Maintenance Manager — K9 & Kin

Job overview

The Maintenance Manager — K9 & Kin role is onsite in Carey, OH, at a pet food manufacturing facility. Compensation is not specified. The manager supports maintenance and reliability functions that keep equipment, utilities, and infrastructure safe and performing effectively for production. The role leads preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs and develops the maintenance team. Working with Operations, Quality Assurance, Food Safety, Warehouse, and Engineering, the manager helps reduce downtime, improve equipment performance, and support continuous improvement and production goals.

What you'll do

• Lead maintenance operations across the manufacturing facility
• develop and manage preventive and predictive maintenance programs
• build, coach, and develop the maintenance team
• partner with Operations to reduce downtime, improve equipment performance, conduct root cause analysis, and implement corrective actions
• support equipment installations, commissioning, upgrades, and capital projects
• manage maintenance budgets, spare parts inventory, contractors, and scheduling. The posting seeks progressive maintenance leadership experience in manufacturing and knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, automated systems, and reliability practices. A bachelor’s degree is preferred
• equivalent education and experience will be considered.

What we're looking for

Skills & competencies

kalmbach feeds

maintenance manager

k9 & kin

carey oh

pet food manufacturing

maintenance leadership

equipment reliability

preventive maintenance

predictive maintenance

team development

continuous improvement

manufacturing operations

Work arrangement

• Weekend coverage required

Benefits & perks

• Medical, dental, and vision benefits from date of hire
• 401(k) with company match
• paid time off
• company-paid short- and long-term disability insurance
• company-paid life insurance
• professional development.

Why this role

Leadership role at K9 & Kin, a family-owned U.S. pet food company. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision coverage from hire, 401(k) match, paid time off, company-paid short- and long-term disability and life insurance, and professional development.

About the employer

Kalmbach Feeds Inc is hiring for this role. Industry: Dog and Cat Food Manufacturing. Sector: 31.