At Golden West Packaging Group, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that great work happens when employees feel valued, supported, and empowered to grow. As a company built on collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement, we offer an environment where your ideas matter, your development is prioritized, and your contributions make a real impact. If you’re looking to build a meaningful career with a team that values integrity, accountability, and opportunity, we invite you to explore what it’s like to grow with Golden West Packaging Group.
Position Summary
The Maintenance Manager is responsible for leading all maintenance and reliability functions to ensure safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of manufacturing assets. This position oversees preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities while driving continuous improvement initiatives that maximize equipment reliability, production uptime, and asset life.
The Maintenance Manager leads maintenance personnel, planners, storeroom operations, contractors, and reliability initiatives while partnering closely with Operations, Engineering, Safety, Quality, and Supply Chain.
Essential Responsibilities
Leadership & Safety
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Promote a zero-incident safety culture throughout the maintenance organization.
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Ensure compliance with OSHA, environmental, and company safety standards.
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Lead daily maintenance meetings and shift handoffs.
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Develop maintenance supervisors, planners, technicians, and storeroom personnel.
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Establish performance expectations and conduct employee evaluations.
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Manage contractor safety and performance.
Maintenance Operations
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Direct all preventive, predictive, corrective, and emergency maintenance activities.
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Ensure rapid response to equipment failures while minimizing downtime.
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Balance planned versus reactive maintenance to improve reliability.
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Monitor maintenance backlog and establish weekly priorities.
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Ensure CMMS work order compliance and documentation.
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Optimize labor utilization
Reliability Improvement
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Develop equipment reliability strategies.
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Lead Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) following major equipment failures.
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Implement predictive maintenance technologies including:
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Vibration Analysis
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Infrared Thermography
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Oil Analysis
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Ultrasonic Inspection
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Motor Circuit Analysis
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Improve Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).
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Increase Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF).
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Reduce Mean Time To Repair (MTTR).
Planning & Scheduling
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Ensure all maintenance work follows the planning and scheduling process.
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Review weekly maintenance schedules.
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Coordinate outages and shutdowns with Operations.
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Maintain work priority process.
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Ensure proper job plans and labor estimates.
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Improve schedule compliance.
CMMS Management
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Champion effective use of the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS).
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Maintain accurate asset hierarchy.
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Ensure PM completion rates exceed targets.
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Review maintenance KPIs through CMMS dashboards.
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Improve work order quality and closure documentation.
Storeroom & Inventory
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Partner with Parts Clerk and Storeroom personnel.
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Optimize inventory levels.
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Improve inventory accuracy.
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Reduce obsolete inventory.
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Standardize spare parts.
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Develop critical spare parts strategies.
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Improve supplier relationships.
Budget & Financial Management
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Control maintenance spending.
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Manage labor and contractor costs.
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Deliver cost savings through reliability improvements.
Continuous Improvement
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Lead Lean Manufacturing initiatives.
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Support TPM implementation.
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Facilitate Kaizen events.
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Reduce waste in maintenance processes.
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Standardize maintenance procedures.
California Pay Transparency Disclaimer: This is an Exempt position. The pay range for this position is $125,000 to $160,000. It is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role. Actual placement within range will be contingent upon a number of factors, including but not limited to the candidate's qualifications, education, experience, internal equity and alignment with market data.
Required Qualifications
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Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, Maintenance Management, or related field preferred.
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Minimum 7–10 years of industrial maintenance experience.
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Minimum 5 years in a maintenance leadership role.
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Experience in paper, corrugated, folding carton, converting, or packaging manufacturing preferred.
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Strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, pneumatic, and automation systems.
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Strong understanding of CMMS systems.
Preferred Qualifications
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Lean Manufacturing Certification
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Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt
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Certified Reliability Leader (CRL)
Technical Knowledge
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Sheeters
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Lithographic printing presses
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Flexographic printing presses
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Die cutters
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Folder-gluers
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Conveyors
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Compressors
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PLCs (Allen-Bradley, Siemens)
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Variable Frequency Drives (VFDs)
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Robotics and automated material handling
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Electrical systems (480V and above)
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Lubrication best practices
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Precision alignment
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Precision balancing
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Predictive maintenance technologies
Leadership Competencies
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Strategic Leadership
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Team Development
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Coaching & Mentoring
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Communication
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Problem Solving
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Decision Making
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Conflict Resolution
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Budget Management
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Cross-functional Collaboration
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Continuous Improvement Mindset
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Customer Focus
Physical Requirements
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Ability to work in a manufacturing environment with exposure to heat, noise, dust, and moving equipment.
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Ability to climb ladders and platforms and inspect equipment.
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Ability to lift up to 40 pounds occasionally.
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Must be available for off-shift support, emergency call-outs, and planned shutdowns.
