Keller Executive Search International
Keller Executive Search International
Keller Executive Search International is a global executive search and HR advisory firm that helps organizations recruit leaders and plan for leadership transitions. Its services include executive recruitment, succession planning, recruitment process outsourcing, military transition support, employee coaching, and leadership development. The firm works across sectors including consulting, healthcare, and logistics, with an emphasis on leadership assessment and tailored search strategies. Its international network supports organizations seeking leadership talent across multiple markets.

Vice President of Industrial Maintenance Services

Lead P&L, contracts, safety, and organizational growth for a global industrial maintenance services provider. Grow operations across the United States and Mexico.

Description

  • Manage full P&L for the North American market, covering sites, contracts, and commercial results.
  • Win major maintenance service contracts with industrial customers.
  • Expand into new regions and customer segments across the United States and Mexico.
  • Lead complex negotiations, major bids, and contract renewals, aiming for 100% renewal.
  • Translate the regional business plan into clear performance goals and deliver against them.
  • Develop the Sales Manager, Operations Manager, Site Managers, and operational teams.
  • Build a scalable organization, leadership structure, and processes that support profitable growth.
  • Promote ownership, accountability, and continuous improvement.
  • Advance skills development, capability mapping, and succession planning.
  • Establish a visible, strong safety culture at every site.
  • Maintain HSE compliance and embed safety and risk management in business decisions.
  • Raise site operations toward world-class HSE performance.
  • Build strategic, long-term customer relationships around measurable value.
  • Ensure contracts meet commitments and respond to evolving customer needs.

Requirements

  • At least eight years of experience in industrial services, maintenance services, or a related field, including senior leadership.
  • A proven record of winning and growing large, complex service contracts.
  • Demonstrated P&L ownership and measurable business results.
  • Experience in maintenance, reliability, or asset management services.
  • Strong negotiation skills with strategic customers, complex contracts, and major bids.
  • Experience leading teams across multiple sites and cultures.
  • Ability to work in a building or transformation environment and create structure where needed.
  • A strong commitment to safety leadership.
  • Ability and willingness to travel about 50% across the United States and Mexico.
  • Authorization to work in the United States.
  • Experience with an industrial maintenance or asset management services provider.
  • Working proficiency in Spanish.
  • Experience with operational excellence methods such as Six Sigma, TPM, or RCM.
  • Experience growing a regional business in a turnaround, startup, or high-growth setting.
  • Experience working in an international organization.
  • A network in U.S. manufacturing industries outside Kentucky.

Benefits

  • Annual base salary of $160,000 to $200,000, depending on experience and qualifications, plus bonus.
  • Competitive benefits package, with details discussed during recruitment.
  • Equal employment opportunity and nondiscrimination protections.
  • Reasonable accommodations for individuals with disabilities and pregnant individuals.
  • Commitment to pay equity.
  • E-Verify participation where applicable.

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