Fusion Recruiters, in partnership with their client, Stella & Chewy's, are in search of a proven Maintenance Manager in Oak Creek, WI. (Onsite)

As the Maintenance Manager you will be responsible for transforming their maintenance organization from a reactive service model to a proactive, data-driven, and reliability-centered team. This role is responsible for building and sustaining a world-class preventive maintenance program, establishing key performance indicators (KPIs), developing a structured spare parts and inventory control system, and cultivating a culture of ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement and root cause analysis across the maintenance function.

What you will do:

• Manages the maintenance staff through delegation, policy and procedures, assignment of work, planning, organizing, and directing all phases of the Maintenance Department
• Directs the planning, development and implementation of new methods and procedure changes designed to improve operations, minimize operating costs and effect greater utilization of labor and equipment.
• Strengthen and standardize preventive and predictive maintenance programs to increase reliability and reduce reactive work.
• Ensure all major assets have documented maintenance strategies and performance tracking.
• Establish and sustain clear metrics (PM compliance, MTBF, MTTR, labor utilization, cost performance).
• Build a maintenance dashboard and integrate data into decision-making.
• Implement or formalize an organized spare parts and inventory control system within the CMMS (eMaint).
• Improve traceability, usage tracking, and cost management of MRO inventory.
• Lead a culture change from reactive maintenance to proactive reliability and ownership.
• Develop technician skills, accountability, and engagement through structure, coaching, and consistency.
• Align maintenance mindset with broader world-class manufacturing principles (5S, CI, TPM).
• Collaborates with production and staff personnel in investigating, analyzing, and planning action for correction of production problems that involve engineering considerations.
• Manages maintenance staff including contractors; monitor the service response time, delivery requirements and PM compliance on all production and facilities equipment.
• Conduct root cause analysis and analyze equipment failure data.
• Accountable for the maintenance department to minimize downtime and improve operational performance.
• Support plant facilities and equipment maintenance to produce quality products in an efficient and profitable manner.
• Assure equipment reliability to maximize production line productivity.
• Track standard manufacturing, warehouse measures, and prioritize plant maintenance opportunities.
• Maintain budget oversight for maintenance cost centers, maintenance labor, and utilities.
• Provides management of employees directly or through supervisors to ensure effective selection, retention, development, disciplinary action, and performance management.  

What you will bring: 

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant Engineering discipline (mechanical, industrial, electrical, or food processing) or at least 10 years of experience in lieu of degree.
• 5+ years experience in a position of leadership at the manager level or higher, required.
• 10+ years experience in maintenance 
• Ability to create and manage a maintenance and labor budget.
• Must have previous experience in the design & implementation of preventive maintenance programs and spare parts inventory.
• Ability to plan organize and prioritize workload, work independently or in a team setting. Excellent communication, leadership, mathematical, computer and analytical skills.
• Ability to work well with others in a fast paced, dynamic environment. 
• Must be able to work a flexible work schedule which may require overtime, weekend hours, call in and/or working various shifts.
• The person in this position is committed to assuring that Stella & Chewy’s, LLC produces safe, legal and wholesome pet food products that meet our consumer’s expectations.