At Danone, manufacturing the best products and supplying them to meet demand is a key driver for our plant teams. We are currently looking to hire a Maintenance and Reliability Technical Director based in our yogurt manufacturing plant in West Jordan, Utah.

The Maintenance & Reliability Director is responsible for leading the maintenance and reliability strategy for all facilities, utilities, and storeroom operations. This role ensures optimal performance, efficiency, and reliability of critical infrastructure while driving cost-effective maintenance practices and productivity improvements. In this role, you will own the performance of all utilities, oversee storeroom management, and control overall maintenance costs to support operational goals. 

Responsibilities: 

Maintenance & Reliability Strategy: 

• Develop and implement reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) strategies for facilities and utility systems. 
• Establish key performance indicators (KPIs) to track equipment reliability, downtime, and maintenance effectiveness. 
• Demonstrate IWS Leadership and lead site PM Pillar 
• Lead root cause analysis (RCA) for equipment failures and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence. 

Facilities, Utilities and Cost Management:

• Own the performance, efficiency, and reliability of all utilities, including HVAC, electrical, plumbing, compressed air, steam, water, and backup power systems. 
• Develop and execute strategies to optimize energy consumption, reduce waste, and improve sustainability in utility operations. 
• Monitor and control overall maintenance costs, ensuring budget compliance while maximizing efficiency. 
• Identify cost-saving opportunities by improving asset reliability, optimizing labor productivity, and reducing unplanned downtime. 
• Collaborate with finance and operations teams to develop annual maintenance budgets and track expenditures. 

Storeroom & Inventory Management: 

• Oversee storeroom operations, ensuring proper organization, inventory control, and availability of critical spare parts. 
• Implement inventory management best practices to minimize stock-outs, reduce excess inventory, and control carrying costs. 
• Work with procurement to optimize vendor relationships, negotiate pricing, and ensure timely delivery of maintenance supplies. 
• Utilize CMMS to track spare parts usage, automate reordering, and improve overall inventory accuracy. 

Preventive & Predictive Maintenance: 

• Develop and manage a proactive maintenance program to reduce unplanned downtime and improve asset life cycle performance. 
• Implement predictive maintenance technologies such as vibration analysis, infrared thermography, and oil analysis. 
• Maintain a robust CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) for work order management and asset tracking. 

Productivity & Continuous Improvement: 

• Analyze maintenance work-flows and technician productivity to identify areas for improvement. 
• Implement Lean, Six Sigma, or TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) methodologies to enhance efficiency and reduce waste. 
• Drive a culture of continuous improvement by standardizing maintenance procedures and training employees on best practices. 

Compliance & Safety: 

• Ensure adherence to OSHA, EPA, and other regulatory requirements related to facilities, utilities, and maintenance. 
• Maintain compliance with GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices) and other industry standards where applicable. 
• Promote a culture of safety by ensuring proper training and procedures are in place for maintenance personnel. 

Leadership & Team Management: 

• Lead and mentor a team of maintenance technicians, storeroom personnel, and reliability engineers. 
• Develop training programs to enhance technical skills and knowledge of team members. 
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment with operational and business goals. 

Danone North America additionally offers a performance-based bonus and has a strong benefits package including Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Drug Coverage, 401k Plan, Wellness Program, Life Insurance, Tuition Reimbursement, Flexible Time Off, and Paid Parental Bonding Leave, among other benefit plan options.

Education and Experience: 

• You have a bachelor's degree in an engineering discipline or a similar technical degree, required.  (Mechanical, Electrical or Chemical preferred). Advanced degree preferred.    Formal project management training or certifications is preferred. 

• You have 8-10 years operational and management experience in food manufacturing, serving in an operation or technical capacity required. 10+ years' experience preferred.  

• You have experience in leading and managing technical disciplines and budgets in a large/multi-site manufacturing organization, required.     

• Must be a highly effective program and capital project manager with experience managing complex initiatives across multiple sites, required. 

• You have operational expertise with TPM principles (i.e., pillars, systems and standard work) is highly desired. 

• You have a strong background in driving performance through improvements in reliability, reduction in losses, etc. via non-capital-intensive measures, required. 

• You are adept at working in traditional engineering and maintenance computerized support programs such as AutoCAD, MS Project, SAP PM (or equivalent CMMS), required. 

• You have experience in developing individuals and teams to drive high performance, required.  

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities: (all are required)

• Excellent communication skills. 
• Ability to prioritize plant operations in light of multiple priorities and conflicting demands. 
• Strong knowledge of GMP’s - to include regulations which govern food products. 

• Knowledge of safety policies and procedures regarding chemicals, equipment/machinery. 

• Strong mechanical aptitude.

• Excellent negotiation skills--including an ability to understand sensitive situations.

• Engaged leadership style that develops leaders.

• Team player with an ability to lead and participate in cross-functional teams. 
• Ability to support a 24/7 manufacturing environment as business needs dictate. Work schedules could include days, nights, weekends and holidays as business needs dictate. 

Physical Requirements: Ability to travel to all areas in the facility which may require climbing, ascending and descending stairs, and traveling long distances, as required. Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) as required. Ability to respond to audible and visual alarms. Ability to communicate verbally and in written form.

At Danone North America, you’ll work with some of the best-known food and beverage brands in the world like Activia, Silk, Two Good, Oikos, evian, and Happy Family. You’ll be part of one of the largest Certified B Corps™ in the world, working together to make sure our brands create real benefits for people, communities, and the planet. We have 6,000+ employees across the U.S. and Canada. Come join our movement for a healthier world: One Planet. One Health BY YOU.

Danone North America is proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. It is our policy to give equal employment opportunities to all qualified persons without regard to legally protected characteristics, or any other consideration made unlawful by applicable federal, state/provincial and/or local law. For our EEO policy statement and your EEO rights under law click here.

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