Site Technical Director - Maintenance & Reliability

Mars; Fort Smith (AR); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Annual incentive opportunity

Comprehensive benefits package

Mars University learning opportunities

Job summary

Mars Fort Smith site is seeking a Director of Maintenance & Reliability to set the strategy for engineering, maintenance, reliability, controls, automation, utilities and site infrastructure for a large, highly automated operation.

You will directly lead five Associate Technical Managers and guide an organization of 100+ associates, influencing major investment decisions and building technical capabilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a closely related technical field.
• 8+ years of progressive experience in manufacturing engineering, maintenance, reliability or technical leadership within a complex manufacturing environment.
• 5+ years of people leadership experience, including experience leading other leaders and developing large technical teams.
• Demonstrated success developing and executing site‑level engineering, maintenance, reliability or asset management strategies.
• Strong knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance, equipment reliability, root cause analysis, asset lifecycle management and continuous improvement.
• Experience leading major capital projects and managing significant capital and operating budgets.
• Strong business judgment, communication and change leadership skills, with the ability to influence across functions and at all levels of an organization.

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 provide strategic direction to an organization of more than 100 maintenance, engineering and technical Associates.
• Own the site’s reliability and asset management strategy, including preventive and predictive maintenance, asset health, breakdown elimination and root cause analysis.
• Lead the site’s Planned Maintenance Pillar and strengthen maintenance systems, processes and technical standards.
• Develop and lead the site’s capital investment strategy, including project prioritization, budgeting, governance and execution.
• Provide strategic oversight for controls, automation, utilities, infrastructure and operational technology.
• Partner with Operations, Quality, Safety, R&D and Supply Chain leaders to address operational risks and improve performance.
• Serve as a key member of the Site Leadership Team, influencing investment priorities and shaping long‑term strategy.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Communication

Change management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

Mars Fort Smith site is seeking a Director of Maintenance & Reliability to set the strategy for engineering, maintenance, reliability, controls, automation, utilities and site infrastructure for a large, highly automated operation.

You will directly lead five Associate Technical Managers and guide an organization of 100+ associates, influencing major investment decisions and building technical capabilities.