Reliability Leader

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.

• 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.

• 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.

• 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 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 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.  for additional information. (For Illinois E‑Verify information , aqui, or tu).