(USA) Senior Manager, Divisional Maintenance
About the role
The Senior Manager, Divisional Maintenance, leads operational excellence across multiple facilities by overseeing maintenance, vendor management, and compliance with regulatory standards. This role drives continuous improvement initiatives, manages budgets, and ensures reliability and safety of building systems and equipment. Collaborating cross-functionally, the manager provides strategic guidance, leverages data analytics for informed decision-making, and fosters effective partnerships to optimize maintenance operations.
About the team
This team manages Witron automated grocery robotic equipment operating in temperature-controlled environments from 55°F to -15°F. Their work ensures equipment reliability and performance, directly impacting product delivery to over 150 stores per facility. Supporting the Reliability Maintenance organization, which includes more than 100 leaders and associates per site, the team provides extensive on-site support and training. The role involves significant travel across multiple locations to drive loss elimination processes and align maintenance efforts with organizational goals. Expansion of this network nationwide is a key focus, with operations based at one primary Witron site.
Responsibilities
- Lead maintenance operations across multiple facilities, ensuring safety, sanitation, and mechanical functionality.
- Manage vendor relationships, including selection, performance monitoring, and contract compliance.
- Develop and implement operational excellence initiatives to improve efficiency and reduce waste.
- Oversee budgeting, expense management, and variance analysis to support financial objectives.
- Facilitate cross-departmental communication to ensure smooth workflow and regulatory compliance.
- Utilize data analytics to drive strategic decisions and continuous improvement processes.
- Coordinate crisis management and warranty claims to minimize operational disruptions.
- Guide change management efforts to enhance organizational capabilities and reliability.
Requirements
- Extensive experience in operational excellence and maintenance management within large facilities.
- Proven ability to lead vendor management, including contract negotiation and performance monitoring.
- Strong business acumen with expertise in budgeting, expense management, and variance analysis.
- Skilled in continuous improvement processes and strategic decision-making to enhance reliability and efficiency.
- Proficient in data analytics and visualization to drive actionable insights and influence business outcomes.
- Effective communicator capable of building partnerships and facilitating cross-functional collaboration.
- Demonstrated capability in crisis management, change management, and project delivery oversight.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Engineering, or related field AND 4 years’ experience in maintenance, operations, or related field.
- OR 6 years’ experience in maintenance, operations, or related field.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in heavy equipment or related area.
- Leading cross-functional task forces or projects.
- Supervisory experience.
- Lean Six Sigma Certification.
Benefits
- Competitive pay with performance-based bonus awards.
- Health benefits including medical, vision, and dental coverage.
- Financial benefits including 401(k), stock purchase, and company-paid life insurance.
- Paid time off benefits including PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting.
- Short-term and long-term disability.
- Company discounts.
- Military Leave Pay.
- Adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement.
- Live Better U education benefit program covering tuition, books, and fees for high school completion, bachelor's degrees, English Language Learning, and short-form certificates.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific plan or program terms.
Pay
The annual salary range for this position is $80,000.00 - $155,000.00. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses and stock for certain positions.
Primary location: 239 Goddard Rd, Lewiston, ME 04240-1001, United States of America.