Maintenance Manager
Jack Link's · Perry, GA
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required
- Industry
- Food & beverage
- Posted
- Yesterday
The role in 30 seconds
A management reliability role at Jack Link's (food & beverage) in Perry, GA. Lead, coach, develop, and mentor maintenance technicians, coordinators, and support staff through performance feedback, training, and technical guidance to build a high-performing maintenance organization.
- They ask for
- degree required
- Tools it names
- Lean, TPM, SMED, Root cause, FDA / GMP, EHS / safety
- Day to day
- some off-shift / weekend coverage
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in Georgia: typical posted base $102k–$130k.
Median of the low and high ends of 8 live postings that list pay, out of 22 reliability engineer openings in Georgia, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
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How this role compares
Against 21 other live reliability postings in Georgia.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Typical $102k–$130k, from 8 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 8+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 55%
- ✓ Root cause 50%
- PLC 36%
- ✓ Lean 27%
- Automation 27%
- ✓ EHS / safety 23%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for SMED, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at Jack Link's
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Questions worth asking about this team:
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- How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
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This plant: Jack Link's in Perry
3 other open roles at this site · 3 people we found in reliability roles at Jack Link's.
- Sr. Director Operational Excellence · Lean / CI · Director+
- Maintenance Technician · Reliability · Technician
- Maintenance Supervisor- Overnight Shift · Reliability · Supervisor
Full description from Jack Link'sAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
- ◆Directly supervises Maintenance Supervisors, Assistant Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Materials Manager, Asset Planner, and Administrative Assistant.
- ◆Lead and promote a safety-first culture by actively supporting the site’s Health & Safety program and ensuring compliance with all Food Safety and Quality requirements.
- ◆Serve as the Plant Progressive Maintenance (PM) Pillar Leader, providing strategic and operational leadership for the maintenance function and developing the plant’s 2–3-year maintenance and reliability strategy.
- ◆Manage and continuously improve preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs by leveraging industry best practices, manufacturer specifications, and reliability-centered maintenance principles to maximize equipment uptime and operational performance.
- ◆Lead, coach, develop, and mentor maintenance technicians, coordinators, and support staff through performance feedback, training, and technical guidance to build a high-performing maintenance organization.
- ◆Establish, maintain, and optimize inspection schedules, service checklists, work orders, repair plans, maintenance records, and technical documentation to ensure equipment reliability and regulatory compliance.
- ◆Utilize KPIs, root cause analysis, and corrective action methodologies to monitor maintenance performance, eliminate recurring failures, and drive sustainable improvements in equipment reliability and plant performance.
- ◆Champion Continuous Improvement initiatives utilizing TPM, SMED, PDCA, Breakdown Elimination (6W2H), Centerline, CIL, and other operational excellence tools to improve productivity, reliability, and cost performance.
- ◆Lead the implementation, administration, and optimization of the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) to support maintenance planning, scheduling, asset management, and execution of the Progressive Maintenance Pillar.
- ◆Partner with Operations, Engineering, and site leadership to develop and execute maintenance and reliability plans, including defined deliverables, performance metrics, and long-term asset strategies.
- ◆Manage maintenance-related capital projects and annual capital budgets to enhance capacity, efficiency, infrastructure, safety, quality, and overall plant performance.
- ◆Build and maintain effective relationships with OEMs, contractors, and vendors; negotiate and manage service agreements; define project scopes; and oversee contractor and field service activities to ensure quality, cost, and performance objectives are achieved.
- ◆Provide technical leadership and hands-on support as needed to troubleshoot equipment issues, resolve complex failures, and minimize production downtime.
- ◆Continuously improve maintenance standards, processes, and training programs to enhance team capability, technical expertise, and operational effectiveness.
- ◆Serve as an active member of the Plant Steering Team, contributing to site strategy, performance, and continuous improvement objectives.
Required Qualifications
- ✓Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Maintenance, or a related technical field; or relevant work experience
- ✓5 + years of experience in a Maintenance Manager, Maintenance Superintendent, Reliability Manager, or similar maintenance leadership role.
- ✓Experience leading maintenance teams in a manufacturing environment.
- ✓Demonstrated experience with industrial wastewater treatment operations, ammonia refrigeration systems, and Process Safety Management (PSM) programs within a food or beverage manufacturing environment.
- ✓Lean Manufacturing and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) experience, including implementation of preventive and predictive maintenance programs to improve equipment reliability, uptime, and operational efficiency.
- ✓Working knowledge of Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS).
- ✓Strong leadership, project management, troubleshooting, and continuous improvement skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- ✓Master's degree in Engineering, Business Administration (MBA), Operations Management, or a related discipline preferred.
- ✓CMRP (Certified Maintenance & Reliability Professional), ARP (Asset Reliability Practitioner), CFM (Certified Facility Manager), or other maintenance and reliability certifications preferred.
- ✓Food, beverage, protein, or consumer packaged goods (CPG) manufacturing experience.
- ✓Experience supporting 24/7 manufacturing facilities.
- ✓Experience managing maintenance operations in USDA- or FDA-regulated manufacturing environments.
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The Maintenance Manager oversees the completion of the day-to-day activities involving the maintenance of the building/facility, equipment and machinery, including HVAC, lighting, ammonia refrigeration, utility systems (i.e. boilers, hot water, glycol, etc.), wastewater treatment plant, automated process and packaging equipment, ovens, material handling equipment (LGV’s), grounds keeping, security and overall facility appearance.
The position is responsible for the overall effort of the Maintenance Department, including Maintenance Supervisors, Planners, Schedulers and Technicians, and coordinates the work of team members who repair and maintain building/facility and equipment.
Perform administrative duties necessary for the effective management of the department, including team member safety, selection and development, salary and budget administration, team member counseling and motivation, organization goals and objectives, planning, organizing, integrating, measuring, and reporting the work performed within the department.