Director, Fleet and Facility Maintenance

JOB SUMMARY

The Director of Facility and Fleet Maintenance is responsible for implementing Sysco’s corporate maintenance programs within a given market or geographic region including:

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintenance of Sysco’s portfolio of industrial and commercial properties located across the United States, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and Europe. This includes building structures, building systems and utilities, and site improvements.
• Maintenance of Sysco’s automated material handling systems used in distribution operations including automatic storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS) and mobile robot based handling systems.
• Maintenance of Sysco’s fleet of rolling material handling equipment including forklifts, reach trucks, motorized pallet jacks, order pickers, loaders, and utility equipment.
• Maintenance of Sysco’s fleet of over-the-road vehicles including tractors, refrigerated trailers, refrigerated trucks, refrigerated vans, automobiles, and utility vehicles.
• Dotted line leadership of a team of Fleet Managers and Facility Managers at operating companies and specialty companies within a given market or geography.
• Responsible for the activities of approximately 30 such managers as they relate to corporate-wide maintenance programs, tools, and reporting.
• Solid line leadership responsibility for the Fleet Manager and Facility Manager at each operating company or specialty company will be the responsibility of the local Vice President of Operations or General Manager respectively.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Ensure that the company’s physical assets are maintained at a high degree of readiness to support operations
• Implement rigorous corporate-wide policies and procedures related to planned and unplanned maintenance of assets which will promote work standardization and consistent levels of maintenance across the enterprise.
• Recruit, develop, motivate, and retain top-talent individuals to staff the maintenance organization.
• Participate in the development of relevant job descriptions for hourly maintenance roles.
• Ensure that job description, training programs, and levels of compensation support a logical career path for maintenance associates within the Sysco organization.
• Promote a culture of professionalism at all levels within the maintenance team.
• Implement programs and processes to reduce waste, increase the return on invested capital related to maintenance, and achieve an optimum balance between management of maintenance costs and asset stewardship. Examples include corporate roofing inspection and maintenance program; corporate electrical infrastructure maintenance program; and corporate refrigeration system operation and maintenance program.
• Develop and manage multiple vendor relationships to ensure Sysco’s maintenance program goals are met consistently.
• Encourage wide exposure and aggressive competition for Sysco’s business.
• Within the assigned Market or geographic region, implement and roll out the new computerized maintenance management system or systems (Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS)) for facility and fleet. This system will be used to track assets, parts, and tools. It will also be used to manage planned and unplanned maintenance tasks, manage maintenance labor resources, and procure maintenance parts and consumables. It will integrate effectively with several other Sysco applications and will provide robust analytical tools and reporting of financial and technical information.
• Play a leadership role in the capital planning process including the multi-year Facility Capital Budget. Review and approve CIP (Customer Investment Policy) requests for maintenance projects and obligations.
• Provide input to senior leadership regarding the condition of Sysco’s physical assets and maintenance programs.
• Must be self-motivated and results-oriented.
• Must be able to improvise and persist to achieve objectives despite obstacles.

QUALIFICATIONS

Education

• Bachelors’ degree in an area of relevant studies such as Industrial Technology, Business, Architecture, Engineering, or Construction required.
• Graduate degree in an area of relevant studies such as Business Administration, Architecture, Engineering Management, or Construction Management preferred.

Experience

• 10 years of relevant experience may be considered instead of a degree.
• 7 years of experience in the area of industrial facility and/or fleet maintenance required. Experience related to the design, construction, maintenance of food distribution centers, food manufacturing plants, and/or food delivery fleet vehicles is preferred.

Professional Skills

• Strong written and verbal communication skills required.
• Strong ability to read and understand technical documents related to construction and maintenance activities is required including surveys, architectural plans, construction specifications, and technical manuals.
• Strong ability to read and understand legal documents related to construction and maintenance activities is required including service contracts, construction contracts, and leases.
• Must be able to lead project teams and to manage staff and develop subordinates is required.
• Must be able to develop and manage budgets related to maintenance expenses and capital expenditures are required.
• Ability to communicate, build relationships, and collaborate effectively with other leaders in the corporation including Supply Chain Operations, Construction, Finance, Legal, Risk Management, Compliance, Sales, and executive-level management.

Certifications, Registrations and/or Licenses

• Robust knowledge of and experience implementing and using a CMMS in a large multi-site corporate environment is required.
• Robust PC skills (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, MS Project) required.
• Experience with emergency response planning preferred. Experience with business continuity/resiliency planning is preferred.

Physical Demands

• The job requires travel approximately 50% of the time.
• Regularly required to sit, stand, walk and use hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard, mouse, and telephone to talk and hear
• Frequently required to sit and reach with hands and arms.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• Required to walk, crawl, crouch, climb ladders and be comfortable with heights to perform site observation/inspection duties related to this position.

Work Environment

• This position will normally be performed from the corporate office facility but from time to time may be performed from a remote operating facility location.
• The position requires a combination of office and fieldwork in an industrial setting.
• Must be able to travel to Sysco facilities or operating companies, which include locations in the US, Canada, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and Europe. Valid Passport and Driver’s License required.