Director, Maintenance & Engineering

Women of the Vine & Spirits Corporate Member Job Board

The Women of the Vine & Spirits (WOTVS) Job Board features WOTVS Corporate Members only. The Job Board is accessible by all, WOTVS Members and the public. Women of the Vine & Spirits (WOTVS) is the leading mission-driven global membership organization comprised of women and men committed to empowering and advancing women in the beverage alcohol industry. By championing women in the workplace, WOTVS is dedicated to shaping the beverage alcohol industry where the talents and perspectives of all women are not only valued but serve as a driving force for success and growth.

Company Name:
Pernod Ricard

Location:

Fort Smith, Arkansas

Where Conviviality is at work.

North American Distillers (NADL) is where we manufacture our award-winning American Whiskeys such as Jefferson's, Rabbit Hole, TX Whiskey, Skrewball, and Smooth Ambler. NADL is part of Pernod Ricard, a global premium spirits and wine company. We're the team behind leading brands such as ABSOLUT® Vodka, Jameson® Irish Whiskey, Malibu®, Kahlúa® Liqueur, and The Glenlivet® Scotch whiskey, as well as many more superior wines and exquisite champagnes!

Working at NADL is all about igniting conviviality in all that we do. Derived from the French word, convivial ité...it means human connection, authenticity, friendly, and jovial. Conviviality is energy and spirit with a splash of je ne sais quoi and is a core philosophy around how we live and work at Pernod Ricard.

Guided by our 4 core values: (1) grounded in the real; (2) fiercely authentic; (3) passion for challenge; and (4) connected beyond borders; we are team players, dream makers, trailblazers, movers and (cocktail) shakers. We have a passion for living life to the fullest, making new friends every day, and realizing our potential as people and as a business!

The salary range for this role, based in Fort Smith , is $ to $ . The range will vary if outside of this location. Base salaries are determined during our interview process, by assessing a candidate's experience, skills against internal peers and against the scope and responsibilities of the position.

The Director of Engineering will be responsible for managing and leading all engineering, maintenance, repair, capital projects and technological activities for the Fort Smith site. The Director of Engineering will manage equipment reliability and replacement, budgetary/financial performance, customer service performance, personnel, special projects, and short/long term planning and implementation in accordance with strategic operational plans. Responsible for developing the Plant reliability goals, overall maintenance strategy and capital plans.

• OHSA - Ensure compliance of Occupational Health & Safety Act.
• Establishing targets in equipment reliability and service standards, monitors performance against these targets/standards and determines root cause fixes that need to be made to resources, procedures, systems, equipment or technology.
• Oversee the overall maintenance and engineering and capital budgets, monitoring the cost and effectiveness of activities to optimize resources and prioritize spending.
• Setting high performance exceptions for self and others and holding them accountable for meeting established targets and results.
• Develop long term strategic plans to drive maintenance performance to world class standards.
• Negotiating large or strategically important supplier and vendor contracts to secure terms that are in the organization's best interest.
• Building a highly competent maintenance and engineering team through coaching, training, targeted assignments and selection and creating a work environment where employees can maximize their talents and perform at or above expectations.
• Plan, organize and manage capital projects, delivering results first-time, on-time and on-budget.
• Chair organizational sub-contracting meetings.
• Work collaboratively with internal and external partners and customers to ensure overall business success.
• Develops business strategy for the Maintenance & Engineering Department, including business, production and/or organizational…