This position is the organization’s technical expert in Reliability Engineering.

This role is responsible for driving the application and development of advanced reliability engineering practices across global operations, with a focus on technical depth, analytics, and standard methodologies. While the Global Reliability & Maintenance Leader defines overall strategy, this position ensures the effective deployment of reliability engineering tools, systems, and capabilities that align with that strategy. 

Key Responsibilities 

Corporate Program Ownership – OEE 

Serve as the program owner for the corporate OEE strategy and governance model 

Define standard OEE calculation logic, loss categorization (availability, performance, quality), and data granularity 

Partner with the Global Systems Leader and Process Automation to ensure consistent and automated data collection across all plants 

Provide guidance and methodology for downtime tracking, root cause attribution, and bad actor identification 

Develop OEE playbooks, training content, and reporting tools that support plant-level adoption and continuous improvement 

Analyze global OEE trends to identify systemic constraints and inform capital investment or reliability focus areas 

Work closely with other GSOS and Operations teams to embed OEE within broader performance management systems 

Technical Leadership & Capability Building 

Serve as the enterprise subject matter expert (SME) for reliability tools and best practices 

Lead a community of regional and site reliability resources to ensure technical consistency 

Build and deploy global reliability training programs, including certification for reliability roles 

Mentor regional reliability resources and develop talent pipelines for technical leadership roles 

Program Management & Standardization 

Develop and maintain global standards, templates, and workflows for failure analysis, asset criticality ranking, and maintenance strategy optimization 

Support the implementation of predictive and condition-based maintenance technologies 

Coordinate alignment between reliability programs and digital systems (CMMS, PdM platforms, analytics tools) 

Collaboration & Integration 

Collaborate with Engineering, EHS, Quality, Manufacturing, and Capital Project teams to embed reliability principles across the asset lifecycle 

Support Regional R&M Leaders in deploying and sustaining reliability initiatives at the site level 

Act as a global integrator of asset knowledge, OEE insights, and failure data across the organization 

Qualifications: 

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

+7 years of experience in reliability engineering, maintenance, or asset performance in a manufacturing or industrial environment 

Proven leadership of reliability programs at scale, including hands-on experience with OEE implementation and process improvement 

Deep understanding of reliability tools (RCM, RCA, FMEA), maintenance optimization, and production loss analysis 

Experience with OEE tools and production performance dashboards; Power BI, CMMS, and downtime tracking systems 

Strong collaboration, communication, and coaching capabilities 

CMRP, CRE, or similar certifications preferred 

Global or multi-site experience strongly preferred 

Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) 

Global trends in MTBF, MTTR, equipment availability, and downtime reduction 

% of sites adopting and sustaining global reliability standards 

Reduction in chronic equipment failures and top-tier bad actors 

Capability maturity across global reliability teams 

ROI from reliability-led capital avoidance or cost-saving initiatives 

Location: Johnston, IA

Travel Requirement: Up to 25% (domestic and international) 

Benefits – How We’ll Support You:

Numerous development opportunities offered to build your skills

Be part of a company with a higher purpose and contribute to making the world a better place

Health benefits for you and your family on your first day of employment

Four weeks of paid time off and two weeks of well-being pay per year, plus paid holidays

Excellent parental leave which includes a minimum of 16 weeks for mother and father

Future planning with our competitive retirement savings plan and tuition reimbursement program

Learn more about our total rewards package here - Corteva Benefits

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