Director, Maintenance Excellence & TPM

Socket.dev; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 185,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Pregis seeks a Director of Maintenance Excellence to establish and deploy the enterprise maintenance, reliability, and asset management strategy across a multi-site manufacturing network. You will define vision, standards, and roadmaps to improve equipment reliability, uptime, and maintenance cost efficiency.

You will lead through influence, partnering with Operations Directors, Plant Managers, Maintenance Managers, and Engineering to embed TPM and best practices within the Pregis Production

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical, electrical, industrial, or manufacturing engineering or related technical discipline.
• 15+ years of progressive maintenance, reliability, engineering, or manufacturing leadership experience.
• Experience leading maintenance or reliability programs in a multi-site manufacturing environment.
• Demonstrated success implementing TPM, reliability-centered maintenance, predictive maintenance, or operational excellence initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the enterprise Maintenance and Reliability strategy aligned with growth and operational objectives.
• Establish network-wide maintenance standards, reliability practices, asset management processes, and KPIs.
• Create multi-year roadmaps focused on reliability, predictive maintenance, maintenance productivity, and asset lifecycle management.
• Lead TPM strategy and drive adoption across the manufacturing network.
• Improve OEE, reduce downtime, and increase asset utilization across sites.
• Oversee maintenance technology roadmap including CMMS optimization and digital maintenance solutions.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Influencing without authority

Maintenance & reliability expertise

Education

Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering

Tools

CMMS

Predictive analytics

Job description

Pregis seeks a Director of Maintenance Excellence to establish and deploy the enterprise maintenance, reliability, and asset management strategy across a multi-site manufacturing network. You will define vision, standards, and roadmaps to improve equipment reliability, uptime, and maintenance cost efficiency.

You will lead through influence, partnering with Operations Directors, Plant Managers, Maintenance Managers, and Engineering to embed TPM and best practices within the Pregis Production