Summary
Location
Hugoton, Liberal
Type
full-time
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About this role
About Flora Food Group
We offer consumers a compelling choice in four growing categories: butters and spreads, creams, liquids and cheeses. We hold leadership positions in many of the 100 countries we operate in, with iconic brands including Flora, Becel+ProActiv, Blue Band, Country Crock, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Rama, and Violife, together with our local brands and Professional business.
Global branded food champion Flora Food Group, offers the next generation of delicious, natural, nutritious food. Our products are more affordable and more sustainable than their dairy equivalents.
Location: On-Site in Hugoton, KS
About the Role
We’re looking for a Maintenance Manager to lead and optimize the maintenance function at our Hugoton plant. In this role, you’ll oversee all equipment and technical operations, ensuring reliability, efficiency, and compliance with regulatory standards. You’ll manage preventative and predictive maintenance programs, control costs, and drive continuous improvement to maximize operational efficiency (OEE).
You’ll also lead small-scale capital projects, manage contractors, and serve as the plant expert for technical regulatory requirements, including Process Safety Management (PSM). This is a hands-on leadership role that requires strong technical expertise, strategic thinking, and the ability to build high-performing teams.
What You'll Do
- Oversee maintenance of processing and packaging equipment, utilities, and automation systems.
- Lead maintenance, planning, and storeroom teams to ensure optimal performance.
- Collaborate with Production to schedule preventative maintenance and minimize downtime.
- Build and develop world-class mechanical and preventative maintenance teams.
- Manage outside contractors for installations and projects, ensuring timely and cost-effective execution.
- Drive safety initiatives and enforce compliance with all safety requirements.
- Develop and implement measures to improve equipment performance and product quality.
- Analyze and resolve technical issues, providing sustainable solutions.
- Maintain accurate time and maintenance records; manage departmental budgets.
- Lead small-scale capital projects, including contractor management and commissioning.
- Act as a contributing member of the site's Food Safety Team and ensure HACCP compliance.
- Regular and predictable attendance is essential.
- Please note that this job description is not intended to be a comprehensive list of all activities, duties, or responsibilities required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without prior notice.
About You
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or related field required.
- Minimum 5 years of experience in a manufacturing environment, including aseptic and wet manufacturing experience.
- At least 5 years of experience managing people and projects.
- Strong technical troubleshooting skills across equipment and automation systems.
- Experience with TPM/WCM methodologies.
- Familiarity with Process Safety Management (PSM) is a plus.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and SAP CMMS.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to make data-driven decisions.
- Proven ability to reduce costs, manage timelines, and drive long-term improvements.
- Excellent leadership and communication skills; able to build and inspire teams.
- Commitment to safety, quality, and continuous improvement.
What’s next
If this position sounds interesting, please hit the apply button now!
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We understand your resume might not be up to date and recommend that you apply with what you have or your LinkedIn Profile. Flora Food Group is dedicated to building an inclusive and diverse workplace, we understand that you might not meet all the requirements stated in the description, but we encourage you to apply anyway. You might be the right candidate for this role or other roles.
Flora Food Group is an employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace and equal opportunities for all. We recruit based only on values, qualifications, performance, skills, behaviours, experience, and knowledge. We ensure job advertisements are free from unintentional bias.
No personal characteristics should be a barrier to joining Flora Food Group. We prohibit discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or other personal characteristics.
Other facts
About Flora Food Group
The driving force behind our success are the circa 4,700 Flora Foodies who live our purpose every day and are engaged in our mission, delivering through our values of Performance, Care and Passion. Results Matter. With an ‘Always Day 1 mindset’. Always one step ahead, driven by data, with a finger on the pulse – our customers and consumers are at the heart. We identify the sweet spot; we relish challenge; we own it. We're agile decision-makers, with the courage to pivot, we sometimes fail fast - but learn even faster. Kindness wins. With a long-term focus on building a sustainable future, Flora Foodies show the 'Courage to Care' for each other, our communities, and the next generation. We believe in doing the right thing and 'Come As You Are' is not just a saying; it's an invitation to be authentic and bring your whole, true self to work. Difference brings angles and ideas to the party – we want you to be you. Passion fuels our Next Generation of the Food journey. Full of energy and possibility, Flora Foodies constantly raise the bar, driving the Flora Food Group and one another forwards. We're a team of food lovers and enthusiasts – our sum is truly greater than our parts, and we absolutely love what we do.
What you'll do
- The Maintenance Manager will oversee maintenance of processing and packaging equipment, ensuring reliability and efficiency. They will also manage preventative maintenance programs and lead small-scale capital projects.
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