Director, Maintenance Execution Lead (Asset Flow Monitoring)

APM Terminals•Los Angeles, CA

About The Position

APM Terminals The Director of Maintenance Execution Lead (Asset Flow Monitoring) provides end-to-end leadership of shift-based maintenance execution, serving as the primary escalation and technical authority to ensure safe, timely, and high-quality maintenance that minimizes downtime, protects asset integrity, and supports continuous terminal operations. This role coordinates people, equipment, and work execution across planned and unplanned activities, ensures effective stakeholder communication and shift handover, and drives rapid fault diagnosis, repair, and knowledge capture across all maintenance disciplines during nonstandard operating hours (evening/nights/weekends). Strategic Leadership & Governance Set and govern the maintenance execution strategy that aligns operational responsiveness with long-term asset reliability and business objectives. Translate global asset and maintenance policies into effective local execution models. Serve as a senior advisor to the Head of Asset Management on asset risk, execution performance, and operational resilience. Operational Command & Execution Excellence Provide 24/7 operational leadership coverage through effective shift structures, delegation, and handover governance. Act as the senior escalation point during live operations, directing breakdown triage, prioritization, and recovery actions based on business impact. Ensure optimal coordination of equipment assigned to Operations in partnership with Operations, Planning, and Reliability leaders. Oversee execution of planned maintenance, corrective work, and emergent breakdowns to ensure safe, timely, and high-quality delivery. Asset Performance, Reliability & Breakdown Management Own breakdown response effectiveness, including MTTR, first-time fix rate, response speed, and recovery quality. Ensure learnings from breakdowns are captured through RCA, defect elimination, and reliability improvement programs. Drive continuous improvement in execution processes to reduce repeat failures and improve asset availability, using Lean tools and problem-solving methodology. Technical Authority & Quality Assurance Serve as the senior on-call technical authority across mechanical, electrical, controls, PLC/Drives, hydraulic, and modernized systems. Approve repair strategies and ensure compliance with OEM standards, APMT policies, and engineering best practices. Standardize maintenance procedures to reduce variability and uplift execution quality across shifts. Champion technical capability development and knowledge transfer across teams. Health, Safety, Security & Environment (HSSE) Set the tone for a zero-harm safety culture, exercising stop-work authority and enforcing safe systems of work. Ensure compliance with HSSE policies, LOTO, permits, risk assessments, and force/bypass governance. Lead or sponsor incident investigations, ensuring learning is embedded into systems and behaviors. Promote energy efficiency, environmental stewardship, and regulatory compliance within maintenance execution. Perform Gembas and close out associated Gemba actions. Responsible for overall team Gemba KPIs and actions. Workforce Leadership & Resource Management Lead and develop Maintenance Execution Managers, supervisors, and technicians across union, contractor, and internal labor models. Ensure optimal workforce deployment, maximizing wrench time, productivity, and skill utilization. Establish expectations for performance management, coaching, succession planning, and shift discipline. Ensure seamless shift-to-shift handovers and continuity of accountability. Coach and develop direct reports; responsible for hiring, disciplinary actions, terminations, performance management of team. Planning, Scheduling & CMMS Governance Govern the conversion of planned backlog into executable shift schedules aligned with operational constraints. Ensure end-to-end CMMS discipline, including work order accuracy, failure coding, labor capture, and cost tracking. Partner with inventory and Stakeholders to ensure material availability for planned and breakdown work. Use data and reporting to drive execution transparency and informed decision-making. Financial & Cost Accountability Own shift maintenance cost performance, identifying variances and driving corrective actions. Balance operational urgency with cost discipline to optimize lifecycle asset value. Partner with Asset Management and Finance to align execution decisions with budget and long-term investment strategies. Stakeholder Communication & Influence Maintain clear, structured communication with Operations, Asset Management, Planning, Reliability, and terminal leadership. Represent Maintenance Execution in cross-functional forums, incident reviews, and operational planning discussions. Promote alignment, accountability, and trust across functions during both routine operations and high-pressure events.

Requirements

Education – Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college in electrical, mechanical or related subject at similar level.
Working experience of 5-7 years in Terminal Container Operations or Maintenance & Repair Management (heavy industrial equipment) related environments and 3+ years leading shift teams supervising maintenance operations or leading a department.
Proficiency in CMMS and scheduling tools; strong planning/scheduling knowledge.
Technical depth; systems thinking (RCA/FMECA); stakeholder management; clear, concise communication.
Team leadership: coaching, feedback, performance management, and effective handovers.
Experience with labor union management, third party affiliates, and contractors.
Aptitude to multi-task in a high-pressure environment and rapidly assess and prioritize tasks.
Excellent communication skills to coordinate with onsite teams and provide clear guidance.
Analytical mindset with the ability to interpret data and identify patterns.
Familiarity with lean principles and on systems.
Willingness to work in shifts and respond to emergency situations as needed.
Structured, driven, self-motivating, result orientated, and capable of participating collaboratively within a team to achieve success.

Responsibilities

Set and govern the maintenance execution strategy that aligns operational responsiveness with long-term asset reliability and business objectives.
Translate global asset and maintenance policies into effective local execution models.
Serve as a senior advisor to the Head of Asset Management on asset risk, execution performance, and operational resilience.
Provide 24/7 operational leadership coverage through effective shift structures, delegation, and handover governance.
Act as the senior escalation point during live operations, directing breakdown triage, prioritization, and recovery actions based on business impact.
Ensure optimal coordination of equipment assigned to Operations in partnership with Operations, Planning, and Reliability leaders.
Oversee execution of planned maintenance, corrective work, and emergent breakdowns to ensure safe, timely, and high-quality delivery.
Own breakdown response effectiveness, including MTTR, first-time fix rate, response speed, and recovery quality.
Ensure learnings from breakdowns are captured through RCA, defect elimination, and reliability improvement programs.
Drive continuous improvement in execution processes to reduce repeat failures and improve asset availability, using Lean tools and problem-solving methodology.
Serve as the senior on-call technical authority across mechanical, electrical, controls, PLC/Drives, hydraulic, and modernized systems.
Approve repair strategies and ensure compliance with OEM standards, APMT policies, and engineering best practices.
Standardize maintenance procedures to reduce variability and uplift execution quality across shifts.
Champion technical capability development and knowledge transfer across teams.
Set the tone for a zero-harm safety culture, exercising stop-work authority and enforcing safe systems of work.
Ensure compliance with HSSE policies, LOTO, permits, risk assessments, and force/bypass governance.
Lead or sponsor incident investigations, ensuring learning is embedded into systems and behaviors.
Promote energy efficiency, environmental stewardship, and regulatory compliance within maintenance execution.
Perform Gembas and close out associated Gemba actions.
Responsible for overall team Gemba KPIs and actions.
Lead and develop Maintenance Execution Managers, supervisors, and technicians across union, contractor, and internal labor models.
Ensure optimal workforce deployment, maximizing wrench time, productivity, and skill utilization.
Establish expectations for performance management, coaching, succession planning, and shift discipline.
Ensure seamless shift-to-shift handovers and continuity of accountability.
Coach and develop direct reports; responsible for hiring, disciplinary actions, terminations, performance management of team.
Govern the conversion of planned backlog into executable shift schedules aligned with operational constraints.
Ensure end-to-end CMMS discipline, including work order accuracy, failure coding, labor capture, and cost tracking.
Partner with inventory and Stakeholders to ensure material availability for planned and breakdown work.
Use data and reporting to drive execution transparency and informed decision-making.
Own shift maintenance cost performance, identifying variances and driving corrective actions.
Balance operational urgency with cost discipline to optimize lifecycle asset value.
Partner with Asset Management and Finance to align execution decisions with budget and long-term investment strategies.
Maintain clear, structured communication with Operations, Asset Management, Planning, Reliability, and terminal leadership.
Represent Maintenance Execution in cross-functional forums, incident reviews, and operational planning discussions.
Promote alignment, accountability, and trust across functions during both routine operations and high-pressure events.