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As a integral yet fast-evolving company, we're looking for team members who want to grow and evolve with us.

About the Position:

We are looking for a MFE Preproduction Manager to join the MFE Preproduction (NAFTA) team, reporting directly to the Sr Manager Pre-Production Engineering Strategy .

This position is based at our office in Juarez.

As the MFE Preproduction Manager at Marelli, you will be responsible/support/elevate.....

Your Responsibilities will be:

- Lead regional machinery management strategies across NAFTA facilities.
- Establish and standardize equipment specifications, maintenance requirements, and operational best practices.
- Develop long-term asset management, refurbishment, replacement, and lifecycle plans.
- Maintain visibility and control of critical equipment health and performance.

Maintenance Excellence

- Standardize maintenance systems, processes, and governance across manufacturing sites.
- Drive Preventive Maintenance (PM), Predictive Maintenance (PdM), and Corrective Maintenance programs.




- Implement reliability-centered maintenance practices.
- Benchmark maintenance performance and deploy best practices throughout the region.

Reliability & Operational Performance

- Improve equipment reliability, uptime, and operational readiness.
- Lead initiatives focused on Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) improvement.
- Reduce downtime through systematic root cause analysis and corrective actions.
- Support TPM and Lean Manufacturing deployment.

KPI Management & Audits

- Conduct machinery, maintenance, and facility audits throughout the NAFTA region.
- Monitor and review:
- OEE
- Equipment Availability
- MTBF
- MTTR
- Preventive Maintenance Compliance
- Downtime Performance
- Maintenance Cost Performance
- Spare Parts Management
- Develop and drive action plans based on audit findings and KPI performance.

Layout & Capacity Planning

- Lead standardization of machinery layouts across preproduction facilities.
- Optimize operations considering productivity, material flow, safety, ergonomics, and future growth.
- Support equipment installation, plant expansions, transfers, and relocation projects.
- Conduct equipment capacity and utilization analyses.

Project & Supplier Management





- Manage regional machinery improvement projects and capital investments.
- Collaborate with equipment manufacturers, contractors, and service providers.
- Participate in equipment acceptance, commissioning, and validation activities.
- Support implementation of strategic manufacturing initiatives.

Leadership & Team Development

- Develop maintenance and machinery management competencies across the region.
- Coach Maintenance Managers, Supervisors, Planners, and Engineering teams.
- Foster a culture of accountability, reliability, operational excellence, and continuous improvement.
- Influence and coordinate multi-site teams without direct authority when required.

Global Collaboration

- Serve as the NAFTA representative for machinery and maintenance initiatives.
- Collaborate with global engineering, manufacturing, and maintenance organizations.
- Support deployment of corporate standards and best practices

What Qualifications you will bring:

Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical, Industrial, Manufacturing, Mechatronics Engineering, or related field.10+ years of experience in manufacturing, maintenance, machinery management, reliability engineering, or industrial engineering.
Experience managing multi-site manufacturing operations.
Strong knowledge of:

- TPM
- Reliability Engineering
- Asset Management
- Lean Manufacturing
- Maintenance Systems (CMMS)
- Predictive and Preventive Maintenance

Proven experience leading audits, performance reviews, and improvement initiatives.Strong leadership, communication, and project management skills.Ability to travel up to 70% within

📌 MFE Preproduction Manager (Ciudad Juárez)
🏢 Marelli Group
📍 Ciudad Juárez