Vice President, Global Engineering

Lineage is seeking a transformational Vice President of Global Engineering to lead the Facility Engineering and Maintenance function across our worldwide network. This executive will provide strategic direction and hands-on operational leadership for all refrigeration, facility maintenance, and material handling activities spanning approximately 20 countries across four continents. Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer and serving as a member of the Global Operations Leadership Team, the VP of Engineering will set and execute the long-term engineering roadmap—building world-class teams, driving lean transformation, delivering against financial and operational KPIs, and pioneering the adoption of innovative technology across a complex global infrastructure.

This role demands an inspiring leader who leads through others, thrives in ambiguity, and can operate at both the strategic and operational levels to deliver results in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.

Build and sustain a high-performance global engineering organization by championing talent acquisition, onboarding, development, and retention. Design and execute robust succession planning and career pathing programs, leveraging Lineage's talent development best practices to develop world-class engineering leaders. Establish a culture of coaching, mentoring, and continuous learning that drives team engagement across all regions and cultures. Partner with HR to assess organizational capability, close skill gaps, and build a diverse pipeline of future engineering leaders and technicians.

Lead the Global Regional Engineering Directors to build aligned, accountable, and high-functioning teams across all four operating regions. Foster cross-regional collaboration, knowledge-sharing, and adoption of best practices to elevate performance network-wide. Create a unified engineering culture that embraces a 'red is good mindset' to make opportunities transparent and enable continuous improvement at all levels. Navigate the complexities of leading geographically dispersed teams, adapting leadership approaches to diverse local contexts while maintaining global consistency.

Own and deliver against financial and operational KPIs including energy efficiency, maintenance cost per unit, equipment utilization, safety incident rates, and capital budget performance. Continue to improve our engineering metrics dashboard; provide regular visibility to senior leadership on performance trends, risks, and improvement actions. Develop and manage the annual engineering operating and capital budget, ensuring resource allocation aligns with strategic priorities.

Drive ownership mindset at all levels of the organization. Drive year-over-year improvements in cost efficiency and operational reliability, translating strategic direction into measurable bottom-line results.

Champion and embed lean methodology and continuous improvement mindset throughout the global engineering organization. Become a global leading organization in lean engineering. Lead and sponsor high-impact lean transformation initiatives that eliminate waste, reduce downtime, and improve service quality across the network. Develop engineering leaders who can identify improvement opportunities and drive change at speed—creating a self-sustaining improvement culture. Define and standardize lean-based operating procedures, maintenance protocols, and performance management frameworks.

Identify, evaluate, and champion the adoption of emerging technologies—including AI-enabled…