Associate Director, Maintenance and Reliability Engineering

Associate Director, Maintenance and Reliability Engineering 

As the Associate Director – MRE, you will oversee the maintenance and reliability of numerous buildings across your assigned business vertical.  You will take a hands-on approach to leadership, effectively engaging, motivating, and coaching team members. Partnering with the M&RE senior leadership team, you will define, develop and deliver the maintenance roadmap and set the standard for operational efficiency within your business vertical.

You will…

• Oversee MRE-related processes including maintenance of automation and manufacturing equipment, electrical, refrigeration, PIT equipment (forklifts), building, grounds, and overall upkeep of numerous buildings

• Motivate, engage, coach, and inspire a team of managers and technicians, creating a positive team dynamic that encourages all employees to provide feedback and drive change from within

• Provide project management and support as assigned for key strategic and building level projects

• Manage outside vendors and facilitate planned and unplanned repairs

• Ensure that maintenance regulations are followed

• Identify problems and brainstorm improvement strategies for the fulfillment centers

• Drive cross-departmental engagement and collaboration on new projects and retrofits

You are…

• Customer Centric: You are passionate about delivering on commitments to your customers

• Bold: you have vision, passion and grit; you're not afraid to take calculated risks and constantly challenge the status quo

• Agile: you roll with the punches and don’t get overwhelmed easily, you adapt quickly to change and know how to deliver results in a fast-paced, autonomous environment

• Decisive: You realize when making a decision is as important as the time it takes to make that decision

• Problem-solver: you understand there is not a one-size-fits-all approach when problem-solving; you think outside the box and enjoy enjoy deep diving issues to find a solution

• Programmatic: you’re able to identify the system component that is causing the error, as well as the options available for resolving it and completing the task efficiently

• Strategic: you see the bigger picture, as well as each moving part which allows you to recognize and resolve situations that are ambiguous or challenging for others

You have…

• 8+ years managing maintenance/operations and reliability within the Food/Beverage/Perishables/Distribution industry or equivalent experience

• Multi-Site management

• Bachelor's Degree preferred; high school diploma or GED required

• Effective leader and communicator for employees, direct reports, cross-functional teams, and executives

• High level of integrity and ethics with excellent follow-up and follow-through

• Interest in engaging directly with all levels of staff

• Well-versed in recent OSHA regulations and compliance

• Able to read and interpret blueprints, manuals, and schematics

• Exposure to refri