Director, Maintenance Excellence & Reliability

Milliken and Company

Spartanburg (SC)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 190,000

Full time

39 hours ago

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Job summary

Milliken and Company seeks a Director of Maintenance Excellence to drive a global transformation of maintenance from reactive to preventive and predictive using a reliability-centered maintenance framework. You will set standards for best practices across sites and ensure teams have tools, training, and processes for maximum equipment reliability and efficiency.

You will partner with plant managers to identify chronic issues, implement RCA solutions, and establish standards for MTBF, MTTR, work

Qualifications

Bachelor-level degree in engineering or related field.
10+ years of industrial maintenance leadership experience.
Experience creating or directing a global maintenance framework.
Knowledge of SMRP Best Practices.
Strong CMMS knowledge and cost modeling.
Reliability tools such as FMEA, RCA, condition monitoring.

Responsibilities

Develop and implement a company-wide maintenance excellence strategy including preventive and predictive maintenance via RCM.
Establish standardized maintenance processes aligned with Milliken Performance System and SMRP best practices.
Organize multi-site maintenance excellence maturation across global facilities.
Collaborate with plant managers to identify chronic equipment issues and implement RCA solutions.
Set standards for KPIs like MTBF, MTTR, planned vs unplanned work, and OEE.