Director of Maintenance & Asset Reliability

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Manufacturing Full Time Management Novi, MI, US

About Us:

The Michigan Milk Producers Association (MMPA) is a member-owned and operated milk marketing cooperative known for producing high-quality, award-winning dairy products. Established in 1916, MMPA markets 5 billion pounds of milk annually and is the ninth largest dairy farmer-owned cooperative in the United States, serving members in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Wisconsin. At MMPA, commitment to milk quality begins on the farm and extends through five processing facilities and wholly owned subsidiary brands, Superior Dairy and Heritage Ridge Creamery.

With seven sites across Michigan, Indiana and Ohio, MMPA continues to shape the future of the dairy industry through innovation, product diversification and strategic growth while returning value to its member-owners.

Why you’ll love working here:

• Health and wellness benefits with medical coverage through Blue Cross Blue Shield, including mental health benefits
• Disability insurance
• Paid time off
• Retirement including 401k with employer contributions
• Personal and professional growth opportunities
• Employee appreciation events and recognition awards
• Employee wellness initiatives
• Employee feedback and suggestion forums
• Position Summary

MMPA is seeking a strategic and hands‑on Director of Maintenance & Asset Reliability to lead maintenance and reliability performance across our manufacturing network. Reporting to the Director of Engineering, this enterprise leadership role will be responsible for developing standardized maintenance systems, improving equipment reliability, building organizational capability, and driving a proactive maintenance culture that supports safe, efficient, and reliable operations.

As a key leader within the Manufacturing Excellence organization, this position will partner closely with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Food Safety teams to support business growth and long‑term asset performance across multiple manufacturing facilities.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute MMPA's enterprise maintenance and asset reliability strategy.
• Standardize maintenance processes, performance expectations, and reliability practices across multiple facilities.
• Drive improvements in equipment reliability, asset performance, and maintenance effectiveness while reducing reactive maintenance.
• Lead preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance programs, including maintenance planning, scheduling, and work management practices.
• Establish and optimize CMMS standards, maintenance reporting, asset records, and performance metrics.
• Partner with Operations, Engineering, Quality, and Food Safety teams to support operational excellence, regulatory compliance, and continuous improvement.
• Lead root cause analysis efforts and implement sustainable solutions to recurring equipment and reliability issues.
• Develop maintenance leaders and technical talent while fostering a culture of accountability, ownership, and continuous improvement.
• Support capital planning, asset lifecycle management, major equipment upgrades, and long‑term reliability initiatives.
• Manage maintenance budgets, contractor relationships, resource planning, and critical spare parts strategies.

Qualifications

• Progressive leadership experience in maintenance, reliability, engineering, or manufacturing operations.
• Demonstrated success leading maintenance teams within a complex manufacturing environment.
• Strong knowledge of preventive and predictive maintenance, reliability principles, maintenance planning, and root cause analysis.
• Experience implementing…