Director of Maintenance Excellence & Reliability

Southwire Company; Atlanta (GA); Hybrid; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

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

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Reliability engineering

Predictive analytics

Cross-functional collaboration

Team leadership

Education

Technical Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Tools

Remote monitoring tools

AI monitoring systems

Job description

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