What are the responsibilities and job description for the Reliability Engineer position at Corteva Agriscience?
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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