Director – Maintenance Excellence

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Illinois.

📋 Description

• Develop and implement Pregis' enterprise strategy for Maintenance and Reliability.

• Set maintenance standards, reliability practices, asset management processes, and KPIs across the network.

• Design multi-year plans for reliability, predictive maintenance, maintenance productivity, and asset lifecycle management.

• Act as the enterprise subject matter expert in maintenance and reliability excellence.

• Lead and advance the TPM strategy across the manufacturing network.

• Establish TPM standards, governance, assessments, training, and maturity models.

• Integrate TPM principles into daily management systems and the Pregis Production System.

• Enhance Overall Equipment Effectiveness, minimize downtime, and boost asset utilization.

• Identify, standardize, and implement best practices across manufacturing sites.

• Promote predictive, preventive, and condition-based maintenance strategies.

• Direct root cause analysis and reliability enhancement initiatives for critical assets.

• Optimize spare parts inventory, maintenance planning, and asset lifecycle management.

• Formulate the maintenance technology roadmap, encompassing CMMS optimization, predictive analytics, and digital maintenance solutions.

• Support major capital investments, equipment upgrades, and initiatives for manufacturing modernization.

• Assess emerging technologies that enhance reliability, maintenance efficiency, and operational performance.

• Collaborate with Operations, Plant, Maintenance, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and EHS leaders.

• Lead by influence to promote the adoption of standards and best practices.

• Foster organizational capability through maintenance training, coaching, and development programs.

• Ensure that maintenance initiatives yield measurable operational and financial results.

⛳️ Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Manufacturing Engineering, or a related technical field is required.

• Over 15 years of progressive experience in maintenance, reliability, engineering, or manufacturing leadership.

• Experience in managing maintenance or reliability programs within a multi-site manufacturing setting.

• Proven track record of implementing TPM, reliability-centered maintenance, predictive maintenance, or operational excellence initiatives.

• Strategic thinker with the ability to construct and deploy enterprise-wide programs.

• Strong influencing skills to drive change without direct authority.

• Excellent communication and stakeholder management capabilities.

• Strong business insight linking reliability enhancements to operational and financial outcomes.

• Demonstrated ability to create alignment across various functions, sites, and business units.

• Willingness to travel over 50% of the time.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive health and wellness programs.

• Competitive salary and performance-based incentives.

• Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.

• Supportive work environment that values teamwork and innovation.