What we're looking for:We are seeking an experienced, hands-on Regional Maintenance Manager to lead facility maintenance and refrigeration operations across a portfolio of sites in our Texas region, spanning from Pharr to El Paso. This role is anchored at a home facility, where the Regional Maintenance Manager performs day-to-day maintenance leadership duties, and extends outward as the first responder for refrigeration and equipment issues at every site in the region - traveling as needed to stabilize operations, support site teams, and keep facilities safe, compliant, and running.
Refrigeration maintenance stays hands-on and in-house under this role. Every other trade - HVAC, electrical, dock & door, racking, and material handling equipment - is serviced by Envision Cold's single-source facilities vendor, and this role owns that vendor relationship: confirming SLA compliance, reviewing scorecards, and escalating unresolved issues, rather than directly overseeing in-house repair crews for those trades. This role blends working technical leadership with regional oversight: setting standards and coaching site-level Maintenance Supervisors and Leads, owning refrigeration PSM/RMP compliance across the region, managing the facilities vendor relationship, managing regional maintenance budgets and capital projects, and stepping in directly - tools in hand when needed - wherever a site needs support or an emergency requires it. It's ideal for a proven maintenance leader who is equally comfortable coaching a team, managing a vendor relationship, untangling a complex refrigeration issue, and living out of a suitcase to keep multiple sites running across a wide geography.
What you'll do (including, but not limited to): Regional Leadership & First Response
- Serve as the primary point of escalation and first responder for refrigeration and equipment issues across all sites in the region, traveling on short notice to support site teams through equipment failures, refrigeration upsets, and other urgent issues.
- Perform hands-on, day-to-day facility maintenance leadership at your assigned home site, including directing refrigeration work, prioritizing repairs, and supporting preventive maintenance execution.
- Set performance expectations and provide coaching, technical guidance, and accountability for Maintenance Supervisors, Leads, and refrigeration technicians at each site in the region.
- Travel to regional sites on a recurring basis to conduct site visits, audits, training, and hands-on support.
- Act as the liaison between regional site teams, operations leadership, and corporate maintenance/PSM leadership, ensuring clear communication and consistent standards across the region.
Facilities Vendor Management
- Own the day-to-day relationship with Envision Cold's single-source facilities vendor for all non-refrigeration trades (HVAC, electrical, dock & door, racking, and material handling equipment) across the region.
- Monitor vendor performance against SLAs, review scorecards, and hold the vendor accountable for response time, quality, and completion of assigned work.
- Escalate and drive resolution of unresolved or recurring vendor issues, stepping in with direct oversight - and hands-on support in emergencies - when the vendor cannot resolve an issue on the required timeline.
- Partner with site teams to validate vendor work quality and ensure facilities remain safe, compliant, and operationally ready.
Maintenance & Facility Operations
- Direct and assign refrigeration maintenance work, set performance objectives, and monitor performance of maintenance associates and refrigeration technicians across the region.
- Determine work priorities and schedule refrigeration equipment repair, maintenance, and installation across the region; oversee facilities vendor scheduling and completion for all other trades.
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve preventive and predictive maintenance programs for refrigeration equipment to minimize downtime, reviewing production, quality, and maintenance reports and statistics.
- Ensure material handling equipment, dock & door systems, racking, HVAC, and building infrastructure remain safe and operational through effective facilities vendor oversight.
- Maintain and review CMMS records and equipment history at each site - including vendor-performed work - to optimize maintenance performance and regional reporting.
- Support the region through the year-one rollout of Envision Cold's new enterprise CMMS platform, including asset registry build-out and data migration for sites in the region.
Refrigeration / PSM / Mechanical Integrity
- Own OSHA PSM and EPA RMP compliance for ammonia refrigeration systems at every site in the region, including Process Hazard Analyses (PHAs), Management of Change (MOC), and Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR).
- Oversee mechanical integrity inspections, testing, and maintenance of covered process equipment; support refrigerant management and compressor maintenance.
- Maintain PSM documentation, operating procedures, and required records for each regional site.
- Coordinate contractor safety and refrigeration compliance training across the region.
- Support emergency response readiness and lead or support incident investigations related to refrigeration systems regionally.
Safety, Compliance & Risk Management
- Ensure compliance with all OSHA, EPA, food safety, and applicable municipal, state, and federal regulations at every site in the region, including work performed by the facilities vendor.
- Conduct regional safety audits, inspections, and corrective action follow-up; investigate accidents, near misses, and equipment failures to determine root cause.
- Partner with HR and operations leadership on injury prevention, return-to-work efforts, and workers' compensation reduction across the region.
- Support customer, food safety, and regulatory audits at regional sites.
- Maintain personal readiness to respond to refrigeration emergencies, including passing an annual respirator fit test and medical evaluation, and maintaining 24-hour HAZWOPER certification (obtained within the first year of employment) with annual 8-hour refresher training.
Budgeting / Capital / Continuous Improvement
- Prepare and manage annual maintenance budgets for regional sites, including facilities vendor spend; schedule expenditures, analyze variances, and initiate corrective action.
- Assist in developing capital expense budgets and long-term planning for facility and equipment improvements across the region.
- Support capital projects to completion, including scoping, soliciting and evaluating contractor bids, and managing the facilities vendor and other contractors through execution.
- Analyze maintenance costs, downtime trends, and performance metrics across sites to identify improvement opportunities.
- Identify new technologies and recommend regional operational improvements, including energy efficiency initiatives.
Leadership & Talent Development
- Build, coach, and develop strong maintenance teams at each regional site.
- Create Individual Development Plans (IDPs) and succession pathways for technicians, leads, and supervisors across the region.
- Promote a culture of safety, accountability, and continuous improvement regionwide.
- Perform other duties as assigned/needed.
Requirements
What you'll bring to the role:- High school diploma or equivalent required; technical trade school, associate degree, or certification (e.g., CMRP) in industrial maintenance, HVAC/R, facilities management, or a related field highly preferred.
- 7+ years of progressive maintenance experience in industrial, warehouse, manufacturing, or cold storage environments, including at least 3-5 years in a maintenance leadership/supervisory role; multi-site or regional leadership experience strongly preferred.
- Hands-on experience maintaining and managing ammonia and/or Freon-based refrigeration systems in a cold storage facility required.
- Direct experience with OSHA PSM and EPA RMP compliance, including PHAs, MOC, and PSSR, required.
- RETA CARO, CIRO, or equivalent ammonia refrigeration certification required.
- EPA Section 608 Universal Certification required.
- OSHA 10/30 certification required.
- 24-hour HAZWOPER certification required within the first year of employment, with annual 8-hour refresher training thereafter; must be able to pass an annual respirator fit test and medical evaluation.
- Experience with food safety requirements and responsibilities required.
- Skilled in electrical, mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic systems; forklift/MHE repair certification a plus.
- Experience using CMMS or maintenance tracking systems required; comfortable supporting a new enterprise CMMS platform rollout, including asset data build-out, in the first year.
- Experience managing an outsourced facilities/trades vendor relationship - SLAs, scorecards, and escalation - preferred.
- Demonstrated leadership and team management skills across multiple sites/teams, with the ability to motivate, coach, and develop a diverse, geographically distributed maintenance team.
- Excellent problem-solving and troubleshooting abilities, with a focus on proactive maintenance, root-cause analysis, and continuous improvement; Lean or Six Sigma knowledge a plus.
- Strong understanding of OSHA, EPA, food safety, and general industrial safety regulations and best practices.
- Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook; CMMS proficiency preferred.
- Proven verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to communicate effectively across sites and with all levels of the organization.
- Ability and willingness to travel approximately 50% of the time to facilities across your assigned region, including planned travel for site visits, audits, and training, as well as short-notice travel to respond to equipment failures, safety incidents, or other urgent maintenance needs. Travel may include nights and weekends. Valid driver's license required.
- Physically able to work in temperatures at or below freezing; able to work in confined spaces and at heights.
- Can bend, reach, squat, lift/carry up to 50 lbs., and stand for extended periods.
- Flexibility with schedule to support business needs, including nights, weekends, and on-call/emergency response as required.
What you'll gain in return:- Competitive salary and benefits package, including potential annual bonus opportunity.
- Opportunities for professional growth and development, including exposure to leadership across multiple facilities.
- A collaborative and inclusive work environment.
- The chance to make a significant impact across a growing region in a growing industry.
- Access to cutting-edge technology and resources.
Salary Description
$110,000+/annual DOE
