Strategic Operations Maintenance Manager
Faith Technologies · Olathe, KS
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Reliability
- Travel
- 10%
- Degree
- Required
- Experience asked
- 7+ years
- Industry
- Industrial
- Posted
- Today
The role in 30 seconds
A management reliability role at Faith Technologies (industrial) in Olathe, KS.
- They ask for
- 7+ years · degree required
- Tools it names
- Plant layout, Tooling, AutoCAD
- Day to day
- about 10% travel
Read from the posting. The full description is below.
From the plant jobs report · week of October 26, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in the US: typical posted base $105k–$145k.
Median of the low and high ends of 201 live postings that list pay, out of 575 reliability engineer openings in the US, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Kansas plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 11 other live reliability postings in Kansas.
- Experience asked
- More than usual (7+ vs 5+)
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 58%
- Root cause 50%
- EHS / safety 33%
- Lean 25%
- Six Sigma 25%
- FMEA 25%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
Stands out: this posting asks for Plant layout, Tooling, AutoCAD, which few similar roles mention. If you have it, lead with it.
At a glance
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How to get in at this plant
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Pick 2–3 people on the Reliability team at Faith Technologies
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Questions worth asking about this team:
- What does a normal week look like on your team?
- The posting says about 10% travel. Between which sites?
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One page of before-and-after numbers from projects you led: scrap, OEE, cycle time, cost. Plant managers hire on results.
This plant: Faith Technologies in Olathe
6 other open roles at this site · 4 people we found in reliability roles at Faith Technologies.
- Excellerate Quality Engineer · Quality
- Quality Supervisor · Quality · Supervisor
- Facilities Technician · Reliability · Technician
- Plant Manager-Mechanical · Reliability · Manager
- Manufacturing Engineer · Manufacturing
- Quality Technician · Quality · Technician
Full description from Faith TechnologiesAs posted on their careers site.ShowHide
Requirements
Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Manufacturing Engineering Technology, Mechanical Engineering Technology, or a related field required.
Experience: 5–7 years of relevant industry experience.
Travel: 0-10%
Work Schedule: Typical work hours are between 7:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Monday – Friday. Works a sufficient schedule to meet the expectations of the role.
Key responsibilities
- ◆Work with production personnel to identify and correct all safety issues.
- ◆Develop and maintain facility layouts using AutoCAD.
- ◆Justify and procure capital equipment and tooling.
- ◆Coordinate facility and equipment preventive maintenance programs.
- ◆Understand government regulations as they apply to the business and assure compliance.
- ◆Assist in developing capacity and contingency plans for Excellerate. Thoroughly understand assembly and operations and drive efficiency, safety, delivery and quality improvements using 80/20 and MRD (Market Rate of Demand).
- ◆Help drive employee improvement projects and administer business unit and company programs.
- ◆Develop and maintain KPIs derived from our maintenance software.
- ◆Develop or optimize processes to ensure quality, cost, and efficiency
requirements
are met.
- ✓Performs other related duties as required and assigned.
The job description and
responsibilities
described are intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills, and abilities. Additional functions and
requirements
may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate.
How Does FTI Give YOU the Chance to Thrive?
If you’re energized by new challenges, FTI provides you with many opportunities. Joining FTI opens doors to redefine what’s possible for your future.
Once you’re a team member, you’re supported and provided with the knowledge and resources to achieve your career goals with FTI. You’re officially in the driver’s seat of your career, and FTI’s career development and continued education programs give you opportunities to position yourself for success.
FTI is a “merit to the core” organization. We recognize and reward top performers, offering competitive, merit-based compensation, career path development and a flexible and robust benefits package.
Benefits are the Game-Changer
We provide industry-leading benefits as an investment in the lives of team members and their families. You’re invited to review the full list of FTI benefits available to regular/full-time team members. Start here. Grow here. Succeed here. If you’re ready to learn more about your career with FTI, apply today!
Employment is contingent upon successfully passing a background and drug test
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The Strategic Operations Maintenance Manager will be responsible for facilitating and implementing manufacturing improvements. They must be a positive professional with the ability to work well both in a team and individually.