Electrical Supervisor (Dry Grind) - Cedar Rapids, IA

ADM; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

ADM is seeking an Electrical Supervisor, Dry Grind in Cedar Rapids, IA, to provide technical leadership for electrical maintenance across Cogeneration, Wet Mill, and Dry Grind areas. The role partners with the Electrical Superintendent to standardize maintenance practices and ensure safe, reliable task execution by contractors.

The position emphasizes safety, reliability, and asset lifecycle planning with strong fault diagnosis and hands-on problem-solving in a fast-paced ethanol production

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in industrial electrical maintenance or equivalent.
• Bachelor’s or Associate degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Technology, Industrial Technology, or related field.
• Strong diagnostic and troubleshooting capabilities; familiarity with PM/PdM tools and reporting systems.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and standardize PM/PdM programs for Dry Grind facilities.
• Provide hands-on troubleshooting and support for major electrical failures and upgrades.
• Oversee third-party electrical contractors, define work scopes, and audit execution for safety and quality.
• Plan outages, manage critical spares, and align asset lifecycle strategies with maintenance teams.
• Lead root cause analysis for significant electrical events and implement corrective actions.
• Ensure compliance with NFPA 70E, LOTO, Arc Flash, energized work standards, and OSHA regulations.

Skills

Electrical maintenance

Troubleshooting

Predictive maintenance

Education

Bachelor’s/Associate degree in Electrical field

Tools

MAXIMO

Thermography

Job description

Electrical Supervisor, Dry Grind - Cedar Rapids, IA

The Electrical Supervisor, Dry Grind, provides technical leadership and strategic oversight for electrical maintenance activities within the Dry Grind Ethanol operation. The primary objective of this position is to partner with the Electrical Superintendent to establish operational consistency, standardized maintenance practices, and reliable task execution across the Cogeneration facility, Wet Mill, and Dry Grind operations. While this role does not have direct reports, it provides critical technical leadership, safety oversight, and quality control for contractor-performed electrical maintenance work.

Specific Job Duties

• Reliability Strategy & Standardization: Develop, implement, and align preventive and predictive maintenance (PM/PdM) programs at Dry Grind to ensure consistency in task execution across the Cogeneration, Wet Mill, and Dry Grind areas. Establish maintenance standards for motors, MCCs, VFDs, switchgear, substations, and power distribution systems.
• Technical Leadership: Act as the subject matter expert for plant electrical systems. Provide hands‑on troubleshooting support during major equipment failures, review repair methods, and assist with capital upgrades and commissioning.
• Contractor Management: Oversee third‑party electrical contractors. Define work scopes, prioritize tasks, and audit contractor execution to ensure high‑quality, safe, and procedurally compliant work.
• Asset & Outage Planning: Collaborate with maintenance planners to prioritize electrical work orders, build comprehensive outage plans, manage the critical spare parts strategy, and draft long‑term asset lifecycle replacement plans.
• Root Cause Analysis: Lead root cause failure analysis (RCA) for significant electrical events, identify reliability gaps, and implement corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Safety & Compliance: Champion ADM’s safety culture. Ensure all electrical maintenance activities comply with NFPA 70E, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), Arc Flash Hazard Analysis, energized work standards, and OSHA regulations.

Preferred Skills

• Experience: Minimum of 5 years in industrial electrical maintenance with deep knowledge of low and medium voltage power distribution systems, MCCs, drives, motors, and transformers.
• Education: Bachelor’s or Associate’s degree in Electrical Engineering, Electrical Technology, Industrial Technology, or a related field; equivalent hands‑on industrial experience
• Technical Skills: Strong diagnostic and troubleshooting capabilities; familiar with preventative/predictive maintenance tools (thermography, ultrasound, motor circuit analysis, etc) and Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (MAXIMO)

Environment

• Primarily Monday – Friday, but available for operations outside of standard working hours
• Work around dust and various chemicals
• Stand for long periods of time, Walk Long Distances, Lift 50 lbs, Carry tools/ladders
• Climb ladders / stairs

ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.

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