Maintenance Manager
Marzetti · College Park, GA
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Reliability
- Degree
- Required (or equivalent experience)
- Experience asked
- 10+ years
- Industry
- Food & beverage
- Posted
- 30+ days ago
The role in 30 seconds
A management reliability role at Marzetti (food & beverage) in College Park, GA.
- They ask for
- 10+ years · degree required (or equivalent experience)
- Tools it names
- Lean, Six Sigma, 5S, Root cause, PLC, SAP
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 7 live postings that list pay, out of 20 reliability engineer openings in Georgia, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Georgia plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 19 other live reliability postings in Georgia.
- Base pay
- Not listed in this posting
- Experience asked
- More than usual (10+ vs 5+)
Typical $102k–$130k, from 7 postings that list pay.
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 55%
- ✓ Root cause 45%
- ✓ PLC 40%
- Automation 30%
- ✓ Lean 25%
- ✓ Six Sigma 25%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for 5S, Union environment, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
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This plant: Marzetti in College Park
2 other open roles at this site.
- Controls Engineer · Controls
- Production Supervisor 2nd Shift · Production · Supervisor
Full description from MarzettiAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Responsibilities
→ What You'll Do Coordinates overall maintenance activities through planning and communication with the Plant Manager to ensure all maintenance objectives are accomplished safely, promptly, and cost-effectively. Directs and supervises maintenance technicians across all shifts, ensuring consistent execution of safety, quality, and maintenance standards across a 24-hour operation. Develops and controls plans and budgets for the maintenance department; manages department labor spend within budgeted targets to ensure efficient and responsible resource utilization. Develop and implements a cost-effective preventive maintenance program to keep production equipment in an efficient and safe operating condition. Reviews downtime reports and data collection systems to determine root cause of failures and drives corrective action to reduce recurrence and minimize production impact. Leads the Preventive Maintenance pillar and actively participates in Safety, 5S, and other continuous improvement activities across the facility, leveraging Operational Excellence tools to reduce downtime and drive sustainable results. Accountable for end-to-end maintenance performance across the facility, including equipment reliability, equipment availability, and adherence to safety and quality standards. Coordinates with outside vendors and internal Marzetti resources on capital projects, repairs, and service contracts to ensure quality work at competitive cost. Ensures adequate and cost-effective inventories of supplies, spare parts, maintenance materials, and repair parts are maintained. Directs changeovers of equipment and preventive maintenance activities in alignment with production schedules; ensure all maintenance work is properly coordinated with production planning to minimize disruption. Collaborates with HRBP to support hiring, onboarding, training, and workforce scheduling for the maintenance team. Provides training, direction, development, evaluation, coaching, and leadership to all maintenance team members. Maintains close working relationships with all departments and responds to equipment deviations and safety concerns immediately. Coordinates with other department managers to ensure alignment across production, purchasing, packaging, and inventory control activities. Apply modern management techniques to promote team building and empower technicians to make decisions at the appropriate level. Maintains company standards for cleanliness, safety, and productivity throughout the maintenance area. Maintains positive employee, corporate, and community relations. Develops internal talent by modeling our growth behaviors and creating opportunities for team members to advance within the organization. Ensures compliance with all federal, state, and local laws, company policies, OSHA VPP, quality, food safety, 5S, and HACCP programs; assures conformity to company, customer, and government standards Strive to be a safety solutions leader by maintaining the 200% for safety mindset. Participate in engagement activities, complete required safety training, and aid in identifying hazards within the facility utilizing safety suggestions, incident response program, and other safety programs. Performs other duties and
responsibilities
as required by management. Supervisory Responsibility: Directly oversees a salary team of supervisors and 1 planner/scheduler. These salary leaders oversee teams that consist of maintenance technicians, planner/scheduler, and maintenance clerks in a 24-hour manufacturing operation. Supervisory
responsibilities
include interviewing, hiring, training, scheduling, performance appraisal, and incident investigation; planning, assigning, and directing work; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and grievances; resolving problems; and interpreting company policies #TMZ23 #LI-MB1
Qualifications
→ What You'll Bring Bachelor’s or associate’s degree in engineering or a related field preferred; high school diploma, GED, or equivalent required. 7-10 years of supervisory experience in a manufacturing environment, with a strong background in electrical and mechanical systems; food industry and union experience preferred. Demonstrated knowledge of PLC controls, CMMS or work order management platforms (SAP preferred), and preventive maintenance programs. Working knowledge of scheduling, budgets, and production processes. Experience with OSHA VPP, workers compensation programs, and safety management in a manufacturing environment. Proficiency in Microsoft Suite required, including Excel, Word, Outlook, and Power BI. Experience with Prism and UKG preferred. Lean Six Sigma experience preferred. Strong people management, organizational, and problem-solving skills. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, with team members, management, customers, and vendors. Strong people management, organizational, and problem-solving skills. Competencies Bachelor’s or associate’s degree in engineering or a related field preferred; high school diploma, GED
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Overview The Maintenance Manager is responsible for leading and optimizing all electrical and mechanical services across the facility. This role ensures safe, reliable, and cost-effective operations by maintaining production equipment, physical plant, utilities, and grounds in compliance with all regulatory and company standards. The Maintenance Manager leads and develops a team of technicians, supervisors, planner/scheduler, and parts clerk and drives a culture of accountability, continuous improvement, and safety throughout the maintenance function. We kindly request that recruitment agencies and staffing firms refrain from submitting unsolicited resumes to our company. Any resumes sent without a prior agreement and access to proper submittal into the ATS will be considered the property of Marzetti Company, and we reserve the right to contact those candidates without any obligation to pay a fee.
