Associate Director, Reliability

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Position Summary

The Associate Director, GTS Reliability will be responsible for driving the adoption and execution of the BMS reliability vision and strategy in line with business expectations. This role oversees and collaborates with sites, functions, and the greater Reliability network to develop and implement strategies that drive a continuous improvement culture. This position is a key contributor to the development and execution of reliability initiatives, strategic scorecards and dashboards, best practices in business processes, operational excellence principles, and systems development and deployment.

It will be critical that this position work with leaders across PDS to meet business objectives and build the foundations to drive continuous, sustainable, flawless execution and performance improvement. Key area of focus over the next year:
Maximo deployment.

Key Responsibilities

1. Maximo Implementation

UAT & Design

* User Acceptance Testing (UAT): script creation, approval, and execution

* Defect management

* Design and requirement creation

Cutover & Data Strategy

* Cutover strategy development (one per cutover)

* Data load strategy and support - manual, bulk, and phased approaches based on each cutover

* Master data load strategy

* Site implementation plan and summary report

* Release for use document (one set per cutover)

Go-Live Support

* Hyper Care support post-deployment

* SME training

Change Management

* Roles and responsibilities definition

* SOP identification, tracking, and translation

* Security matrix within Maximo

* Roles impacted assessment

* Communication plan

* Project justification and strategy

* Change control creation, approval, and closure (site and/or global)

2. Reliability Excellence

Performance & Governance

* Global KPI development and oversight

* Maturity assessment and KPI support

REx Framework Pillars

* Leadership for Reliability

* Reliability Engineering Management

* Work Order Management

* Asset Management

Qualifications & Experience

Education

* Required:

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or equivalent), Management, Project Management, or a related field

* Preferred:
Master's degree (MBA or Engineering) - strongly preferred for global leadership roles

Experience

* 12-20+ years across the following areas:

* Maintenance & Reliability Engineering

* Asset Management / Lifecycle Management

* Manufacturing or regulated industry operations

* 5+ years in senior leadership roles

* Proven global or multi-site responsibility driving standardization and governance

Technical Competencies

Reliability Engineering & Maintenance

* Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM)

* Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and FMEA

* Predictive and preventive maintenance strategies

* Failure analysis and lifecycle optimization

Asset Management & Lifecycle Strategy

* Asset criticality assessment and risk prioritization

* Capital planning and State of Good Repair (SGR)

* Lifecycle cost optimization

* BMS REx framework, which includes:

* Asset Criticality Assessment

* Work Execution Management

* Risk-based prioritization

* Standardized asset data management

Digital Systems Expertise

* Advanced CMMS/EAM systems (Maximo, SAP, etc.)

* Predictive technologies (condition monitoring, IoT)

Leadership & Business Competencies

Strategy and Governance

* Define and deploy global…