Director of Maintenance and Reliability

Graham Packaging Company•West Hempfield Township, PA

2d•$147,700 - $221,100•Hybrid

About The Position

The Director of Maintenance & Reliability is responsible for developing and executing the global maintenance and reliability strategy across a multi-site manufacturing network. This role drives equipment reliability, asset performance, operational uptime, and maintenance excellence through standardized processes, predictive and preventive maintenance programs, reliability engineering, and continuous improvement initiatives. Reporting to senior operations leadership, the Director partners closely with Plant Managers, Engineering, Supply Chain, EHS, Quality, and Finance to optimize manufacturing asset performance while reducing downtime, maintenance costs, and operational risk. The role provides strategic leadership and governance across more than 50 global manufacturing locations.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Industrial Technology, Mechanical Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related technical field required.
10+ years of progressive maintenance, reliability, engineering, or manufacturing leadership experience within a complex manufacturing environment.
Experience leading maintenance and reliability programs across multiple manufacturing sites and global operations.
Proven success implementing predictive/preventive maintenance and reliability improvement initiatives.
Strong experience with CMMS/EAM systems, reliability analytics, and maintenance planning tools.
Deep knowledge of reliability engineering principles, TPM, RCM, Lean Manufacturing, and continuous improvement methodologies.
Strong business acumen with the ability to align maintenance strategy to operational and financial objectives.
Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and drive change in a matrixed global organization.
Machine learning and AI experience
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
Experience leading through organizational transformation and change management initiatives.

Nice To Haves

Certified Maintenance professionals are desired at this level
Experience within large-scale industrial, process manufacturing, chemical, consumer products, automotive, packaging, metals, or related industries preferred.

Responsibilities

Develop and lead the global maintenance and reliability strategy aligned with operational and business objectives.
Establish standardized maintenance processes, reliability frameworks, and asset management practices across all manufacturing sites.
Create a culture of proactive maintenance, operational discipline, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Serve as the subject matter expert for maintenance excellence, asset reliability, and equipment lifecycle management.
Build and lead a high-performing global maintenance and reliability organization.
Drive implementation of preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs.
Improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), uptime, mean time between failures (MTBF), and maintenance cost performance.
Lead root cause failure analysis (RCFA) and corrective action processes for critical equipment failures.
Partner with Engineering and Operations teams to improve equipment design reliability and maintainability.
Develop asset criticality assessments and long-term capital replacement strategies.
Champion CMMS improvement, machine learning and Asset health management.
Standardize maintenance KPIs, work management practices, planning and scheduling processes, and spare parts optimization.
Implement and sustain reliability-centered maintenance (RCM), Total Productive Maintenance (TPM), Lean Manufacturing, and continuous improvement methodologies.
Drive CMMS/EAM optimization and data integrity across the enterprise.
Benchmark global maintenance performance and identify opportunities for process improvement and cost reduction.
Ensure maintenance programs support safety, quality, environmental, and regulatory compliance requirements.
Provide leadership, coaching, and development to regional and site maintenance leaders.
Build organizational capability in reliability engineering, predictive technologies, planning/scheduling, and technical problem solving.
Foster collaboration and best-practice sharing across global manufacturing locations.
Support succession planning and talent development for maintenance and engineering functions.
Develop and manage global maintenance and reliability budgets.
Identify and execute cost savings and productivity initiatives while improving asset performance.
Support capital project planning, commissioning, and startup reliability readiness.
Evaluate and implement emerging maintenance technologies, automation solutions, and digital tools.