Head of Maintenance & Asset Reliability – Multi-Site

Michigan Milk Producers Association; Novi (MI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Disability insurance

Paid time off

401k with employer contributions

Professional growth opportunities

Employee recognition events

Wellness programs

Job summary

Michigan Milk Producers Association seeks a strategic and hands-on Director of Maintenance & Asset Reliability to lead maintenance and reliability across our manufacturing network. Reporting to the Director of Engineering, this enterprise leadership role will standardize maintenance systems and drive proactive reliability for safe, efficient operations.

Partnering with Operations, Quality, and Food Safety, you will guide multi-site efforts, develop leaders, and manage budgets while advancing

Qualifications

• Progressive leadership experience in maintenance, reliability, engineering, or manufacturing operations.
• Demonstrated success leading maintenance teams within a complex manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance, reliability principles, maintenance planning, and root cause analysis.
• Experience implementing maintenance systems, standardizing processes, and improving equipment reliability.
• Proven ability to lead teams, drive accountability, and influence organizational change.
• Experience managing maintenance budgets, contractors, and maintenance resources.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute MMPA's enterprise maintenance and asset reliability strategy.
• Standardize maintenance processes, performance expectations, and reliability practices across multiple facilities.
• Drive improvements in equipment reliability, asset performance, and maintenance effectiveness while reducing reactive maintenance.
• Lead preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs, including maintenance planning, scheduling, and work management practices.
• Establish and optimize CMMS standards, maintenance reporting, asset records, and performance metrics.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Food Safety teams to support operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Lead root cause analysis efforts and implement sustainable solutions to recurring equipment and reliability issues.
• Develop maintenance leaders and technical talent while fostering a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Support capital planning, asset lifecycle management, major equipment upgrades, and long-term reliability initiatives.
• Manage maintenance budgets, contractor relationships, resource planning, and critical spare parts strategies.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Reliability engineering

Maintenance planning

Root cause analysis

Budget management

Cross-functional collaboration

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related field

Tools

CMMS software

Reliability tools

Job description

Michigan Milk Producers Association seeks a strategic and hands-on Director of Maintenance & Asset Reliability to lead maintenance and reliability across our manufacturing network. Reporting to the Director of Engineering, this enterprise leadership role will standardize maintenance systems and drive proactive reliability for safe, efficient operations.

Partnering with Operations, Quality, and Food Safety, you will guide multi-site efforts, develop leaders, and manage budgets while advancing