SENIOR MAINTENANCE & RELIABILITY MANAGER

HUNT VALLEY, MD

COTY is looking for smart leaders who are fast and passionate.

Our purpose is to celebrate and liberate the diversity of beauty. We challenge convention through invention, expanding our horizons to enrich your reality with possibility. We build brands to inspire and enable our consumers to experience the confidence and joy of expressing their beauty, their way.

Coty is seeking a Senior Maintenance & Reliability Manager to lead the Hunt Valley Technical Maintenance organization. This role is accountable for the performance, reliability, and long-term capability of manufacturing equipment and technical systems that enable the site to meet its safety, quality, service, and cost objectives.   

Reporting to the Director of Operations, this leader will:

• Provide overall leadership for the Hunt Valley Technical Services organization, driving both daily execution and long-term technical strategy. 

• Own the maintenance, engineering, and equipment reliability agenda, ensuring sustained performance and continuous improvement across processing, packaging, and automation systems. 

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of hourly technicians and technical resources, building a strong culture of accountability, engagement, and continuous learning. 

• Ensure robust preventive and predictive maintenance systems, with full ownership for PM strategy, accuracy, optimization, and execution. 

• Support and optimize the operation and maintenance of manufacturing systems and automation equipment to meet plant and business objectives. 

• Partner in the specification, purchase, installation, startup, and validation of new equipment and processes to meet product, quality, and manufacturing requirements. 

• Plan and execute both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance activities to ensure safe, compliant, and reliable operations. 

• Own the production maintenance budget, applying disciplined financial management and delivering cost reduction initiatives aligned with annual site targets. 

• Lead structured root cause analysis and corrective actions to eliminate chronic losses, improve equipment reliability, and extend asset life. 

• Develop technical capabilities and succession within the maintenance organization to ensure long-term sustainability and reduced reliance on reactive maintenance. 

Required Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or similar discipline required; in lieu of a degree, a high school diploma or equivalent with 15+ years of relevant manufacturing or technical experience will be considered.
• 5+ years of experience in an FMCG manufacturing environment (food, beauty, personal care, or similar), with exposure to processing and packaging equipment.
• 2+ years of leadership experience managing maintenance, reliability, or engineering teams, including responsibility for staffing, development, and performance management.
• Demonstrated experience leading root cause analysis and driving measurable improvements in reliability, cost, and performance.

Preferred/Differentiating Experience:

• Experience with factory automation systems design, operation, and maintenance in a GMP environment.
• Strong working knowledge of FDA‑regulated manufacturing environments, validation concepts, and equipment lifecycle management.
• Knowledge of high‑performance manufacturing systems, lean manufacturing, and six sigma methodologies.
• Financial acumen, including standard cost accounting and zero‑based budgeting.
• Experience with SAP, including MRP, production orders, and maintenance transactions

As our Senior Manager, Technical Services & Reliability, this is a unique role with a genuine opportunity to make an impact. You’ll get to work in a diverse environment with a team of professionals who are passionate about the work they do and know how to have some fun along the way.

Featured Benefits:

• Health, dental, vision and disability insurance; 401(k) with generous employer match; paid time off; parental leave

Benefits and compensation program descriptions are general in nature and may be subject to change; specific benefits eligibility and details will be provided in offer materials.

Base Salary Range: $125,000-$160,000

RECRUITMENT PROCESS  

1. Our recruiter will contact you.
2. A telephone/online introductory meeting follows.
3. A first online/in-person interview
4. A second interview
5. You will receive a proposal with the terms of employment.

Coty is one of the world’s largest beauty companies with an iconic portfolio of brands across fragrance, color cosmetics, skincare, and body care. At Coty, we celebrate the entire human kaleidoscope and cultivate a culture of fearless kindness.

Our people make us who we are. They are the brightest minds bringing the boldest ideas to life every day. If you’re the kind of person who refuses to settle, if you want to think bigger, learn faster and go further than you ever thought possible – we’d love to hear from you.

Coty is deeply committed to Changing the Conversation around Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in an effort to create a more open, inclusive, and diverse workplace where all employees can be their authentic self. Join us in making over the world of beauty!

We offer equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, age, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. Coty complies with federal and state disability laws and makes reasonable accommodations for applicants and employees with disabilities. If reasonable accommodation is needed to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and/or to receive other benefits and privileges of employment, please contact cotyjobsUS@cotyinc.com. We strongly believe that cultivating a diverse workplace gives a company strength. The combination of unique skills, abilities, experiences and backgrounds creates an environment that produces extraordinary results. EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled.

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