Senior Director, Facilities and Automation

Location: Arlington, TX or Secaucus, NJ, United States. The role requires frequent on-site oversight of capital projects, approximately 25–50% travel, and flexibility to work shifts, nights, and weekends as business needs dictate.

Salary: $215,000–$235,000 annual base salary.

Company

hirify.global operates a circular fashion platform supported by proprietary technology and a reverse logistics network.

What you will do

• Lead facilities management, equipment and automation maintenance, facility condition assessments, and asset lifecycle programs across the operational network.
• Establish engineering, maintenance, safety, compliance, documentation, CMMS, and performance-management standards.
• Advance IoT, building automation systems, smart infrastructure, predictive maintenance, and data-driven operational improvement.
• Manage CAPEX and OPEX budgets, capital projects, commissioning plans, contractors, vendors, service contracts, and SLAs.
• Oversee boilers, HVAC, fire protection, conveyors, garment handling, cleaning and finishing equipment, robotic sortation, and other material-handling systems.
• Lead and develop engineering, facilities, and maintenance teams while driving root-cause analysis, lean improvement, reliability, and technician training programs.

Requirements

• Four-year degree in electrical, mechanical, mechatronics, controls engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years of progressive technical experience in manufacturing, warehouse, fulfillment, or industrial environments with leadership responsibility for large-scale equipment and systems.
• Experience managing complex capital projects, budgets, commissioning, vendors, timelines, and cross-functional technical teams.
• Expertise in material handling, automation, industrial infrastructure, VFDs, servo systems, HMIs, industrial networks, and equipment reliability.
• Proficiency with AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Bluebeam, or equivalent design tools, plus familiarity with simulation, FMEA, TPM, OEE, Lean/Six Sigma, and root-cause analysis.
• Strong analytical and communication skills, including data analysis with Looker, Power BI, SQL, and Excel; commitment to safety, quality, and employee wellbeing.

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in a technical, business, or related field.
• PMP, PRINCE2, or Six Sigma certification.
• Experience in fulfillment center operations, warehouse automation, or reverse logistics.

Culture & Benefits

• Paid time off, bereavement leave, and family sick leave.
• Universal paid parental leave and a flexible return-to-work program.
• Paid sabbatical after five years of continuous service.
• Health, vision, dental, FSA, and dependent care benefits from the first day of employment.
• 401(k) match, employee subscription and rental discounts, and company-wide events.