Dr. Squatch

Maintenance & Facilities Manager

Brea, California, United States · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$120k-$145kDetected 29 days ago

BudgetingProcess ImprovementGMPFDA RegulatoryLeadershipCommunicationProblem SolvingOSHAHACCPLean Manufacturing

About the role

Squatch is scaling one of the largest in-house cold-process soap and deodorant manufacturing operations in the country.
This role is responsible for leading the maintenance and facilities function for a plant that manufactures deodorant and cold-process soap.
This is not a role for someone who simply reacts to breakdowns.

Lead the day-to-day maintenance function across production equipment, utilities, facilities, and supporting infrastructure.
Own equipment reliability strategy for deodorant and cold-process soap manufacturing operations.
Drive uptime, reduce unplanned downtime, and improve maintenance response time through strong planning, root cause analysis, and disciplined execution.
Establish, maintain, and continuously improve preventive maintenance and predictive maintenance programs.
Lead troubleshooting efforts for mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, utility, and facility-related issues.
Partner with Production leadership to prioritize work that supports schedule attainment, line efficiency, safety, and product quality.
Build a culture where breakdowns are investigated, root causes are addressed, and repeat failures are eliminated.
Develop and track KPIs such as PM completion, work order closure rate, downtime trends, mean time to repair, repeat failures, spare parts usage, and labor allocation.

High school diploma or equivalent required.
Minimum of 3 years of maintenance leadership experience in a manufacturing environment.
Strong working knowledge of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and utility systems.
Ability to read and interpret mechanical drawings, electrical schematics, hydraulic diagrams, pneumatic diagrams, equipment manuals, and technical documentation.
Experience managing preventive maintenance programs and maintenance work order systems.
Experience using a CMMS, preferably UpKeep.
Experience managing maintenance budgets, contractor work, repair costs, and spare parts.
Strong communication skills with the ability to influence across departments.
Ability to operate with urgency in a fast-paced, high-growth manufacturing environment.

Bachelor's degree, technical degree, trade certification, or equivalent experience in engineering, maintenance, facilities, industrial technology, or a related field.
Experience in consumer products, personal care, food, beverage, cosmetics, or regulated manufacturing environments.
Experience with FDA, GMP, SQF, HACCP, OSHA, environmental, and local regulatory standards.
Experience with cold-process soap, deodorant, packaging, batching, filling, utilities, or high-volume manufacturing equipment.
Experience leading maintenance in a startup, scale-up, or rapidly growing manufacturing environment.
Bilingual English and Spanish strongly preferred.
Lean manufacturing, Six Sigma, reliability, or maintenance planning experience preferred.
Leadership Characteristics We Value

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Squatch ( www.drsquatch.com ), we're raising the bar on men's personal care with our line of natural, high-performance products.
We're on a high-growth, fast-moving ride, continually introducing new product categories, launching into retailers nationwide, and growing internationally.
We have been recognized and certified by Great Place to Work® multiple times, and we achieved status as a certified B Corp in 2023.
We are looking for passionate, talented people who want to join us in our mission to inspire and educate men to be happier and healthier!
This is a full-time role with company benefits based in Brea, CA.

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