Maintenance and Reliability Leader

Guardian Glass is looking for a Maintenance and Reliability Leader to join the Operational Performance Team!

This role can be based out of any of our float glass facilities in the United States (Geneva NY, Richburg SC, DeWitt IA, Carleton MI, Corsicana TX, Kingsburg CA).

In this role, you will be responsible for new and existing reliability process transformation, development, and improvements globally for Guardian Plants. You will work in a collaborative setting and partner with Guardian manufacturing facilities worldwide.

Our Team

You will be part of a diverse contribution motivated team, working within a culture that encourages entrepreneurship and challenge with respect and humility to deliver superior results for our internal and external customers.

What You Will Do

• Build equipment reliability foundations for Guardian facilities
• Develop solutions and make recommendations for maintenance and operations teams using analytical tools such as RCM, FMEA, and RCA3
• Develop asset strategies for equipment and facilities, including predictive, preventative, and end-of-life
• Utilize maintenance data systems to support work orders, preventative maintenance, and reliability improvements
• Drive actionable knowledge sharing through documentation, audits, and scalable training
• Build partnerships with Operations & Maintenance teams at plant sites to improve operational performance
• Engage in the Guardian reliability transformation and support the operations team on the execution plan
• Function as a resource for follow-up on equipment reliability issues to enable continuous improvement
• Support teams with reliability input for capital projects in various areas of operation
• Travel up to 40%

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Engineering, maintenance, or reliability experience within a manufacturing environment
• Experience using reliability monitoring equipment such as vibration analysis, infrared thermography, and ultrasound testing
• Maintenance leadership experience
• Experience with identification and development of leading indicators for reliability of critical assets
• Willing and able to travel up to 40%

What Will Put You Ahead

• Certified Maintenance Reliability Professional (CMRP) or any training on Reliability Analytics
• Understanding of vacuum coater accessory machines, high-speed turbine pumps, and handling Mid frequency AC electricity sources
• Experience with RCM concepts and best practices

For this role, we anticipate paying $115k - $135k per year.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Guardian Glass is one of the world's largest manufacturers of float, value-added and fabricated glass products and solutions. We produce high-performance glass for architectural, residential, interior, transportation and technical glass applications. You'll find our glass in homes, offices and cars and in some of the world's most iconic projects.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here , aquí , or tu ).

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