Maintenance and Reliability Manager

Guardian Industries is seeking a Maintenance and Reliability Manager to join our team in DeWitt, Iowa!

In this role, you will lead a team that maintains plant machinery that includes glass melting furnace equipment, raw material batching equipment, utility water and compressed air systems, fans, robots, automated glass handling equipment, and plant support equipment.

Our Team

We are a principled based company that relies heavily on teamwork and ingenuity. We pride ourselves on being the partner of choice for our internal and external customers.

What You Will Do

• Lead and strategically manage the Maintenance department and all maintenance-related activities that are aligned with the plant vision
• Provide coaching and feedback to help employees recognize their strengths and weaknesses within their role to help them succeed in the organization
• Develop solutions and make recommendations for maintenance and operations teams using analytical tools such as RCM, FMEA, and RCA
• Generate an environment that seeks to challenge the employee to acquire and learn new knowledge that will help them to continuously improve
• Implement reliability centered maintenance management practices to ensure equipment is always in a dependable state of readiness
• Utilize maintenance data systems that support work orders, preventative maintenance, and reliability improvements
• Organize, coordinate, and lead maintenance team to successfully meet plant objectives
• Manage the diagnosis of equipment problems, determine repair/replacement needs of machinery, tear down, repair/replace defective parts and reassemble equipment
• Lead cost control and continuous improvement in your department which includes critical & consumable spare inventory in Plant storeroom

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Experience leading and managing a Maintenance or Reliability department
• Experience in partnering with Production leadership to resolve issues and improve plant equipment reliability.
• Experience with identification and development of leading indicators for reliability of critical assets
• General knowledge of maintenance practices for hydraulics, pneumatics, industrial level electrical / PLC's, motor control centers, utility systems, transformers, switchgears, and/or process instrumentation

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience problem solving and troubleshooting hydraulics, pneumatics, PLCs, motor control centers, utility systems, transformers, or switchgears
• Experience with automation maintenance practices and maintenance equipment
• Experience with condition monitoring through use of technology & sensors to monitor health of assets in real time
• Experience working with robotic equipment
• Bachelor's of Science degree in Engineering
• Experience working in a 24/7/365 operation

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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