Vice President, Global Engineering

onelineage; Novi (MI); On-site; USD 230,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

Lineage seeks a transformative Vice President of Global Engineering to lead Facility Engineering and Maintenance across ~20 countries. This executive will set the long-term engineering roadmap and build world-class teams, driving lean transformation and measurable KPI delivery in a fast‑growing environment.

The role requires strategic and hands-on leadership, cross-functional collaboration with IT, Data Science, Finance, and Commercial teams, and accountability for safety and regulatory programs

Qualifications

• Minimum 1

Responsibilities

• Build and sustain a high-performance global engineering organization through talent acquisition, onboarding, development, and retention.
• Design and execute robust succession planning and career pathing programs to develop world-class leaders.
• Establish a culture of coaching, mentoring, and continuous learning across regions.
• Partner with HR to assess capability, close skill gaps, and build a diverse pipeline of leaders and technicians.
• Lead Global Regional Engineering Directors to build aligned, accountable teams across four regions.
• Foster cross-regional collaboration and adoption of best practices to raise performance network-wide.
• Create a unified engineering culture with a transparent improvement mindset across all levels.
• Navigate complexities of dispersed teams with locally tailored leadership and global consistency.
• Own and deliver KPIs including energy efficiency, maintenance cost per unit, and asset performance.
• Improve engineering metrics dashboards and report trends, risks, and actions to senior leadership.
• Manage annual operating and capital budget; ensure resource alignment with priorities.
• Drive year-over-year cost and reliability improvements through strategic direction.
• Champion lean methodologies and continuous improvement across the organization.
• Lead lean transformation initiatives to reduce waste, downtime, and improve service quality.
• Develop leaders who identify opportunities and drive rapid change.
• Define and standardize lean operating procedures and maintenance protocols.
• Identify and champion emerging technologies, including AI-powered maintenance and automation.
• Build a strategic technology roadmap balancing near-term needs with long-term innovation.
• Collaborate with IT, Data Science, Finance, and Commercial for ROI and competitive advantage.
• Stay ahead of refrigeration and facility infrastructure trends to maintain leadership.
• Contribute to the Global Operations Leadership Team's strategic agenda.
• Partner with Ops, Safety, Finance, HR, and Commercial to support business goals.
• Oversee safety, compliance, and regulatory programs across jurisdictions.
• Manage a capital asset fleet over $100M with lifecycle planning and risk controls.

Skills

Leadership

Global program mgmt

Lean transformation

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic planning

Job description

Lineage is seeking a transformational Vice President of Global Engineering to lead the Facility Engineering and Maintenance function across our worldwide network. This executive will provide strategic direction and hands-on operational leadership for all refrigeration, facility maintenance, and material handling activities spanning approximately 20 countries across four continents.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and serving as a member of the Global Operations Leadership Team, the VP of Engineering will set and execute the long-term engineering roadmap-building world-class teams, driving lean transformation, delivering against financial and operational KPIs, and pioneering the adoption of innovative technology across a complex global infrastructure.

This role demands an inspiring leader who leads through others, thrives in ambiguity, and can operate at both the strategic and operational levels to deliver results in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Key Responsibilities:

Talent Development & Organizational Leadership

• Build and sustain a high-performance global engineering organization by championing talent acquisition, onboarding, development, and retention.
• Design and execute robust succession planning and career pathing programs, leveraging Lineage's talent development best practices to develop world-class engineering leaders.
• Establish a culture of coaching, mentoring, and continuous learning that drives team engagement across all regions and cultures.
• Partner with HR to assess organizational capability, close skill gaps, and build a diverse pipeline of future engineering leaders and technicians.

High-Performing Global Teams

• Lead the Global Regional Engineering Directors to build aligned, accountable, and high-functioning teams across all four operating regions.
• Foster cross-regional collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and adoption of best practices to elevate performance network-wide.
• Create a unified engineering culture that embraces a "red is good mindset" to make opportunities transparent and enable continuous improvement at all levels.
• Navigate the complexities of leading geographically dispersed teams, adapting leadership approaches to diverse local contexts while maintaining global consistency.

KPI Ownership & Financial Performance

• Own and deliver against financial and operational KPIs including energy efficiency, maintenance cost per unit, equipment utilization, safety incident rates, and capital budget performance.
• Continue to improve our engineering metrics dashboard; provide regular visibility to senior leadership on performance trends, risks, and improvement actions.
• Develop and manage the annual engineering operating and capital budget, ensuring resource allocation aligns with strategic priorities. Drive ownership mindset at all levels of the organization.
• Drive year-over-year improvements in cost efficiency and operational reliability, translating strategic direction into measurable bottom-line results.

Lean Principles & Continuous Improvement

• Champion and embed lean methodology and continuous improvement mindset throughout the global engineering organization. Become a global leading organization in lean engineering.
• Lead and sponsor high-impact lean transformation initiatives that eliminate waste, reduce downtime, and improve service quality across the network.
• Develop engineering leaders who can identify improvement opportunities and drive change at speed-creating a self-sustaining improvement culture.
• Define and standardize lean-based operating procedures, maintenance protocols, and performance management frameworks.

Innovative Technology & Digital Transformation

• Identify, evaluate, and champion the adoption of emerging technologies-including AI-enabled predictive maintenance, automation, energy management systems, and digital engineering platforms.
• Build the strategic technology roadmap for global engineering, balancing near-term operational needs with long-term innovation investments.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with IT, Data Science, Finance, and Commercial teams to ensure technology investments deliver measurable ROI and competitive advantage.
• Stay ahead of industry trends in refrigeration technology, facility infrastructure, and engineering innovation to ensure Lineage remains a market leader.

Strategic Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Contribute to the Global Operations Leadership Team's strategic agenda, representing the engineering function with credibility and executive presence.
• Partner with Operations, Safety, Finance, HR, and Commercial teams to ensure engineering strategy supports broader business objectives and customer commitments.
• Oversee safety, compliance, and regulatory programs across all jurisdictions, ensuring zero-compromise standards.
• Manage and optimize a capital asset fleet in excess of $100M, ensuring lifecycle planning, risk management, and investment prioritization are executed with rigor.

Required Qualifications:

Minimum 1