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Vice President, MRE, Technical Services

HelloFresh
Aurora, CO Full Time
POSTED ON 4/12/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/2/2025

Job Description

Job Description

At HelloFresh, we want to change the way people eat forever by offering our customers high-quality food and recipes for different meal occasions. Over the past 10 years, we've seen this mission spread around the world and beyond our wildest dreams. Now, we are a global food solutions group and the world's leading meal kit company, active in 18 countries across 3 continents. So, how did we do it? Our weekly boxes full of exciting recipes and fresh ingredients have blossomed into a community of customers looking for delicious, healthy, and sustainable options. The HelloFresh Group now includes our core brand, HelloFresh, as well as : Green Chef, EveryPlate, Chefs Plate, Factor_, and Youfoodz.

Vice President,  MRE & Technical Services

The Vice President of MRE & Technical Services will oversee Maintenance operations nationwide. Striving for utmost safety and operational excellence, you will manage a team of Senior level Maintenance leaders and help transform our HelloFresh Maintenance operations into best in class!

Role can be based in : Aurora CO, New York NY, Newark NJ, Phoenix AZ, Irving TX, Aurora IL

You will…

  • Lead & support national maintenance and reliability operations, as well as assist with all major US capital projects to ensure effective asset management, energy conservation, environmental compliance, and overall facility maintenance.
  • Oversee integration of acquisitions as it pertains to maintenance teams
  • Develop training programs for SOPs pertaining to employee safety, asset protection and operating processes
  • Systematically define, design, develop, monitor and refine the preventive, predictive and reliability-centered maintenance processes in pursuit of optimization.
  • Ensure the appropriate preventive and predictive processes are implemented with each new project as well as stocking of all critical spares
  • Promote better equipment performance for higher efficiency yields.
  • Reduce and improve maintenance work wherever feasible ensuring efficient and reliable facility operations, processes and equipment while protecting and prolonging the economic life of facility assets at optimal cost.
  • Apply value analysis to repair / replace, repair / redesign, and make / buy decisions; manages monthly / yearly budgets to ensure cost controls; implements KPI’s to track internal measurements.
  • Establish and maintain world class standards for food safety regarding storage and handling within the DCs.
  • Establish / maintain a work order system to ensure all work orders and PMs are completed successfully and on a timely basis.
  • Support the plans and activities associated with the effective management of distribution quality, performance, service, asset stewardship and cost for the facilities.
  • Continuous Improvement – Cultivate a culture that focuses on continuous improvement through innovation, technology, and process control.
  • Manages business relationships with external contractors.
  • Business Partner Collaboration – Optimize distribution efficiency through execution with key vendors, customers, and internal business units.

You Have.....

  • Leadership : Able to influence wide groups of individuals at various levels.
  • Performance management : both programs and employees.
  • Problem Solving / Analysis
  • Detailed Oriented and Results Driven
  • Communication Proficiency : speak to employees with tact and diplomacy
  • Time Management : tracking / monitoring production and maintaining productivity
  • Technical Capacity : computer literacy to input information into the computer
  • Learning Orientation : able to take direction and relay information to employees
  • At a minimum you have…

  • Bachelor’s degree required, Master's degree preferred in an Engineering discipline or international equivalent
  • 12 years’ experience in a maintenance management role
  • Food Industry experience a plus but not required
  • 5 years in multi-location facilities and maintenance management
  • A vision and know how to communicate it; you’re a strategic leader with great follow-through who gets excited to drive change and lead innovation projects.
  • Proven track record in team development and leadership of teams with 50 team members
  • High level leadership experience in structured maintenance practices
  • Working knowledge of OSHA, Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP), SQF, HACCP, FDA, USDA
  • Based out of one of our Distribution Centers this position requires heavy travel to all sites
  • You’ll get…

  • Competitive salary, 401k with company match that vests immediately upon participation, and company equity plan based on role
  • Generous PTO, including sabbatical, and parental leave of up to 16 weeks
  • Comprehensive health and wellness benefits with options at $0 monthly, effective first day of employment
  • Tuition reimbursement for continuing education
  • Up to 75% discount on subscriptions to HelloFresh meal plans (HelloFresh, Green Chef, Every plate, and Factor_)
  • Access to 7 different Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) including those for BIPOC, women, veterans, parents, and LGBTQ
  • Inclusive, collaborative, and dynamic work environment within a fast-paced, mission-driven company that is disrupting the traditional food supply chain
  • This job description is intended to provide a general overview of the responsibilities. However, the Company reserves the right to adjust, modify, or reassign work tasks and responsibilities as needed to meet changing business needs, operational requirements, or other factors.

    Application Deadline : December 30, 2024

    New York Pay Range

    255,000—$280,000 USD

    Colorado Pay Range

    245,000—$270,000 USD

    Illinois Pay Range

    245,000—$270,000 USD

    About HelloFresh

    We believe that sharing a meal brings people of all identities, backgrounds, and cultures together. We are committed to celebrating all dimensions of diversity in the workplace equally and ensuring that everyone feels a sense of inclusion and belonging. We also aim to extend this commitment to the partners we work with and the communities we serve. We are constantly listening, learning, and evolving to deliver on these principles. We are proud of our collaborative culture. Our diverse employee population enables us to connect with our customers and turn their feedback into meaningful action - from developing new recipes to constantly improving our process of getting dinner to our customers’ homes. Our culture attracts top talent with shared values and forms the foundation for a great place to work!

    At HelloFresh, we embrace diversity and inclusion. We are an equal-opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived. As part of the Company’s commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable accommodations, up to the point of undue hardship, to candidates at any stage, including to individuals with disabilities.

    We want to adapt our processes and create a safe space that welcomes everyone so please let us know how we can accommodate our process. In case you have any accessibility requirements you can share that with us in the application form.

    To learn more about what it's like working inside HelloFresh, follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn.

    HelloFresh is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity and providing reasonable accommodations to candidates with disabilities. If you need an accommodation during the application process, please reach out to us at :

  • Europe : EUaccommodations@hellofresh.com
  • APAC : APACaccommodations@hellofresh.com
  • United States : USCandidateAccommodations@hellofresh.com
  • Canada : CAaccommodations@hellofresh.com
  • Salary : $270,000 - $280,000

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