Reliability Leader

Guardian Industries; DeWitt (IA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Guardian Glass in DeWitt, Iowa, seeks a Reliability Leader to own maintenance operations for a 24/7 facility. You’ll lead a multidisciplinary team, shape maintenance strategies, and drive safety and quality improvements.

The role emphasizes preventive, predictive and corrective maintenance, budget management, and data‑driven decision making using CMMS and KPIs.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in maintenance management within a 24/7 manufacturing/industrial setting.
• Experience leading multi-shift teams and managing budgets and vendor relationships.
• Proficiency with CMMS, maintenance planning, and kitting.

Responsibilities

• Lead a multi-disciplinary maintenance and reliability team across shifts.
• Direct all maintenance operations—preventive, predictive, corrective in a 24/7 facility.
• Collaborate with operations to align maintenance with production goals and minimize downtime.
• Manage crib inventory to ensure timely parts availability.
• Monitor performance using KPIs and CMMS; drive data‑driven decisions.
• Facilitate root cause analysis and apply lessons learned for continuous improvement.

Skills

Maintenance management

Leadership

CMMS

Vendor management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering

CMM or CMRP certification

Tools

CMMS

Job description

Overview

Guardian Glass is looking for a Reliability Leader to join our team in DeWitt, Iowa.

As the Reliability Leader you’ll take charge of all maintenance operations for a 24/7 facility, leading a multi-disciplinary team, shaping maintenance strategies, and driving continuous improvement in safety and quality.

What You Will Do

• Lead and manage a multi-disciplinary maintenance and reliability team, overseeing engineers, planners, schedulers, supervisors, technicians, and crib personnel.
• Direct all maintenance operations—preventive, predictive, corrective, and breakdown—in a 24/7 manufacturing environment while ensuring compliance with safety regulations and company policies.
• Collaborate with operations and engineering teams to align maintenance with production goals, support equipment installations and upgrades, and minimize downtime.
• Manage crib inventory to optimize costs and ensure timely availability of parts and materials.
• Monitor team performance and equipment reliability using KPIs and CMMS tools, driving best practices and data‑driven decision‑making.
• Facilitate root cause analysis and troubleshooting of complex equipment failures, sharing knowledge within the global maintenance organization and applying lessons learned for continuous improvement.

Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• 5 or more years of experience in maintenance management within a manufacturing or industrial 24/7 operation.
• Experience using preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance methodologies.
• Experience leading and managing multi‑shift teams.
• Proficiency with CMMS tools, maintenance planning, and kitting.
• Experience managing maintenance budgets and vendor relationships.

What Will Put You Ahead

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Industrial Engineering.
• Certified Maintenance Manager (CMM) or Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (CMRP).
• Familiarity with Lean Manufacturing, Six Sigma, and continuous improvement processes.
• Knowledge of Industry 4.0 technologies including predictive maintenance, IoT sensors, and data analytics.

This role is not open to visa sponsorship.

Our Benefits

Our benefits plan includes medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, short‑term disability, retirement, paid vacation and time off, educational assistance, 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.

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. Click here for additional information. (For Illinois E‑Verify information click here, aqui, or tu).