Regional Reliability Lead UK

ADM; Erith, Sefton, West of England, Tilbury; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

ADM in the United Kingdom is seeking a Regional Reliability Lead to drive improvements in maintenance and reliability across UK plants. The role offers cross-site influence and works with site maintenance leaders to advance proactive maintenance and asset performance.

You will conduct reliability assessments, align budgets, develop regional strategy, and champion CMMS practices such as IBM Maximo, with 20–30% travel across the region.

Qualifications

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Engineering or related field.
• In-depth skills in maintenance and reliability functions.
• Strong background in mechanical or electrical engineering in industrial environments.
• Leadership experience within maintenance departments.
• Experience in corrective, preventive and predictive maintenance (CBM).
• Working knowledge of IBM Maximo or CMMS systems.

Responsibilities

• Conduct regular reliability assessments and close gaps with sites.
• Align maintenance budgets with strategic goals.
• Develop and deploy regional reliability strategy.
• Partner with site teams to optimize staffing and resource allocation.
• Support training based on skills assessments.
• Define, track and drive improvement in reliability KPIs (safety, quality, cost, delivery).
• Use downtime and cost data to prioritize asset improvements.
• Identify and structure business cases for reliability projects.
• Ensure best-in-class use of maintenance planning and CMMS.
• Champion the adoption of global reliability standards and practices.

Skills

Maintenance & reliability

Leadership

Project management

RCM/RCA/FMECA

CMMS knowledge

Travel 20-30%

Education

Bachelor/Master in Engineering

Tools

IBM Maximo

Job description

We are now seeking a Regional Reliability Lead who will act as a key change agent in the Maintenance & Reliability function, responsible for driving improvements across our UK plants and operations. This role has strong functional influence across plant teams and works closely with site maintenance leaders.

Location: Erith, Purfleet, Seaforth, Avonmouth or Tilbury.

The position is critical in advancing our journey to proactive maintenance, leading reliability assessments, deploying enterprise strategies, and supporting continuous improvement across asset performance and maintenance practices.

Your Responsibilities:

• Conduct regular reliability assessments; identify and help close gaps in collaboration with sites.
• Align maintenance capital and operating budgets with strategic goals.
• Lead the development and deployment of the regional reliability strategy.
• Partner with site teams to optimize staffing, organization structure, and resource allocation.
• Support technical training and development based on skills assessments.
• Define, track, and drive improvement in reliability KPIs (safety, quality, cost, delivery).
• Use downtime and cost data to prioritize asset and organizational improvements.
• Identify and structure business cases for reliability improvement projects.
• Ensure best‑in‑class use of maintenance planning and scheduling processes via CMMS.
• Champion the adoption of global reliability standards and practices.

Your Profile:

• Bachelor or Master’s degree in Engineering or related field (preferred).
• In-depth skills in maintenance and reliability functions.
• Strong background in mechanical (preferred) or electrical engineering in industrial environments.
• Leadership experience within maintenance departments.
• Proven experience in maintenance practices: corrective, preventive and predictive maintenance (focus in Condition-Based Maintenance), Annual Shutdowns.
• Proficient in methodologies such as RCA, FMECA, RCM. CMRP certification is a plus.
• Strong project management skills and ability to drive cross‑functional initiatives.
• Familiarity with food safety and process safety management.
• Working knowledge of IBM Maximo or similar CMMS systems.
• Willingness to travel 20–30% across the region.