Founded in 1929, Giroux's Poultry Farm is a fourth-generation, family-owned business hiring for a Plant Maintenance Manager to join their team in Chazy, New York.
What began as a small family farm has grown into one of the region's premier egg producers, with the Giroux family continuing to lead the company's growth while staying true to the values it was built on. Through a fully vertically integrated operation, Giroux's manages nearly every step of the process in-house, from growing and milling much of its own feed to egg production, processing, packaging, and transportation. The company’s commitment to responsible farming extends beyond poultry production through sustainable practices, including recycling poultry manure into fertilizer and operating additional agricultural ventures such as Chazy Orchards.
As the Plant Maintenance Manager, you will oversee maintenance operations across three nearby egg processing facilities in Chazy, NY. This role will lead a team of 7-10 maintenance employees, ensuring equipment reliability, minimizing downtime, and maintaining efficient production operations. The ideal candidate will bring strong mechanical, electrical, and automation troubleshooting skills, including PLC diagnostics, along with proven maintenance leadership experience. This position requires a proactive, solutions-oriented leader who can respond quickly to equipment issues, manage preventive maintenance programs, and collaborate across departments to keep operations running smoothly.
We offer a competitive hourly pay rate, health, dental, and vision insurance, 401k with match, PTO, and a company vehicle to drive from farm to farm. The hours for this role will be 50 hours a week; half days on Saturdays are expected.
Responsibilities
What began as a small family farm has grown into one of the region's premier egg producers, with the Giroux family continuing to lead the company's growth while staying true to the values it was built on. Through a fully vertically integrated operation, Giroux's manages nearly every step of the process in-house, from growing and milling much of its own feed to egg production, processing, packaging, and transportation. The company’s commitment to responsible farming extends beyond poultry production through sustainable practices, including recycling poultry manure into fertilizer and operating additional agricultural ventures such as Chazy Orchards.
As the Plant Maintenance Manager, you will oversee maintenance operations across three nearby egg processing facilities in Chazy, NY. This role will lead a team of 7-10 maintenance employees, ensuring equipment reliability, minimizing downtime, and maintaining efficient production operations. The ideal candidate will bring strong mechanical, electrical, and automation troubleshooting skills, including PLC diagnostics, along with proven maintenance leadership experience. This position requires a proactive, solutions-oriented leader who can respond quickly to equipment issues, manage preventive maintenance programs, and collaborate across departments to keep operations running smoothly.
We offer a competitive hourly pay rate, health, dental, and vision insurance, 401k with match, PTO, and a company vehicle to drive from farm to farm. The hours for this role will be 50 hours a week; half days on Saturdays are expected.
Responsibilities
- Oversee maintenance operations across three egg processing facilities in Chazy, NY, ensuring equipment reliability, efficiency, and minimal production downtime
- Lead, train, and support a team of 7-10 maintenance employees, providing hands-on technical guidance and coordinating daily maintenance priorities
- Develop and manage preventive maintenance programs, equipment repairs, and troubleshooting to maximize production efficiency
- Diagnose and resolve mechanical, electrical, and automation issues, including PLC-controlled systems, motors, sensors, conveyors, and processing equipment
- Respond quickly to equipment breakdowns, identify root causes, and implement effective solutions
- Collaborate with plant managers, production teams, vendors, and outside technicians to coordinate repairs
- Oversee maintenance parts inventory, order replacement components, and maintain accurate equipment and service records
- Ensure maintenance activities comply with workplace safety procedures and applicable food processing standards
- Experience in industrial plant maintenance, manufacturing, or processing environments, including previous maintenance leadership or supervisory experience
- Strong mechanical and electrical troubleshooting skills with hands-on experience maintaining industrial production equipment, and safety
- Working knowledge of PLCs, automated systems, and computerized manufacturing equipment, with the ability to diagnose issues; PLC troubleshooting
- Experience with preventive maintenance programs, equipment repairs, and troubleshooting in fast-paced production environments
- Proven leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills, with the ability to manage a maintenance team and collaborate across departments
- Familiarity with maintenance parts inventory, spare-parts management, and ordering replacement components
- Experience in food processing, packaging, agriculture, or automated manufacturing preferred; egg or poultry industry experience is preferred