Site Reliability & Engineering Manager
$135,000–$138,000 year
On-siteMinong, Tibet Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China
Job Summary
Lead a high-performing maintenance, reliability, and engineering organization for the Minong facility, driving RCM, predictive maintenance, and asset lifecycle management to improve uptime and total cost of ownership. Own the Somax CMMS system, manage work order execution, and lead technical problem-solving for complex equipment failures and facility upgrades. Serve as the primary site partner to Corporate Engineering for capital planning, project execution, commissioning, and startup readiness while ensuring compliance with USDA, HACCP, and OSHA standards. Develop and manage annual budgets, oversee contractor performance, and establish reliability KPIs to support long-term plant performance and growth.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, Maintenance Management, Operations Management, or related technical field preferred; equivalent technical training and progressive leadership experience will be considered
- 8+ years of progressive maintenance, reliability, engineering, or manufacturing leadership experience
- 5+ years managing maintenance, engineering, reliability, or technical teams in a multi-shift manufacturing environment
- Food manufacturing or other highly regulated manufacturing experience preferred
- Demonstrated success with RCM, predictive maintenance, TPM, CMMS, asset management, capital projects, and cross-functional leadership
- Strong knowledge of mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulic, automation, utility, and industrial control systems
- Ability to interpret schematics, drawings, P&IDs, OEM documentation, and technical data
- Strong understanding of asset management, reliability engineering, RCA, FMEA, and failure elimination methods
- Proven ability to lead, coach, develop, and hold technical teams accountable
- Strong conflict resolution, decision-making, and reliability culture-building skills
- Strong budgeting, financial management, contractor/vendor management, and project execution capabilities
- Ability to manage competing priorities, lead cross-functional teams, and influence without direct authority
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate technical information for technical and non-technical audiences
- Strategic, analytical, and problem-solving mindset with the ability to align reliability initiatives to business objectives
- Must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds
- Travel may be required
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in engineering, Maintenance Management, Operations Management, or related technical field preferred
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