Maintenance Manager

About Mowi

Mowi is the world’s leading producer of sustainably farm-raised Atlantic salmon, dedicated to delivering premium seafood with a strong commitment to quality, innovation, and environmental responsibility. As a fully integrated global company, Mowi operates across the entire value chain, from feed production and farming to processing and distribution, ensuring full traceability and consistently high standards.

Headquartered in Bergen, Norway, Mowi employs approximately 12,500 people across 26 countries and is publicly listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange. The company is widely recognized as a global leader in sustainability and has been ranked among the most sustainable animal protein producers by the Coller FAIRR Index.

Learn more about Mowi at https://mowi.com/

Learn more about MOWI Brand its full range of products at https://mowisalmon.us/products/

Summary

The Maintenance Manager is responsible for improving equipment reliability, optimizing maintenance strategies, and supporting continuous improvement initiatives within a seafood manufacturing facility. This role will place a strong emphasis on maintenance planning, parts inventory management, and the employee training and development process. This focus will support the long-term sustainability and effectiveness of maintenance operations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
• Analyze equipment performance and lead root cause failure analysis (RCFA).
• Improve equipment uptime, reliability, and maintenance processes. Reduce downtime.
• Support and enhance CMMS usage, data accuracy, and reporting.
• Ensure facility is maintained in a state of preparedness for audits and visits, at all times.

Planning & Inventory Focus

• Support maintenance planning, scheduling, and work order processes.
• Train and mentor team members on planning practices and workflow coordination.
• Oversee spare parts inventory, ensuring critical parts availability and accuracy.
• Partner with maintenance and purchasing to improve parts tracking and replenishment.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives.
• Assist with equipment upgrades, installations, and capital projects.
• Ensure compliance with safety procedures including lock out / tag out (LOTO), food safety (HACCP), and regulatory requirements.

Capital Projects & Engineering Support

• Assist with equipment upgrades, installations, and capital projects
• Provide technical expertise for new equipment selection and commissioning
• Ensure equipment design meets food safety and sanitation standards

Qualifications and Skills

Technical Knowledge

• Understanding of OSHA, LOTO, GMP, HACCP, SQF standards, and FDA/USDA regulations.
• Knowledge of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems.
• Experience with processing, packaging, or refrigeration systems preferred.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and maintenance reporting tools and systems.
• Skilled in utilizing CMMS systems and supporting maintenance planning.
• Experience with food safety certification audits, including SQF and others.

Core Competencies

• Strong planning and organizational skills.
• High attention to detail and documentation accuracy.
• Follow through on commitments
• Excellent communications skills, verbal and written, in English.
• Ability to work collaboratively with Quality and Operations.
• Analytical and data-driven decision-making skills.
• Commitment to food safety and regulatory compliance.
• Ability to travel with limited frequency including to vendor locations and other Mowi facilities.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or a related field.
• 3–5+ years of relevant maintenance/reliability experience may be considered in lieu of a Degree.
• Food manufacturing experience preferred.

**All requirements and skills are considered to be essential, unless otherwise indicated**

**Mowi is an Equal Opportunity Employer**

The above job description is not an all-encompassing list of duties and responsibilities required of the employee for this job.

Duties and responsibilities may change without notice.

Mowi is a Drugfree Workplace.

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