Director of Maintenance

Director of Maintenance

A growing, well-established industrial organization is investing in its people, processes, and operational capabilities to support long-term performance. The company offers a collaborative, accountable environment with an emphasis on continuous improvement and team development.

The Director of Maintenance will lead a broad maintenance and reliability function, strengthening the people, systems, and practices that support daily operations. This leader will develop teams, improve execution consistency, and guide the organization toward a more proactive, structured maintenance approach.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and developing maintenance personnel across multiple operating sites
• Building leadership capability, accountability, and team effectiveness
• Improving planning, scheduling, prioritization, and maintenance execution
• Establishing scalable operating processes, standards, and routines
• Advancing preventive, predictive, and reliability-focused maintenance practices
• Improving use of maintenance technology, systems, reporting, and operational data
• Partnering with operations and other functional leaders to improve performance
• Identifying recurring equipment or process issues and implementing sustainable solutions
• Strengthening communication and coordination across departments
• Supporting broader continuous-improvement and operational-excellence initiatives
• Helping define the future structure, capabilities, and talent needs of the maintenance organization

The ideal candidate is an experienced maintenance, reliability, engineering, or operations leader with a record of leading teams in complex industrial environments. Strong candidates will bring experience developing leaders, improving systems and processes, managing change, and building productive relationships across operational and corporate teams. The role requires sound judgment, technical credibility, strong communication skills, and the ability to influence at multiple organizational levels.

This is an on-site leadership position in California with periodic travel between operating locations. Base salary in the low $200Ks, plus bonus.