Director, Center of Excellence Maintenance

Southwire Co.; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 170.000 - 230.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

401k with Matching

Health, Life, Dental, and Vision Ins.

PTO & Paid Holidays

Long & Short-Term Disability

Supplemental Insurance Plans

Employee Assistance Program

Tuition Reimbursement

Advancement & Professional Growth

Zusammenfassung

Southwire Company, a leader in North American wire and cable manufacturing, seeks a Director of Center of Excellence Maintenance in Atlanta, GA (hybrid) with 25-30% travel. You will drive reliability roadmaps, lead a team of predictive analysts, and partner with plant maintenance leaders to raise asset effectiveness and safety compliant operations.

The role oversees a broad maintenance strategy, develops KPIs, and guides enterprise-wide best practices while managing 10+ direct reports and

Qualifikationen

• Requires a technical bachelor's degree in engineering or equivalent.
• 8+ years of maintenance leadership and industrial manufacturing experience.
• Certifications such as CMRP, CMM, CRL or CRE preferred.

Aufgaben

• Lead skills gap identification; offer training resources to close gaps.
• Develop maintenance workflows to optimize plant efficiency.
• Participate in functional auditing and report KPI results to leadership.
• Ensure planning and scheduling processes are proactive and efficient.
• Collaborate with reliability resources to optimize preventive maintenance.
• Co-lead shop floor autonomous development opportunities with operations.
• Ensure compliance with industry regulations and internal policies.
• Lead cross-functional teams to design maintenance systems aligned with needs.
• Stay informed on best practices and advise senior management.
• Foster safety and quality culture within maintenance operations.

Kenntnisse

Maintenance leadership

Reliability engineering

Predictive analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Team leadership

Ausbildung

Technical Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Remote monitoring tools

AI monitoring systems

Jobbeschreibung

Director, Center of Excellence Maintenance

A leader in technology and innovation, Southwire Company, LLC is one of North America’s largest wire and cable producers. Southwire and its subsidiaries manufacture building wire and cable, utility products, metal-clad cable, portable and electronic cord products, OEM wire products and engineered products. In addition, Southwire supplies assembled products, contractor equipment, electrical components, hand tools and jobsite power and lighting solutions. The company also offers digital solutions including contractor planning and utility grid resiliency as well as field services including cable testing, rejuvenation and replacement to support our customers as a value-add partner.

Location:

• Atlanta, GA (hybrid role) with 25-30% travel

Job Summary

• Leads adoption of and adherence to the Reliability and Maintainability Roadmap to drive asset effectiveness while fostering a proactive maintenance culture.
• Works directly with plant maintenance managers to drive improvement of functional skills and capabilities throughout each organization.
• Develops and utilizes key performance indicators to qualify and report asset performances.
• Leads a team of predictive analysts that utilize tools and methods such as remote monitoring and artificial intelligence monitoring to detect equipment issues prior to failure.
• This team includes reliability resources that represent a center of excellence for standardized best practice while ensuring application of these practices across the enterprise.
• In addition to the 10+ direct reliability and maintainability direct reports, the Director will have dotted line responsibility for all plant maintenance managers and reliability engineers.

Key Responsibilities

• Drives skills gap identification so that training and development resources can be offered for gap closure.
• Develops maintenance workflows and ensures plants are utilizing these workflows to optimize efficiency.
• Participates in functional auditing and reports audit and key indicator results to ensure Operations leadership is aware and understanding of plant performances.
• Ensures plant planning and scheduling processes result in efficient and proactive environments. Designs and develops programs and systems to improve the effectiveness of maintenance operations, ensuring that processes are optimized for efficiency, safety, and cost-effectiveness.
• Works directly with plant and corporate reliability resources to optimize preventive maintenance activities.
• Partners with Operations team members to co-lead shop floor autonomous development opportunities. Ensures compliance with industry regulations and organizational policies, overseeing the implementation of processes and procedures that guarantee maintenance systems meet safety, legal, and operational standards.
• Leads and collaborates with cross-functional teams, including engineering, operations, and IT departments, to design and integrate maintenance systems that align with organizational needs and technological advancements.
• Stays abreast of functional best practices and advises senior management on these practices and emerging trends that will contribute to the development of long-term maintenance strategies and solutions.
• Fosters a culture of safety and quality within the maintenance function, ensuring that all activities adhere to safety protocols and quality assurance measures while maintaining high operational standards.
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards
• Manages staff performance and development, coaching team members to achieve their full potential in contributing to the department's goals.

Qualifications And Experience Requirements

• Technical Bachelor’s degree is required – Engineering is preferred
• 8+ years experience in Maintenance Leadership and Industrial Manufacturing
• CMRP, CMM, CRL or CRE certifications are preferred

Benefits We Offer:

• 401k with Matching
• Family and Individual Insurance Packages (Health, Life, Dental, and Vision)
• Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
• Long & Short-Term Disability
• Supplemental Insurance Plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Programs
• Advancement & Professional Growth opportunities
• & More

Southwire is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.