Reliability and Maintenance Manager

Guardian Industries; Goole; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Pension plan

Life assurance

Cycle to work scheme

Wellbeing programs

Charity support

Job summary

Guardian Glass in Goole, East Yorkshire, UK, is seeking a Reliability and Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance planning across production lines. You will build a high-performing team, shift from reactive to proactive reliability, and drive continuous improvement with a focus on safety and asset availability.

Reporting to the Fabrication Manager, you will champion CMMS/EAM work management, develop competencies, and collaborate with Operations to minimise downtime while ensuring the highest

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading teams in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong focus on safety, compliance and high-quality maintenance planning.
• Experience delivering reliability improvements and asset performance gains.

Responsibilities

• Lead and develop the reliability team across production lines.
• Drive proactive maintenance and reliability-focused asset care.
• Collaborate with Operations and Engineering to improve equipment availability.
• Use data and root-cause analysis to identify improvement opportunities.
• Maintain a strong safety culture and ensure maintenance meets high standards.

Skills

Leadership

Manufacturing experience

Safety compliance

CMMS/EAM

Asset performance

Education

Engineering or reliability qualification

Tools

CMMS/EAM software

Job description

Your Job

In the UK, Guardian Glass is continually looking for talented individuals to help us continue our growth and presence in the regional and global market. All UK manufacturing is based at our plant in Goole, East Yorkshire which has recently made significant investment in a new furnace using the latest technology and secures glass manufacture at the site for the next 20 years. The plant, which operates 24/7, can produce some of the most advanced and innovative energy saving architectural glass on the market today.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Reliability and Maintenance Manager to lead maintenance planning and execution across our production lines. The successful candidate will build a high-performing team, develop capability and drive the transition from reactive maintenance to a more proactive, planned and reliability-focused approach.

Our Team

Reporting to the Fabrication Manager, you will lead and develop the Reliability and Maintenance team, comprising maintenance supervisors and electrical and mechanical engineers. You will work closely with Operations and other site functions to build capability and improve equipment reliability and operational performance.

What You Will Do

• Lead and develop the reliability team in line with Guardian’s safety vision, values and expectations, using Koch’s Principle Based Management framework to create value and improve performance.
• Possess a contribution mindset to identify opportunities to continually improve and transform yourself and the business.
• Build team capability through coaching, development, regular one-to-one conversations, clear feedback and effective performance management.
• Create an environment where people feel empowered to challenge the status quo, contribute ideas and take ownership of change, reliability and continuous improvement.
• Strengthen collaboration between Operations, Engineering and Maintenance teams and move from reactive work towards a more organized, planned and reliability-focused operation.
• Lead the reliability and maintenance strategy, associated procedures, CMMS/EAM work management and reviews of preventive, predictive and condition-based asset care.
• Use operational and maintenance data, structured problem-solving and root-cause analysis to identify opportunities that improve team effectiveness, equipment availability and operational performance.
• Build a strong safety culture and ensure maintenance activities effectively manage equipment and process risks, comply with relevant requirements and are planned and executed to the highest standard
• Act as the area reliability escalation point for complex or critical equipment issues, mobilizing engineering and contractor support, agreeing recovery plans and communicating priorities with Operations.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Proven experience leading, supervising or coordinating teams and building an environment where people can succeed.
• Experience working within a manufacturing, industrial, process, logistics or other operational environment.
• A strong commitment to safety, compliance and ensuring work is planned and executed to high standards.
• Demonstrated ability to motivate, coach and develop people, give effective feedback and manage performance.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to prioritize people, maintenance work, resources and competing operational demands.
• An effective communicator who can build positive relationships, influence decisions and work collaboratively at all levels of the business.
• A proactive, contribution-focused mindset with the confidence to challenge the status quo, work autonomously and drive sustainable improvement.
• Practical understanding of maintenance, reliability and asset performance, including experience using CMMS/EAM or structured work-management processes.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Experience leading maintenance, reliability or engineering teams in a 24/7 manufacturing environment.
• A relevant engineering, asset-management or reliability qualification, together with experience on a COMAH-regulated or process-safety-critical site.

What We Offer

• Competitive Compensation Profile.
• 25 days annual leave increasing with service.
• Contribution Pension Plan.
• Life Assurance Scheme.
• Cycle to Work Scheme and Wellbeing Interventions.
• Support for charity and family events.

Who We Are

As a Koch company, Guardian Industries makes products that improve the quality of life. From glass that dramatically reduces energy usage and increases comfort in buildings, to automotive parts that enhance connectivity, we have a relentless focus on making better products and developing better solutions for our customers.

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.