Maintenance & Reliability Manager

About Zep Inc.

Zep Inc. is a leading manufacturer of cleaning solutions for businesses and consumers with operations across the U.S, Canada, and Europe. Our purpose is to make the planet cleaner, safer, and more productive. To fulfill our purpose, we focus on understanding and solving cleaning needs for consumers, as well as business customers across a variety of segments including transportation, industrial, institutional, and food & beverage. We also have a strong presence in the consumer-packaged goods (CPG) segment, where we develop products to help consumers and businesses maintain a clean and safe environment. Our products can be found online and at retail shelves at outlets like Home Depot, Amazon, Lowe’s, Ace Hardware, Grainger, HD Supply, Walmart, and many others. We market our products under well recognized and established brand names, such as Zep®, Enforcer®, Misty®, TimeMist®, TimeWick, and Country Vet®. Zep was founded in 1937 and is headquartered in Atlanta, GA. In 2021, Zep became the official cleaning partner of Atlanta United FC.

Job Description:

Position Overview

Are you a hands-on maintenance leader who enjoys solving complex equipment challenges, developing talented teams, and driving continuous improvement? We’re looking for a Maintenance & Reliability Manager to lead maintenance operations and equipment reliability at our chemical manufacturing facility in Emerson, GA. This role is responsible for developing maintenance strategies that maximize equipment uptime, improve operational efficiency, control costs, and ensure a safe working environment. The ideal candidate combines strong technical expertise with proven leadership skills and a commitment to continuous improvement.

This is an opportunity to take ownership of maintenance and reliability strategy, improve equipment performance, and partner across the organization to keep operations running safely, efficiently, and reliably.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead & Develop: Supervise and develop a team of maintenance technicians and contractors, fostering a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement.
• Drive Reliability: Strengthen preventive and predictive maintenance programs to reduce unplanned downtime, improve equipment performance, and extend asset life.
• Solve Problems: Lead troubleshooting and root cause analysis to identify recurring issues and implement lasting solutions.
• Optimize Equipment: Improve the reliability of automated packaging lines, fillers, conveyors, palletizers, mixing systems, pumps, motors, and related process equipment.
• Manage Performance: Oversee maintenance planning, budgets, spare parts, contractors, and key performance metrics to improve efficiency and control costs.
• Champion Safety: Ensure maintenance activities meet applicable safety and environmental requirements.
• Collaborate & Innovate: Partner with Production, Quality, EHS, and Engineering on equipment upgrades, capital projects, and process improvements.

Education and Qualifications

• Associates or Bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Industrial Maintenance, or a related technical field preferred; equivalent relevant experience may be considered.
• Experience in a CPG manufacturing a must. Filling ideal.
• CRMP certification a plus
• Five (5) or more years of industrial maintenance experience, including leadership of maintenance teams in a lean manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, and motor-control systems.
• Experience with preventive maintenance, equipment troubleshooting, reliability improvement, and maintenance planning.
• Familiarity with PLC-controlled equipment, industrial automation, CMMS platforms, and maintenance performance metrics.
• Experience with automated packaging equipment and industrial mixing systems preferred.
• Chemical manufacturing or process-industry experience preferred.
• Strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, organizational, and project management skills.

Thank you for your interest and consideration of a career with Zep.

www.zep.com

Thank you for your interest and consideration of a career with Zep!

www.zep.com

EOE, All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

Our Values

At Zep, we have developed a set of values focused on bringing even greater cohesion to our workplace. As part of this plan, we introduced a values framework called S.P.E.E.D. to align with our purpose of making the planet cleaner, safer, and more productive.

• Stewardship: We continuously improve the safety of our people and products, and we protect the planet by innovating solutions to reduce our environmental impact.

• Passion for Problem Solving: We listen to our customers and actively work to find solutions for unique situations. We think creatively to innovate and seize opportunities that will drive growth and make all our customers’ and consumers’ lives better.

• Empowerment: We encourage and lead our people to be accountable by equipping them to make decisions and own the outcome

• Expertise: We create innovative solutions and partnerships that are relevant to service our communities and customers.

• Doing the Right Thing: We expect our people to understand ethical boundaries and be inclusive of other backgrounds, ideas, and perspectives. Demonstrating honesty, respect and integrity in all actions is always expected.

Zep is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.