Director, MSG & Facilities Services

A leader in technology and innovation, Southwire Company, LLC is one of North America’s largest wire and cable producers. Southwire and its subsidiaries manufacture building wire and cable, utility products, metal-clad cable, portable and electronic cord products, OEM wire products and engineered products. In addition, Southwire supplies assembled products, contractor equipment, electrical components, hand tools and jobsite power and lighting solutions. The company also offers digital solutions including contractor planning and utility grid resiliency as well as field services including cable testing, rejuvenation and replacement to support our customers as a value-add partner. We are proud to offer competitive compensation, employee benefits, tuition reimbursement and unlimited growth opportunities. Our more than seven decades of progressive growth can be attributed to our determination to developing innovative systems and solutions, exercising environmental stewardship and enhancing the well-being of the communities in which we work and live. How will you power what’s possible?

Job Summary/Objective:

The Facility Services Director will lead two critical support teams that exist to satisfy facility and machining requests by their internal customers. The General Services Group provides project and routine maintenance activities that repair, sustain, or improve Southwire corporate and facility assets and support systems. The Machine Services Group provides machining operations that typically create or repair components and systems critical to the manufacturing facilities. To be effective in this role, the Director should have a working knowledge of facility systems maintenance requirements in addition to extensive exposure to machine shop operation, preferably in a supervisory capacity.

Key Responsibilities

• Direct each facility support team, General Services and Machine Services, to provide cost effective support to all Southwire customers. Provide project support by both teams as requested.
• Lead performance management initiatives to recognize achievement and areas requiring development. Assess team skills and competencies to determine bench strength in advance of succession planning.
• Enforce SAP utilization to capture all time and material expenditures. Analyze performance to close gaps due to unfavorable variances.
• Transition each team’s culture from reactive to proactive with good planning and scheduling practice.
• Provide salesmanship of team capabilities to establish a ‘preferred supplier’ relationship with corporate and plant procurement team members.
• Drive effective activities in leading the organization in their transformation to a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce.
• Introduce technological improvement opportunities to advance and improve team capability and cost-effectiveness to the customer.
• Increase the machining output of team by developing and adhering to a workflow for identifying, re-engineering, and creating selective OEM spare parts.

Education, Experience, And Skills Required

Minimum Education Level: Bachelor's

Years of Experience: 15

Field of Expertise: A minimum of 5 years of previous facility maintenance management experience required.

Other Preferred Skills, Licenses, & Certificates

• Prior machine shop leadership experience.
• Supervisory experience and accountability over large teams (> 30 team members).

Spans of Control

Reports To: VP, Maintenance Systems

This role has 5-10 direct reports.

Travel, Physical Requirements, Working Conditions, And Equipment

Travel: Domestic

% of Time: Up to 25%

Workplace Setting: In Office / On-Site (4 days a week)

Benefits We Offer

• 401k with Matching
• Family and Individual Insurance Packages (Health, Life, Dental, and Vision)
• Paid Time Off & Paid Holidays
• Long & Short-Term Disability
• Supplemental Insurance Plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Program
• Tuition Reimbursement Programs
• Advancement & Professional Growth opportunities
• Parental Leave