Plant Maintenance Manager

Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc.

Plant Maintenance Manager overseeing maintenance personnel and initiatives to ensure plant asset reliability at Prairie Farms Dairy Inc.

Posted 6/2/2026full-timeMindoro • Wisconsin • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $90,000 - $115,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Hire, train, and manage maintenance staff to maintain the plant functions.
Develop plans to improve plant performance with the cooperation of the plant management team.
Ensure sanitation, safety, GMP’s (Good Manufacturing Practices) and quality policies and procedures are followed.
Counsel and discipline employees as appropriate.
Participate as a member of the plant safety committee.
Establish and maintain departmental budget within established guidelines.
Establish and maintain capital budget within established guidelines.
Evaluate and prepare expense authorizations for projects and present to Plant Manager for submittal.
Establish and implement preventative maintenance system.
Identify appropriate vendor network.
Assist Safety Manager with accident investigations as requested.
Communicate and respond to issues raised by Quality Assurance Manager.
Communicate and respond to issues raised by production staff.
Coordinate equipment availability request with Plant Manager for maintenance functions.
Interface with plant management staff on daily operational issues.
Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5-7 years of experience in maintenance management or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Must possess solid analytical skills and mechanical aptitude.
Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of changing situations under stress.
Computer literacy applied to control and data management.
Strong interpersonal skills requiring the ability to resolve conflicting interests and obtain cooperation.
Must be able to communicate verbally, understand, and write in the English language.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Multiple low cost & deductible health plans to choose from
Dental & Vision Insurance
FSA and HSA options
80 hours PTO your first year
No cost, virtual health programs (cardiovascular & physical therapy)
Company paid short-term and long-term disability
Company paid life insurance with option to purchase additional
Company supplied uniforms
Company paid training
Paid lunch breaks
Up to 15% company contributions into employee retirement account, no matching required.
Employee morale program (holiday meals, gift drawings, discount cheese products, etc.)

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Hard Skills & Tools

maintenance managementpreventative maintenanceanalytical skillsmechanical aptitudebudget managementGMPsanitation practicessafety proceduresproject evaluationvendor management

Soft Skills

problem-solvinginterpersonal skillscommunication skillsconflict resolutionteam collaborationstress managementemployee counselingdisciplinary skillscooperationadaptability