Assistant Maintenance Manager

About the role

This role involves overseeing maintenance operations at a food production facility, supporting the Maintenance Manager in ensuring all production machinery and equipment operate efficiently. You will lead troubleshooting activities for mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems, implement preventive maintenance schedules, supervise maintenance personnel, and ensure compliance with safety and food safety standards.

Key responsibilities

• Assist the Maintenance Manager in overseeing daily maintenance operations and ensure all production machinery and equipment are operating efficiently
• Monitor equipment performance and recommend corrective actions to minimize production downtime
• Implement and monitor preventive maintenance schedules and review maintenance records and equipment history
• Lead troubleshooting activities for mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems
• Conduct root cause analysis for critical equipment breakdowns and verify that repairs meet operational and safety standards
• Supervise maintenance supervisors, engineers, technicians and maintenance personnel, assign work schedules and maintenance tasks
• Ensure compliance with company safety policies, GMP, HACCP, and food safety programs
• Monitor the operation of utilities including water purification systems, compressed air systems, chillers, HVAC systems, electrical distribution systems, refrigeration systems, and gas line systems
• Monitor spare parts inventory levels and coordinate procurement of maintenance materials and spare parts
• Maintain accurate maintenance records and reports, prepare downtime and performance reports, and support internal, customer, and regulatory audits

About you

• Ability to lead troubleshooting activities for mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems
• Experience in implementing and monitoring preventive maintenance schedules
• Ability to conduct root cause analysis for critical equipment breakdowns
• Supervisory experience with maintenance personnel
• Knowledge of safety policies, GMP, HACCP, and food safety programs
• Experience monitoring utilities including water purification systems, compressed air systems, chillers, HVAC systems, electrical distribution systems, refrigeration systems, and gas line systems
• Strong documentation and reporting skills
• Ability to coordinate with Production, Quality Assurance, Warehouse, and other departments

About us

Valley Bread is a food production company with the mission to bake every single bread perfect, every day.