The premier designer rental destination giving you more access, style and options than anywhere else. RTR’s rotating closet is constantly updated with new trends, does your dry cleaning and takes up zero space. The future of fashion is here. Backed by Kleiner Perkins.
About the role
The Sr. Director of Facilities and Automation will lead facilities and equipment/automation maintenance, capital projects, and strategic program development across all Rent the Runway's facilities. This role combines senior leadership and strategy-building, establishing engineering and maintenance standards, with hands-on project execution and oversight, ensuring safe, reliable, sustainable and operationally efficient equipment and facilities.
What they're looking for
- 10 plus years of progressive technical experience in manufacturing, warehouse, fulfillment, or industrial environments with demonstrated leadership and oversight of large scale equipment and systems
- Experience leading equipment commissioning projects from specification to operational turnover, managing vendor performance and inspect work quality to ensure adherence to safety and engineering standards
- Proficiency with VFDs, servo systems, HMIs, and industrial networks
- Subject matter expertise in material handling systems, automation equipment, and large-scale integrated operational infrastructure
- Proficiency in design software (AutoCAD, SolidWorks, Bluebeam, or equivalent) and familiarity with simulation tools (FEA, motion analysis)
- Experience with Lean/Six Sigma, root cause analysis, TPM and OEE concepts and strategies in a technical problem-solving environment, Six Sigma certification preferred
More about this role
Rent the Runway (RTR) is transforming the way we get dressed by pioneering the world’s first Closet in the Cloud. Founded in 2009, RTR has disrupted the $2.4 trillion fashion industry by inspiring women with a more joyful, sustainable and financially-savvy way to feel their best every day. As the ultimate destination for circular fashion, the brand now offers infinite points of access to its shared closet via a fully customizable subscription to fashion, one-time rental or ownership. RTR offers designer apparel and accessories from hundreds of brand partners and has built in-house proprietary technology and a one-of-a-kind reverse logistics operation. RTR has been named to CNBC’s “Disruptor 50” five times in ten years, and has been placed on Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies list multiple times.
The Sr. Director of Facilities and Automation will lead facilities and equipment/automation maintenance, capital projects, and strategic program development across all Rent the Runway's facilities. This role combines senior leadership and strategy-building, establishing engineering and maintenance standards, with hands-on project execution and oversight, ensuring safe, reliable,...
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