Reliability Leader - 24/7 Manufacturing Operations

Guardian Industries; Kingsburg (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

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Retirement

Paid vacation/time off

Educational assistance

Infertility assistance

Paid parental leave

Job summary

Guardian Glass in Kingsburg, CA is seeking a Reliability Leader to oversee all maintenance operations for a 24/7 facility. You will lead engineers, planners, schedulers, and technicians, directing preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance to ensure safety and production goals are met.

Join a team focused on reliability, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision making, with KPI tracking and collaboration across operations and engineering to optimize uptime and efficiency.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in maintenance management within a 24/7 manufacturing or industrial 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead and manage a multi-disciplinary maintenance and reliability team, overseeing engineers, planners, schedulers, supervisors, technicians, and crib personnel.
• Tactically direct all maintenance operations—preventive, predictive, corrective, and breakdown—in a 24/7 manufacturing environment, ensuring compliance with safety regulations and company policies.
• Collaborate with operations and engineering teams to align maintenance with production goals, support equipment installations/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.

Skills

Maintenance management

Leadership

CMMS

Budgeting

Vendor management

Predictive maintenance

Education

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

Tools

CMMS software

Maintenance planning tools

Job description

Guardian Glass in Kingsburg, CA is seeking a Reliability Leader to oversee all maintenance operations for a 24/7 facility. You will lead engineers, planners, schedulers, and technicians, directing preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance to ensure safety and production goals are met.

Join a team focused on reliability, continuous improvement, and data-driven decision making, with KPI tracking and collaboration across operations and engineering to optimize uptime and efficiency.