Your Job
INVISTA is currently seeking an Asset Reliability Manager to join our industry-leading team at our Seaford, DE site. We are looking for a leader that will advance our plant culture and build site capability through empowering teams, driving asset strategies, and aligning priorities to achieve operational and stability excellence.
Our Team
As a site leader, this role reports to the Plant Manager and leads a team of Reliability Engineers/Leads, owning the site’s Asset Reliability strategy. You will align reliability priorities and execution by collaborating, learning, and sharing knowledge across Operations, site leadership, Maintenance, Engineering, contractors, and other stakeholders to ensure reliability efforts meet business objectives and customer needs. This role will play a key part in improving equipment reliability, reducing unplanned downtime, and strengthening long-term asset stewardship across the site.
What You Will Do
- Lead the acceleration and implementation of Seaford’s Asset Health Strategy
- Apply Koch’s Principle Based Management™ business philosophy to achieve our vision through mutually beneficial solutions and long-term reliability solutions
- Develop, implement, and continuously improve the plant asset reliability strategy, leveragingprinciples, condition monitoring, root cause analysis, and predictive analytics.
- Advancereliabilityteams’ capability and ongoing employee development
- Foster an unwavering commitment to a culture of safety, reliability, employee ownership, & stewardship
- Sponsor and lead reliability improvement projectsfocused on asset health, modernization, and optimization
Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering
- Five (5) or more years’ experience in asset reliability, maintenance, or related manufacturing leadershiprolesin a heavy industrial or manufacturing setting
- Experience developing and executing maintenance planning strategies (i.e. system upgrades, overhauls, capital projects)
- Continuous improvement experience and/or education (i.e. Lean methodologies)
What Will Put You Ahead
- Five (5) or more years’ experience in manufacturing asset reliability or maintenance leadership in at least one of these industries: chemical, nylon, polymer, plastics, non-wovens, carpet, or textiles
- Experience managing vendor relationships and approvals for equipment procurement
This role is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship
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.