Maintenance Manager – Bilingual

• Fluency in English and Spanish (speak, read, and write)
• 3 to 5 years of maintenance management experience leading teams
• Demonstrated track record implementing new procedures, systems, or programs
• Broad mechanical experience across vehicles, equipment, HVAC, welding, construction, and related trades
• Ability to live within roughly 30 minutes of the San Marcos facility to respond to maintenance emergencies

This is a newly created position, added to headcount to elevate the maintenance function. The Maintenance Manager will lead the maintenance team and own all maintenance activity across the facility, including equipment, vehicles, HVAC, and building systems. Our client is looking for a strategic thinker who builds processes and systems, paired with a hands on, boots on the ground leadership style. This person will be as comfortable standing up a preventive maintenance program as they are diagnosing a failure on the floor.

ABOUT OUR CLIENT

Our client is a leading specialty grower of microgreens, edible flowers, and petite herbs, supplying top chefs, food service distributors, and retailers across the country. Its greenhouse operations in North San Diego County are known for quality, consistency, and a steady pipeline of new products.

• Lead, schedule, and develop the maintenance team; set clear priorities, hold the team accountable, and mentor and train technicians
• Oversee all maintenance activity across equipment, vehicles, HVAC, electrical, plumbing, welding and fabrication, and facility construction projects
• Build and implement new maintenance procedures, systems, and programs, including preventive and predictive maintenance schedules
• Implement or strengthen a work order and maintenance tracking system to improve visibility, response time, and equipment uptime
• Respond to and manage maintenance emergencies, keeping disruption to growing and production operations to a minimum
• Drive process improvement across the department, using data to reduce downtime, recurring failures, and cost
• Manage spare parts inventory, vendors, and outside contractors
• Partner with operations, growing, production, and other departments to plan maintenance around business needs
• Support a safe work environment and compliance with safety and regulatory requirements
• Provide input on the maintenance budget and capital planning for equipment and facility improvements

• Experience in greenhouse, agriculture, horticulture, or controlled environment facilities

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

• Prioritizes well and manages time effectively in a fast moving environment
• Thinks in processes and systems and consistently looks for ways to improve them
• Works collaboratively and effectively across departments
• Leads with confidence and fairness, and mentors and trains effectively
• Highly motivated and determined; takes initiative, overcomes obstacles, and stays focused on meaningful outcomes