Senior Site Technical & Reliability Leader

Mars Incorporated in; Fort Smith (AR); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Mars Petcare in Fort Smith, Arkansas, seeks a Site Technical Manager to lead engineering, maintenance, reliability, controls, automation, utilities and site infrastructure for a highly automated operation.

You will manage a team of five Associate Technical Managers and 100+ engineers and technicians, guide investments, and drive asset reliability and continuous improvement across the site.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical field.
• 8+ years in manufacturing engineering, maintenance, reliability, or technical leadership.
• 5+ years leading other leaders and large technical teams.
• Experience developing and executing site-level engineering, maintenance, reliability or asset management strategies.
• Strong knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance, RCA, asset lifecycle management and CI.
• Experience leading major capital projects and managing capital/operating budgets.
• Strong business judgment and cross-functional influence.

Responsibilities

• Set and execute the site's long-term technical strategy across engineering, maintenance, reliability, controls, automation, utilities and infrastructure.
• Lead five Associate Technical Managers and 100+ maintenance, engineering and technical staff; coach and plan succession.
• Own the site's reliability and asset management strategy, including maintenance, asset health, RCA and lifecycle planning.
• Lead the site's Planned Maintenance Pillar; improve equipment ownership, reduce downtime and increase OEE.
• Develop and lead the site's capital investment strategy with budgeting, governance and execution.
• Provide strategic oversight for controls, automation, utilities and OT; evaluate new technologies.
• Partner with Operations, Quality, Safety, R&D and Supply Chain to address risks and meet Mars standards.
• Serve as a Site Leadership Team member to influence investments and shape long-term strategy.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Maintenance leadership

Reliability engineering

Asset management

Budgeting

Leadership

Continuous improvement

Root cause analysis

Capital projects

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Job description

Mars Petcare in Fort Smith, Arkansas, seeks a Site Technical Manager to lead engineering, maintenance, reliability, controls, automation, utilities and site infrastructure for a highly automated operation.

You will manage a team of five Associate Technical Managers and 100+ engineers and technicians, guide investments, and drive asset reliability and continuous improvement across the site.