Maintenance manager with 12 years in food processing and packaging plants, leading 28 technicians across 3 shifts. Raised planned maintenance to 82% of labor hours and cut unplanned downtime 46%. Brings CMMS implementation, reliability practices and capital project management that keep lines running.
Experience
Maintenance Manager, Prairie Gold Meat Processing (Sioux Falls, SD)
Nov 2020 – Present
Lead 28 mechanics, electricians and planners with a $6.5M maintenance budget for a 24/7 processing plant
Cut unplanned downtime 46% by implementing Fiix CMMS and raising planned work to 82% of labor hours
Launched vibration and infrared condition monitoring on 120 critical assets, avoiding 9 major failures in 2025
Managed $4M in capital projects, including an ammonia refrigeration upgrade delivered on budget
Supervised 12 technicians maintaining corrugators and converting lines
Built a critical spares list that cut average repair wait time from 2 days to 4 hours
Reliability Technician, Red River Foods (Grand Forks, ND)
May 2014 – Jan 2016
Performed lubrication routes and vibration readings on 80 assets
Education
B.S. in Mechanical Engineering Technology, South Dakota State University (Aug 2010 – May 2014)
Skills
Maintenance: Preventive and predictive maintenance, planning and scheduling, spares strategy
Reliability: Vibration analysis, infrared thermography, RCA, MTBF and MTTR tracking
Systems: Fiix CMMS, SAP PM, Excel
How to write a Maintenance Manager resume
A strong Maintenance Manager resume shows throughput, cost and reliability across the operations or supply chain you ran. Show the organization you ran (team size, budget, revenue) and the business results you are accountable for.
Sections, in order
Summary
Experience
Skills
Certifications
Education
Length: Two pages are common for leadership roles; keep the first page strong enough to stand alone.
Summary: Lead with your leadership scope and the business outcomes you are known for.
Skills to feature
Supply chain planning
Inventory management
Logistics and distribution
Lean and Six Sigma
Vendor management
ERP and WMS systems
Demand forecasting
Process improvement
Safety and compliance
Data analysis
Example bullet points
Raised on-time delivery from 88% to 97% across 3 warehouses by redesigning pick routes
Reduced inventory carrying cost by $1.8M while keeping a 98% fill rate through SKU rationalization
Led a Lean program that cut order cycle time by 35% and recordable incidents to zero for 18 months
Tips from recruiters
State the scale you ran: sites, SKUs, shipments, budget or team size.
List certifications such as APICS CSCP, PMP or Six Sigma belts.
Name the systems you used (SAP, Oracle, Manhattan); they are common keyword filters.
Recommended templates
Classic (ATS-friendly): Jake's-style LaTeX classic: small caps and hairline rules
Compact (ATS-friendly): Dense single column that fits long histories
Modern (ATS-friendly): Clean single column with accent headings and rules
Maintenance Manager resume FAQ
What should a Maintenance Manager resume include?
A Maintenance Manager resume should show throughput, cost and reliability across the operations or supply chain you ran. Use these sections in this order: Summary, Experience, Skills, Certifications and Education. Show the organization you ran (team size, budget, revenue) and the business results you are accountable for.
What is the best resume template for a Maintenance Manager?
Classic, Compact and Modern work well for Maintenance Manager roles. They are single-column with standard headings, so applicant tracking systems (ATS) parse them reliably.
How long should a Maintenance Manager resume be?
Two pages are common for leadership roles; keep the first page strong enough to stand alone.
Which skills should a Maintenance Manager put on a resume?
Prioritize the skills named in the job posting. Common ones for Maintenance Manager roles are Supply chain planning, Inventory management, Logistics and distribution, Lean and Six Sigma, Vendor management and ERP and WMS systems.
How do I write strong Maintenance Manager resume bullet points?
Start with an action verb, say what you did, and end with a measurable result such as on-time delivery, inventory turns and cost per unit. For example: "Raised on-time delivery from 88% to 97% across 3 warehouses by redesigning pick routes."