Maintenance and Reliability Site Leader
dupont · Buffalo, New York · United States · On-site
Posted Sep 25, 2026
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This role owns Maintenance and Reliability, and associated processes, for the Yerkes Site in Tonawanda, NY. Yerkes is a multi-business unit manufacturing site spanning more than 95 acres, with approximately 500 employees. The site supports Corian® and Tedlar® manufacturing processes, and the Maintenance organization includes approximately 77 people. The Maintenance and Reliability Leader provides functional direction and input to multiple support roles and is accountable for the safety, productivity, quality, and overall effectiveness of the maintenance workforce. This role leads the facility maintenance strategy, implements and executes Maintenance Work Management Processes, manages functional and administrative goals, establishes and works within budget expectations, and develops future talent.
Qualifications:
BS engineering discipline or equivalent experience required
7-10 years of manufacturing or related experience required
Prior maintenance experience with a large multi-business campus or large maintenance team required
Process Safety Management (High Hazard Process) experience required
Prior experience working with a union workforce, preferred
CMRP or CRL qualifications, preferred
Responsibilities:
Lead the organization through the journey of our Proactive Maintenance objectives
Collaborate with other resources and work processes to achieve the goal of shared asset management
Deliver results: Safety, Reliability and Maintenance cost optimization
Ensure discipline to our maintenance standard work to drive the necessary data for MRO improvement, PM optimization, and strategic planning.
Provides functional direction to unit Maintenance Activity Coordinators, planners, schedulers, coordinators, maintenance and reliability engineers
Accountable for the safety, productivity, quality and overall effectiveness of the workforce
Leverages the Global Maintenance Work Process and Sub-Processes across plant
Leads the site's maintenance and reliability strategy, including preventive, predictive, and condition-based maintenance programs, asset health management, equipment maintenance strategies, and continuous improvement initiatives to maximize asset reliability, availability, and lifecycle value
Support and champion the advancement of our ultrasound, infrared, and vibration programs
Accountable for reliability performance, maintenance effectiveness, reliability metrics, reliability reviews/deep drills, and the execution of improvement plans to enhance asset performance…