Associate Maintenance Manager

HelloFresh
Aurora, IL
On-site

Who this role is best for

Aimed at mid-level maintenance professionals with hands-on leadership experience in the Food/Beverage/Perishables/Distribution industry who thrive in dynamic, start-up environments and are comfortable with cold working conditions.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with prior experience managing maintenance in perishables or distribution facilities and a preference for shop floor leadership
    — “0 to 2+ years’ experience managing facilities maintenance/operations and reliability within the Food/Beverage/Perishables/Distribution industry”
  • Individuals who enjoy direct collaboration with technicians and cross-functional teams in a fast-paced setting
    — “Motivate, engage, coach, and inspire a team of technicians, creating a positive team dynamic that encourages all employees to provide feedback and drive change from within”

Things to consider

  • Work schedule may include weekends, holidays, and nights, which could affect work-life balance.
    — “Flexibility to work weekends, holidays and/or nights”
  • The role requires managing outside vendors and handling emergency repairs, which may involve high-pressure situations.
    — “Maintain a current list of contractors to ensure that all emergency repairs are handled”

How to stand out

  • Emphasize experience with automation, refrigeration, and electrical systems in your resume and interview responses.
    — “Exposure to mechanical, electrical, automation and refrigeration systems”
  • Highlight your ability to coach and lead teams, especially in a collaborative environment.
    — “Motivate, engage, coach, and inspire a team of technicians, creating a positive team dynamic”
  • Showcase your problem-solving approach by providing examples of creative solutions to facility issues.
    — “Identify problems and brainstorm improvement ideas for the fulfillment center”
  • Demonstrate your ability to work in cold environments and adapt to fast-paced, ambiguous settings.
    — “Comfortable working in cold environments with some areas of facility at 40F”
Pace · SteadyCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • Oversee maintenance related processes
  • Manage outside vendors and facilitate planned and unplanned repairs
Typical background
facilities maintenanceoperations management

Skills & requirements

Required

Maintenance ManagementTeam LeadershipVendor ManagementOSHA RegulationsBlueprints InterpretationCold Environment Work

Preferred

Meal-kit OperationsStart-up Environment

Stack & domain

MaintenanceAutomationManufacturing EquipmentElectricalRefrigerationBuildingGroundsContractorsOSHA RegulationsBlueprintsMechanicalRefrigeration SystemsMotivationEngagementCoachingInspirationTeamworkProblem-solvingCommunicationLeadershipFacilities MaintenanceManufacturingDistribution

About the role

Original posting from HelloFresh

Associate Maintenance Manager

Come see what’s cookin’ at Factor!

At Factor, we aim to revolutionize the way we eat by making it more convenient and exciting to cook meals from scratch. We have offices all around the world and deliver delicious meals to millions of people.  

We are the industry leader in meal-kit subscription services and we’re growing all the time. We have distinct meal-kit services that cater to everyone with the most menu variety in the market, which allows us to reach an incredibly wide population of people.

Our team is diverse, high-performing, and international, and our work environment is an inspiring space where you can thrive as a result.

Job Snapshot

As the Associate Maintenance Manager, you will oversee the maintenance and reliability for your assigned building or shift.  You will take a hands-on approach to leadership, effectively engaging, motivating, and coaching team members. Partnering with the M&RE senior leadership team, you will support and deliver the facilities maintenance roadmap and set the standard for operational efficiency.

You will...

Oversee maintenance related processes including maintenance of automation and manufacturing equipment, electrical, refrigeration, building, grounds, and overall upkeep of a building

Motivate, engage, coach, and inspire a team of technicians, creating a positive team dynamic that encourages all employees to provide feedback and drive change from within

Manage outside vendors and facilitate planned and unplanned repairs

Ensure that maintenance regulations are followed

Maintain a current list of contractors to ensure that all emergency repairs are handled

Identify problems and brainstorm improvement ideas for the fulfillment center

You are…

Customer Centric: You are passionate about delivering on commitments to your customers

Bold: you have passion and grit; you're not afraid to give feedback to your team and your manager

Agile: you roll with the punches and don’t get overwhelmed easily, you adapt quickly to change and know how to deliver results in a fast-paced, autonomous environment

Decisive: You realize when making a decision is as important as the time it takes to make that decision

Problem-solver: you understand there is not a one-size-fits-all approach when problem-solving; you think outside the box and enjoy grinding away at issues to find a solution

You have…

0 to 2+ years’ experience managing facilities maintenance/operations and reliability within the Food/Beverage/Perishables/Distribution industry

Bachelor's Degree preferred; high school diploma or GED required

Interest in spending most of your time on the shop floor and working directly with all levels of staff

High level of integrity and ethics with excellent follow-through

Aware of OSHA regulations and compliance

Able to read and interpret blueprints, manuals, and schematics

Exposure to mechanical, electrical, automation and refrigeration systems

Comfortable working in cold environments with some areas of facility at 40F

Excitement for working in a start-up environment with a high level of ambiguity and change

Effective communicator for employees, direct reports, cross-functional teams, and senior leadership

Flexibility to work weekends, holidays and/or nights

You’ll get…

Competitive salary & 401K company match that vests immediately upon participation

Paid parental leave (16 weeks)

Generous PTO policy

Day one benefit coverage for health/dental/vision ($0 monthly premium and other flexible health plans)

75% discount on your subscription to HelloFresh, as well as other product initiatives

Snacks, coffee & catered meals   

Company sponsored outings & Employee Resource Groups

Collaborative, dynamic work environment within a fast-paced, mission-driven company

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Source: HelloFresh careers

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