Maintenance Reliability Manager

Stratas Foods•Hillside, NJ

4d•$134,128 - $167,660•Onsite

About The Position

The Maintenance Reliability Manager leads the rollout of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) transformation across Stratas Foods manufacturing sites. Serving as a change agent and coach, this role trains site leadership teams in deploying TPM and Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) strategies and processes aligned with the Stratas Performance System. The manager promotes standardized work, information flow, problem solving, strategy deployment, and continuous improvement, and develops improvement teams focused on line efficiency, breakdown reduction, maintenance optimization, safety culture, and quality compliance. The role works closely with plant leadership and Operations and Maintenance teams to deploy TPM, establish and monitor KPIs, and coordinate TPM/RCM plans, audits, issue resolution, and documentation. It leads projects and change initiatives from identification through implementation and review, and helps establish production-line operating metrics and continuous-improvement monitoring. The position requires domestic travel, including 75% during the implementation phase and 50–75% during normal operations.

Requirements

Degree in engineering or equivalent experience.
Eight years of experience in a manufacturing and supply chain environment.
Eight years of experience working with and understanding TPM principles and methods.
Experience leading or managing TPM implementation across multiple sites or a single large manufacturing location.
Working knowledge of TPM principles within at least one of these pillars: Autonomous Maintenance, Planned Maintenance, Focused Improvement, or Early Management.
Strong leadership skills, including the ability to set a vision, manage change, develop personnel, and strategically plan for continuous improvement.
Ability to communicate effectively across all organizational levels, from operators to Vice Presidents, and influence others across multiple levels.
Thorough knowledge of processing and packing equipment to lead technical resources in maintaining production-line equipment and achieving high productivity.
Proficiency with Microsoft Office, including Project, Visio, Word, Excel, Outlook, and PowerPoint.
Understanding of a CMMS program.
Ability to travel domestically; travel is 75% during the implementation phase and 50–75% normally.
Ability to walk up stairways and stand in the field for long periods, 2 to 4 hours at a time.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to interact professionally with diverse partners, senior managers, and subject matter experts.
Ability to analyze numerous situations and use rational reasoning to reach conclusions.

Nice To Haves

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt.
PMP certification.

Responsibilities

Lead, teach, and coach others during TPM implementation.
Work with plant leadership and Operations and Maintenance teams to deploy TPM and fully implement KPIs.
Present status weekly and monthly to plant and Corporate leadership teams.
Manage and collaborate with technical writers to generate documentation for TPM and RCM.
Lead continued development and implementation of the Stratas Performance System, especially its CI Culture for TPM, Value Stream Flow, and Visual Factory principles.
Coordinate development of the TPM/RCM master and pillar phase plans, track progress, and lead issue resolution, including gap analysis and plan adjustments.
Participate in department reviews and activities to ensure work is integrated and on track, and conduct quarterly TPM audits against phase goals.
Follow, monitor, and ensure compliance with safety, food safety, environmental, and GMP rules, regulations, and policies.
Interface with facility vendors and contractors to ensure company needs are met.
Run projects from ideation through completion in support of the CI TPM/RCM program strategic plan for sustainment.
Own change initiatives from identifying opportunities for evolution or efficiency through project delivery under internal governance and controls.
Develop an understanding of TPM pillars and how they integrate through the master plan to improve results.
Complete post-implementation reviews to assess delivery and identify improvements for future projects.
Work with Operations to establish production-line metrics such as efficiencies, uptime, and reliability, and identify trends and process variations for continuous-improvement monitoring.