<div class="content-intro"><p>As a leader and innovator in the snack food industry for over 50 years, J&J Snack Foods provides branded snack foods to foodservice and retail supermarket outlets across the U.S. Its products include such icons as SUPERPRETZEL, ICEE, and Dippin’ Dots along with other key brands like LUIGI’S Real Italian Ice, The Funnel Cake Factory Funnel Cakes, and Hola Churros. J&J also has a strong presence in bakery providing cakes, cookies, and pies to some of the largest grocery and convenience retailers in industry. Our company continues to deliver record sales led by a talented team and a commitment to “Fun Served Here”.</p></div><p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">POSITION SUMMARY:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">Reporting to the Plant Manager, the Reliability and Maintenance Manager is responsible for leading the plant’s maintenance, engineering, and reliability functions to support safe, efficient, and consistent plant operations. In a snack food manufacturing environment, product quality, safety, cost, and service all depend on reliable equipment performance. This role ensures the plant’s assets are a competitive advantage, not a daily operational risk.</span><span data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">The Reliability and Maintenance Manager will lead maintenance technicians</span><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">and maintenance team functions, with accountability for equipment uptime, asset health, spare parts readiness, and technical problem solving across the plant. This leader is responsible for developing and strengthening proactive, planned, and data-driven reliability programs through effective preventive maintenance, root cause analysis, spare parts management, and full utilization of Redzone</span><span data-contrast="none"> </span><span data-contrast="auto">and/or Upkeep.</span><strong><span data-contrast="auto"> </span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215}"> </span></p> <p><span data-contrast="auto">This position partners closely with Operations and cross-functional teams to reduce downtime, improve equipment performance, and support overall plant productivity. In addition, the Reliability and Maintenance Manager will establish and maintain effective communication with Multi-Site Engineers within the company and collaborate with maintenance departments across affiliated sites, as appropriate, to support knowledge sharing and continuous improvement. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215}"> </span></p> <p><span data-ccp-props="{"335557856":16777215}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"134233117":true,"335557856":16777215}"> </span></p> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Reliability and Uptime Ownership</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="1" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Owns line uptime, Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), Mean Time To Repair (MTTR), and overall equipment reliability for the plant. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":200,"335559740":259}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="2" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Leads the plant toward a more planned, proactive, and data-driven maintenance culture. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":200,"335559740":259}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="3" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Develops and maintains preventive and predictive maintenance programs that improve equipment performance and reduce downtime. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":200,"335559740":259}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="4" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Leads root cause analysis and corrective action for recurring equipment issues, chronic losses, and breakdowns. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":200,"335559740":259}"> </span></li> </ul> <ul> <li data-leveltext="" data-font="Symbol" data-listid="9" data-list-defn-props="{"335552541":1,"335559685":360,"335559991":360,"469769226":"Symbol","469769242":[8226],"469777803":"left","469777804":"","469777815":"hybridMultilevel"}" data-aria-posinset="5" data-aria-level="1"><span data-contrast="auto">Partners with Production to address recurring downtime and improve day-to-day equipment performance. </span><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":200,"335559740":259}"> </span></li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Maintenance and Engineering Leadership</span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"20134198