Senior Reliability Manager

Smithfield Foods, Inc.; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 163,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation package available

Job summary

Smithfield Foods, Inc. is seeking a Senior Reliability Manager to lead reliability and maintenance across a network of facilities. You will drive asset health, uptime, and operational efficiency while building capability and leading cross-functional teams.

The role requires 5+ years in maintenance or reliability leadership, with SAP PM or CMMS experience and strong collaboration skills. The position offers remote work with substantial travel and a focus on safety and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or related technical discipline and 5+ years in maintenance, reliability, engineering, or manufacturing leadership.
• Experience leading maintenance and reliability programs across multiple manufacturing facilities.
• Experience utilizing SAP PM or related CMMS systems to drive maintenance effectiveness.
• Proficient in engineering economics and Microsoft Office suite.
• Willingness to travel a minimum of 50%.

Responsibilities

• Lead reliability and maintenance performance across multiple facilities.
• Develop and execute maintenance and reliability strategies to improve asset health and OEE.
• Inspire and develop regional engineering, maintenance, and operations teams.
• Partner with safety, quality, and engineering teams to ensure compliance and cost efficiency.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Travel willingness

Communication skills

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or related discipline

Tools

SAP PM

CMMS

MS Office

Job description

## Senior Reliability ManagerApply: Fully Remote: Remote, NC: Remote, VA: Full time: Posted Today: R-2026-13058**If you are currently employed at Smithfield, please log into Workday and submit your application through the Jobs Hub.**Have a seat at our table. When you join Smithfield, you become part of something special – a company that's sustainably feeding people around the world, producing good food the right way with respect for our people, animals, communities and planet. With opportunities across locations and functions, a culture grounded in our Core Four values - gratitude, communication, respect and accountability - and a strong commitment to learning, collaboration, and innovation, Smithfield offers challenging and rewarding careers where you can grow, contribute and make a real impact. **Apply Now!****THE VALUE YOU’LL BRING:***The position summary states the general nature and purpose of the job. Overall accountabilities are defined in this section.*At Smithfield Foods, we don’t just produce food—we power one of the largest protein supply chains in the world. As a **Senior Reliability Manager**, you will lead reliability and maintenance performance across multiple facilities, driving improvements in asset reliability, operational efficiency, and equipment uptime.This role provides strategic leadership for maintenance and reliability programs, develops organizational capability, and partners across the business to deliver safe, reliable, and cost-effective operations. Your leadership will directly influence plant performance, asset health, and the long-term success of our manufacturing network.If you’re passionate about solving complex problems, building capability, and making a measurable difference at scale—this is your opportunity.**WHAT YOU’LL DO:***The below statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified. May perform othe**r duties as assigned.***Drive Reliability** **Excellence** – Lead the design and execution of maintenance and reliability strategies across operations, including predictive and preventive maintenance, root cause analysis, and asset health optimization. Leverage data and performance metrics to drive measurable improvements in equipment uptime, reliability, efficiency, and Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE).**Lead High-Performing Teams -** Inspire and develop engineering, maintenance and operations teams to deliver exceptional results. You’ll build capability, close skill gaps, and create a culture of accountability, safety, and continuous improvement.**Solve Complex Operational Challenges** – Serve as a technical resource for critical equipment and system issues, ensuring facilities are equipped to resolve major outages, eliminate recurring failures, and implement sustainable corrective actions.**Drive Continuous Improvement at Scale -** Identify system-wide opportunities to improve processes, reduce waste, and optimize cost. You’ll standardize best practices across facilities and ensure consistency in how maintenance and engineering work gets done.**Partner Across the Business -** Partner with Operations, Food Safety, Quality, Safety and Engineering teams to drive alignment, improve outcomes, and deliver results. Your influence will extend across the enterprise.**Champion Safety & Compliance -** Ensure engineering and maintenance systems meet regulatory and company standards while reinforcing a strong culture of safety and accountability across plants.**WHAT WE’RE SEEKING:***To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals to perform the essential functions.** Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a related technical discipline and 5+ years of progressively responsible maintenance, reliability, engineering, or manufacturing leadership experience, or an equivalent combination of education and experience, required.* Experience leading maintenance and reliability programs across multiple manufacturing facilities.* Working knowledge of Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM), Root Cause Analysis (RCA), and preventive/predictive maintenance methodologies.* Experience utilizing SAP PM or related CMMS systems to drive maintenance effectiveness.* Proficient in engineering economics.* Proficient in Microsoft Office suite.* Energized by collaboration through travel to other locations.**OTHER SKILLS THAT MAKE YOU STAND OUT:**Knowledge of engineering principles and techniques related to food processing and the meat industry, preferred.* Knowledge of engineering principles related to food processing and the meat industry.* Proficient in SAP and CMMS preferred* Strong communication skills, verbal and written.* Strong project management skills in support of cross functional team activities.* Ability to be respectful, approachable and team oriented while building strong working relationships and a positive work environment.* Must be willing to travel a minimum of 50%.**SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:*** Provides leadership, coaching, and direction to regional reliability resources and site maintenance, reliability, and engineering teams.* May directly supervise regional technical personnel and indirectly influence maintenance and reliability organizations across multiple facilities.**PHYSICAL DEMANDS & WORK ENVIRONMENT:***The physical demands described here are representative of those an employee should possess to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee may encounter while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.*When located in the plant the environment will include wet or humid conditions (non-weather related), extreme cold and heat (non-weather related), working near moving mechanical parts, exposure to fumes or airborne particles, and chemicals.* Capable of sitting for extended periods of time.* Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.* Frequently required to sit; stand; walk; reach with hands and arms.* Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision and depth perception.* Able to travel as needed.* Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.The expected pay range for this position is $120,000 - $162,500 annually.*Smithfield Foods provides pay ranges that reflect its good faith estimate of the salary or hourly wage the company reasonably expects to pay for a position at the time of hire. Individual compensation will be determined based on several factors, including but not limited to, the scope and responsibilities of the role, location of the position, the candidate’s qualifications and experience, internal equity, external market pay for comparable positions and budget considerations. At Smithfield Foods, base pay represents only one aspect of the comprehensive total rewards package.* *Learn more about our benefits package here.*Relocation Package AvailableYes