Job Description:
Job Title
Corporate Director – Global Maintenance & Contractor Management Programs
Collaborate with Innovative 3Mers Around the World
Choosing where to start and grow your career has a major impact on your professional and personal life, so it’s equally important you know that the company that you choose to work at, and its leaders, will support and guide you. With a wide variety of people, global locations, technologies and products, 3M is a place where you can collaborate with other curious, creative 3Mers.
This position provides an opportunity to transition from other private, public, government or military experience to a 3M career.
The Impact You'll Make in this role
The Director of Global Maintenance & Contractor Management Programs is responsible for developing, standardizing, and deploying maintenance strategies and contractor management processes across all manufacturing sites worldwide. This role ensures consistent execution of preventive and predictive maintenance programs, contractor safety compliance, and quality assurance standards to optimize asset reliability, reduce costs, and maintain operational excellence. The position partners with regional and site leaders to drive a culture of safety, reliability, and continuous improvement. This role requires someone to be a very effective change management leader.
As A Director of Global Maintenance & Contractor Management Programs, you will have the opportunity to tap into your curiosity and collaborate with some of the most innovative people around the world. Here, you will make an impact by:
Global Maintenance Strategy & Governance
- Define, Improve and implement global maintenance standards, policies, and procedures for all sites.
- Develop corporate guidelines for preventive maintenance (PM), predictive maintenance (PdM), and reliability-centered maintenance (RCM).
- Establish a standard global KPIs and reporting systems to monitor maintenance performance and contractor compliance.
- Ensure alignment of maintenance programs with corporate objectives for safety, sustainability, and operational excellence.
- Responsible for assessing the current-state maintenance landscape across 3M sites to baseline planning quality, scheduling, backlog standards, contractor management practices, and execution discipline.
- Work with peers including the Global Reliability Director and site leaders to develop global maintenance SOPs and a coordinated implementation roadmap.
- Link maintenance execution directly to reliability outcomes: PM effectiveness, MTBF improvements, downtime reductions.
- Delivery of processes and provide assurance for maintenance scope challenge, readiness verification and post-event learning.
Contractor Management & Compliance
- The face of contractor oversight for 3M’S Maintenance, Inspection and Engineering contracts supporting the sites.
- Develop and deploy a global contractor management framework, including qualification, onboarding, and performance monitoring.
- Ensure compliance with EHS standards and regulatory requirements for all contracted work.
- Implement global QA/QC processes for contractor work, including inspection protocols and accountability measures.
- Define ownership and review intervals for contractor performance evaluations at site and regional levels.
Program Deployment & Continuous Improvement
- Lead global rollout of maintenance and contractor management initiatives, including training and technology platforms.
- Drive adoption of systematic methodologies such as Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA) for maintenance optimization.
- Benchmark best practices internally and externally to continuously improve maintenance and contractor management performance including cost, time on tools and quality.
- Implement effective spare parts, stock items and Bill of Material Strategies for the manufacturing sites.
Leadership & Collaboration
- Serve as the corporate subject matter expert for maintenance execution and contractor management.
- Partner with site engineering and maintenance leaders to ensure consistent execution of global programs.
- Provide coaching and development for regional maintenance leaders and contractor management teams.
- Collaborate with EHS, Operations, and Supply Chain to integrate maintenance and contractor management into broader business strategies.
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs):
- Safety & Compliance:
- Zero contractor-related OSHA recordable incidents globally.
- 100% compliance with contractor qualification and onboarding standards.
- Maintenance Performance:
- Achieve >95% PM compliance and completion rate globally.
- Emergency and Schedule breaker work <15% of total work orders.
- Reduce unplanned downtime across all sites year-over-year.
- Contractor Quality:
- 100% adherence to QA/QC protocols for craft and contractor work.
- Complete contractor performance reviews at defined intervals for the critical vendors.
- Cost Optimization:
- Reduce global maintenance cost annually.
- Reduce maintenance hourly and contractor overtime to 10% or less.
- Delivery contracted projects on time and within budget (target: 95% adherence).
- Program Adoption:
- Achieve 100% implementation of global maintenance and contractor management standards at all sites.
- Training & Development:
- Ensure 100% completion of contractor safety and compliance training for all site leaders.
Your Skills and Expertise
To set you up for success in this role from day one, 3M requires (at a minimum) the following qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in engineering, or science field (completed and verified prior to start)
- Fifteen (15) years of experience in maintenance leadership roles, including global or multi-site responsibility. Strong contractor performance management experience in a private, public, government or military environment
- Five (5) years of experience in maintenance optimization, contractor management, and reliability principles.
Additional qualifications that could help you succeed even further in this role include:
- Strong knowledge of regulatory compliance, EHS standards, and manufacturing best practices.
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and change management skills.
Work Location:
- This position has the possibility for remote work for candidates located more than 50-miles from to 3M Hub in Austin, TX. Employees located within a commutable distance to 3M Global Headquarters must work on-site at least 4 days per week.
Travel: includes up to 50% domestic and international travel
Relocation: May be authorized
Must be legally authorized to work in country of employment without sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H1B status).
Supporting Your Well-being
3M offers many programs to help you live your best life – both physically and financially. To ensure competitive pay and benefits, 3M regularly benchmarks with other companies that are comparable in size and scope.
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Applicable to US Applicants Only:The expected compensation range for this position is $266,001 - $325,112, which includes base pay plus variable incentive pay, if eligible. This range represents a good faith estimate for this position. The specific compensation offered to a candidate may vary based on factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s relevant knowledge, training, skills, work location, and/or experience. In addition, this position may be eligible for a range of benefits (e.g., Medical, Dental & Vision, Health Savings Accounts, Health Care & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Disability Benefits, Life Insurance, Voluntary Benefits, Paid Absences and Retirement Benefits, etc.). Additional information is available at: https://www.3m.com/3M/en_US/careers-us/working-at-3m/benefits/.
Good Faith Posting Date Range 02/23/2026 To 03/25/2026 Or until filled
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