24-hour plant environment.

As an essential business, we are taking appropriate precautions to protect the health and safety of all employees, including strong Covid-19 protocols.

Reporting to the Plant Manager, as Maintenance Manager, you will be responsible for the overall safe maintenance, repair and/or replacement of plant equipment and systems to ensure maximum production quantity and quality, while supporting the policies, goals and objectives of the company.  You will follow corporate policies in regard to all plant maintenance activities, including storeroom operations and parts procurement, facility/maintenance and fabrication. 
 
Daily, you’ll spend a good deal of time on the production floor directly overseeing, coaching and developing the Maintenance and Facilities staff, including three supervisors, who will report directly to you, and 20-30 mechanics and technicians supporting production across three shifts and reporting to the supervisors. You will primarily work out of the Florence, NJ facility but will also support the Swedesboro, NJ facility as needed. This role may change to a dual-location role in the future. Specifically, you will:

• Oversee all work and responsibilities of the Facilities and Maintenance departments, ensuring teams have the best resources available to complete their duties, and enforcing all corporate safety procedures. 
• Regularly identify areas of opportunity to reduce equipment downtime and implement maintenance strategies to increase equipment reliability; empowering your team to identify areas requiring improvement and make recommendations for corrective actions.
• Support the Corporate Safety program and ensure all documentation is gathered and submitted; review all Accident Investigation reports and ensure that corrective actions are issued when necessary.
• Manage external Maintenance and Facilities vendors and contractors, including reviewing proposals, quotes, bids and prices.
• Review the mechanic utilization reports and initiate actions that lead to the improvement of mechanic effectiveness; review maintenance work backlogs and prioritize jointly with the Maintenance Supervisors' schedules to support operational needs; review equipment downtime reports and takes action to improve equipment performance.
• Ensure effective communication between all Maintenance and Facilities personnel.
• Audit Preventive Maintenance programs on an on-going basis and make changes to improve reliability and reduce maintenance costs;
• Ensure that equipment history is developed through the implementation and upkeep of a work order in our ERP system.
• Perform regular audits of the maintenance shop, the boneyard and chemical storage practices to ensure that tools and equipment are organized and stored properly, and ensure proper labeling according to the manufacturer’s recommendations.
• Develop the Maintenance department training needs, ensure that adequate funding is allocated to support the identified needs, and develop back-up positions and bench strength to ensure continuity and proper coverage.
• Review mechanic overtime reports and take actions to improve manpower utilization, maintain the maintenance budget. 
• Promote and maintain positive relationships between all levels of management and maintenance associates.
• Review and approve all corrective actions; prepares and issues performance reviews to all associates under his supervision.
• Effectively select, train, develop, motivate, manage and control a subordinate staff and ensure efficient operations and maximum service.
• Regularly review and update all department SOPs, including work order processes and daily maintenance requirements.
• Enforce Good Manufacturing Practices to comply with SQF and regulatory program requirements, support QA and Foreign Object prevention programs, and report any concerns, issues or problems regarding food safety and security to appropriate staff. 
• And more.

Note: This description is intended to give you a general overview of the position and is not an exhaustive listing of duties and responsibilities.

Move the Needle
You'll take over an established maintenance operation. At the same time, we're not seeking a maintenance manager who will maintain the status quo, we believe a strong leader can drive continuous improvements and employee engagement to make a good thing even better.

Healthy Products, Healthy Values
"Giving people the freedom to eat healthier" has a deeper meaning for us. We believe in responsible business practices that benefit our associates, consumers and communities. Every consumer should have access to fresh, healthy and convenient choices and every one of our products is made with responsibly-sourced ingredients, by individuals who are treated ethically and with respect every day.

Be the Difference
The Bonduelle Fresh Americas Difference is our identity. It defines the value we create that fuels our growth in order to be the most innovative fresh food company. It also defines the culture we create that enables our success and gives us the freedom to invest in our people, our business, and ultimately our consumers. The values defined in The Difference support our ability to give our Associates the freedom to drive results, learn and have fun. 

Corporate Responsibility
We are passionate about promoting sustainable agriculture, reducing our environmental impact, encouraging all employees to drive a culture of corporate social responsibility (CSR), feeding people well and feeding them sustainably, and promoting the well-being of our employees and communities. See the video for more information.

Rewarding Environment
Our culture values teamwork and collaboration, and we are proactive about maintaining an atmosphere that is positive and motivating. We encourage and reward engagement, such as identifying potential safety or quality issues.

Excellent Compensation
In addition to competitive compensation, we offer healthcare benefits to all associates after 30 days of employment, a 401(k) plan after 60 days, a tuition reimbursement program, and more.