Director of Maintenance Excellence Aggregate

Founded in 1906, over the last 110+ years' CEMEX has grown into a global building materials company that provides high quality products and reliable service to customers and communities throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Here at CEMEX we offer our employees competitive wages, career growth, excellent benefits including health, dental & vision plans, vacation or paid time off, employee assistance program and retirement plan options, along with over a century of stability to build your next career on! To learn more about our company culture and why you should join us, visit us at www.cemexusa.com/careers. For direct access to CEMEX Career Opportunities, visit us at https://jobs.cemex.com/.

The Director of Maintenance will lead the strategic transformation and standardization of maintenance practices across all CEMEX US Aggregates operations. This role will champion the deployment of a unified Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS) and Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) framework to improve asset reliability, reduce costs, and elevate safety and operational performance. Reporting to the VP of Operations Support, the Director will oversee both fixed plant and mobile equipment maintenance, driving performance improvement through data, process discipline, and a culture of continuous improvement.

• Champion the Zero4Life safety philosophy, integrating safety as a non-negotiable element of all maintenance practices and culture.
• Lead the national implementation and ongoing governance of a CMMS platform to ensure consistent maintenance data, preventive schedules, KPIs, and cost tracking.
• Design and roll out standardized TPM processes, including autonomous maintenance, preventive/predictive practices, and root cause analysis, tailored for mobile and fixed plant environments.
• Oversee mobile and fixed plant maintenance strategy, including budgeting, resource planning, vendor management, and capital planning.
• Partner with regional operations and engineering teams to align maintenance best practices with production goals and equipment lifecycle management.
• Facilitate training and development of a high-performing team of maintenance managers, supervisors, and mechanics across multiple locations.
• Ensure all maintenance shops are adequately staffed and equipped to meet standards expectations, with a strong emphasis on skills development and technical training.
• Develop and maintain KPIs and reporting systems to monitor reliability, cost, downtime, and PM compliance.
• Drive cost savings and efficiency through vendor negotiations, warranty recovery, and reliability-centered maintenance strategies.
• Foster collaboration across functions to reduce unplanned downtime and improve asset utilization.
• Ensure strict compliance with all CEMEX, OSHA, and MSHA safety and environmental regulations.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives and play a key role in national forums or maintenance councils.
• Meet or exceed company safety standards.
• Perform other job responsibilities as assigned by management.
• Requires some work after normal business hours and on weekends, as well as ability to respond to emergency situations.
  
  

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Industrial Technology, Business, or related field; equivalent experience considered.
• 7+ years of progressive maintenance leadership in aggregates, mining, construction materials, or heavy industry.
• Proven experience leading CMMS implementation (e.g., SAP PM, EAM, or other) across a multi-site operation.

• Deep understanding and hands-on experience in TPM, Lean Maintenance, or Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM).
• Strong knowledge of fixed plant equipment, mobile fleet management, and heavy industrial maintenance operations.
• Familiarity with relevant safety regulations and industry standards (MSHA, OSHA).
• Excellent leadership, communication, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to analyze complex data sets and make strategic decisions to optimize performance.

• Role requires up to 50% travel and will require some after hour's participation in industry related functions
• Capability to work extended hours as necessary
• Continuous exposure to extreme heat, extreme cold, extreme noise, and working outdoors
  
  

• Requires walking, sitting, lifting, pushing, and pulling to a significant degree
• Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or a negligible amount of for frequently
• Job involves sitting most of the time, but also involves walking or standing for brief periods of time
• Must be able to perform all job functions which include, but may not be limited to, pushing, turning, and/or pulling of controls
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear, in order to communicate to employees/visitors
  
  

CEMEX is an EEO/AA (equal opportunity/affirmative action) institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, religious creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital or familial status, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by under federal, state or local law in the programs or activities which it operates.

CEMEX will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with all local, state and federal laws.

CEMEX is an E-Verify participating employer.

Arizona Smoke-Free Act. CEMEX complies with the State of Arizona's Smoke-Free Act (Arizona Revised Statutes * 36-601.01). Smoking and/or the use of tobacco or related products is prohibited in and on CEMEX property as well as any building and/or vehicle owned or leased by CEMEX.

CEMEX offers both competitive pay and benefits. Benefits applicable to this position may include, but are not limited to, medical, dental, vision, 401(k), Paid Time Off, and Holiday Pay, as well as a comprehensive wellness program to help keep employees and their families healthy and well. You can learn more about CEMEX Benefits by visiting the CEMEX USA Benefits and Well-Being page. (https://www.cemexusa.com/careers/life-at-cemex/benefits-well-being).

CEMEX es una institucion EEO/AA (igualdad de oportunidad/accion afirmativa) y no discrimina en base al sexo, edad, raza, color, religion, discapacidad fisica o mental, credo, origen nacional, estatus veterano, orientacion sexual, infomacion genetica, identidad de genero, o expresion de genero en los programas o actividades los cuales opera.