Facilities & Utilities Maintenance Leader (Ammonia Refrigeration)

Job Description

Job DescriptionAre you the maintenance leader who keeps production moving?

Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Reports To: Manufacturing Manager

Is this you?

• Experienced in food manufacturing or heavy industrial maintenance—and fluent in CMMS and preventive maintenance?
• Comfortable overseeing utilities and ammonia refrigeration while responding rapidly to equipment issues?
• Confident navigating OSHA, EPA, FSMA, and SQF requirements to protect food safety and audit readiness?
• A coach who teaches interpersonal principles, maintains an open-door policy, and acts like an owner?
• Data-driven, budget-savvy, and eager to cut downtime with reliability-centered maintenance?

Who you’ll lead

• Maintenance Supervisors (if applicable)
• Maintenance Technicians
• Contract Maintenance Resources (as applicable)

What you’ll ownReliability and Response

• Build and sustain preventive and predictive maintenance programs to maximize equipment uptime.
• Maintain facility infrastructure, including utilities and ammonia refrigeration systems.
• Provide rapid, expert support to manufacturing when equipment issues arise.

Regulatory, Quality, and Documentation

• Ensure compliance with OSHA, EPA, FSMA, and SQF.
• Support food safety and product quality through maintenance best practices.
• Keep clear documentation for full audit readiness.

Capital and Continuous Improvement

• Partner on capital projects for equipment upgrades and facility enhancements.
• Implement reliability-centered maintenance and CI tools to reduce downtime.
• Leverage scorecards and analytics to track performance gains.

Budget and Parts

• Develop and manage the maintenance budget, including indirect spend.
• Maintain accurate spare parts inventory levels.
• Collaborate with Finance on purchasing and cost control.

Collaboration and Training

• Work with Operations, Technical Services and Food Safety & Quality, and Finance to align on objectives.
• Provide technical guidance for process improvements and modifications.
• Support training and development for Maintenance Team Members.

Safety Leadership

• Champion a safe workplace and enforce safety procedures.
• Identify and mitigate equipment-related risks.

How success will be measured

• Equipment uptime and reliability
• Preventive maintenance completion
• Downtime reduction
• Maintenance cost to budget
• Safety performance
• Audit readiness and compliance
• Spare parts inventory accuracy
• Continuous improvement outcomes

QualificationsEducation

• Technical degree or equivalent maintenance leadership experience required

Experience

• Food manufacturing or industrial maintenance background
• Preventive maintenance and CMMS expertise
• Capital project and equipment improvement support
• Knowledge of SQF, OSHA, EPA, and FSMA programs

Skills and Attributes

• Strong technical understanding of manufacturing equipment and facility systems
• Excellent problem-solving and priority management in a fast-paced environment
• Clear communicator and effective leader of change
• Computer proficiency, including CMMS and Microsoft Office

Preferred

• RCM, TPM, and PDM experience

Leadership DNA

• Accountability
• Continuous Improvement Mindset
• Collaboration
• Problem Solving
• Technical Leadership
• Decision Quality

Culture and Expectations

• Understand your role in the execution and support of the Clements Foods mission.
• Teach good interpersonal principles and maintain an open-door policy.
• Act like an owner and commit to continuous self- and team-improvement.

Working conditions

• Primarily onsite within a manufacturing environment; routine exposure to industrial equipment and utilities
• Must meet plant safety requirements, including PPE
• Occasional travel

Physical requirements

• Extended standing
• Frequent bending, squatting, walking, stair/ladder climbing, and overhead reach
• Regularly lift, move, or stack up to 50 lbs without assistance

Proficiencies

• Bachelor's Degree
• Food and Beverage Manufacturing
• Food Safety and Quality Assurance (FSQA)
• Machine Safety Inspections
• Budgeting / Forecasting Experience

Legal

FLSA Status: Exempt