Site Technical Director: Maintenance & Reliability

Mars; Fort Smith (AR); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

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Job summary

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

You will lead a team of five Associate Technical Managers and guide more than 100 maintenance, engineering and technical staff, partnering with site leadership to drive growth, asset reliability and continued performance improvements across the site.

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.
• 5+ years of people leadership experience, including leading other leaders and developing large technical teams.

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 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 OT.
• Partner with Operations, Quality, Safety, R&D and Supply Chain to address operational risks and ensure Mars standards.
• Serve as a key member of the Site Leadership Team to guide investments and shape long-term strategy.

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

Job description

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

You will lead a team of five Associate Technical Managers and guide more than 100 maintenance, engineering and technical staff, partnering with site leadership to drive growth, asset reliability and continued performance improvements across the site.