Plant Reliability & Asset Optimization Lead

ADM

Clinton (IA)

On-site

USD 110,000 - 150,000

Full time

44 hours ago

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Job summary

ADM in Clinton, IA seeks a Maintenance Reliability Manager to lead change and drive step changes in plant reliability. You will champion proactive maintenance, guide asset strategies, and support the plant maintenance team to improve safety, cost, and efficiency.

The role requires 10+ years in R&M activities, 5+ years of direct reports management, and strong leadership in a manufacturing setting. ADM offers opportunities to apply best practices across CMMS and reliability standards.

Qualifications

Electrical or mechanical experience in a manufacturing maintenance and engineering environment.
Proficient in predictive and preventive maintenance.
Knowledge of Root Cause Analysis, Cause and Effect or FMEA methodologies.
Proven ability to lead multifunctional teams.
Strong project management skills.
Excellent English written and oral communication skills.
Familiarity with food safety and process safety management.
Tenacity in pursuing objectives to completion correctly and on time.
Strong team player with the ability to proactively change plant culture.

Responsibilities

Deploy the equipment reliability strategy.
Supports development of asset management strategy that aligns with business needs.
Supports the maintenance organization with clear roles and responsibilities.
Supports plant maintenance team to optimize plant resources to improve efficiencies through reliability processes.
Ensure a deep understanding of current standard methodologies (reliability elements) in the reliability and maintenance industry and deploy those agreed upon standards.
Define and drive reliability metrics and KPI’s in support of operational goals while improving safety, quality, delivery and cost.
Utilizes downtime and cost data to prioritize improvement opportunities around equipment reliability and organization efficiency.
Provide technical support to the plant maintenance department.
Identify continuous improvement projects and develop business cases in collaboration with plant maintenance team.
Effective usage of maintenance planning, scheduling and execution processes using ADM’s chosen CMMS.
Sets priorities and expectations for all direct reports.
Responsible for the growth and development of all direct reports. Ensures that coaching and mentoring towards development goals is completed quarterly.
Guide the development and completion of Losses to Action (L2A) projects to drive down unscheduled downtime.
Main point of contact for all RCM initiatives that are being deployed at assigned scope area (individual site or multi-sites).