Director Reliability Corn & Oilseeds - Midwest Region presso Archer Daniels Midland Company

Director Reliability Corn & Oilseeds - Midwest Region
This is a full-time exempt level position.

Position Summary:
We are seeking an experienced and proactive Director, Corn & Oilseeds Reliability to lead reliability and maintenance initiatives aimed at improving asset performance and driving a culture of proactive, predictive, and planned maintenance strategies across our corn and oilseed operations. This critical leadership role will focus on reducing unscheduled losses, optimizing asset health, and ensuring sustainable asset performance across ADM’s extensive footprint of processing facilities.

The position will play a pivotal role in developing a predictive asset health and analytics framework, guiding the design and implementation of the technology stack required to monitor asset condition and health, craft optimal maintenance strategies to ensure sustainable asset performance while maximizing cost-efficiency.

This position will ensure RCM strategies are consistently integrated into the CMMS and continuously refined for improvement, and be responsible for building organizational capabilities, supporting engagement strategies across sites, and identifying critical roles at key focus locations to enable the successful execution of reliability strategies and plans. This position will report directly to the Vice President, Corn & Oilseeds Operations.

The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in the reliability field and is a self-starter who is passionate about safety, a critical thinking, proven people leader, and effective communicator experienced in the end-to-end processes related to reliability and maintenance best practices in a large processing operation with multi-site responsibilities at the corporate level.

Job Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage a team of senior reliability professionals that support regional directors to accelerate and achieve asset performance goals
• Partner with regional directors and performance excellence teams in improving asset downtime and our production loss accounting & reporting systems
• Design and implement reliability processes and practices aligned with ADM's asset management framework to analyze asset performance data and maintenance history, identify trends, predict failures, and develop targeted improvement plans to close performance gaps
• Partner with maintenance and operations teams to develop, refine, and implement preventative and predictive maintenance programs to ensure consistent asset reliability
• Provide technical expertise and support to operations and maintenance teams in troubleshooting and resolving complex equipment issues
• Enhance and standardize Root Cause Analysis (RCA) methodologies for addressing critical, common, and core equipment failures, identifying corrective actions, and implementing long-term solutions to prevent recurrence
• Develop, maintain, and communicate Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to measure and track reliability performance across multiple business units
• Evaluate the installed base of assets and apply statistical, risk-based approaches to inform asset reinvestment plans and guide capital expenditure decisions
• Partner with the CAPEX team to develop and execute continuous improvement projects aimed at reducing downtime, improving equipment safety, and increasing the reliability of plant operations
• Owns the defect elimination and process and helps in upskilling site and regional reliability teams to ensure effective adoption and application
• Ensure the implementation and adherence to asset health programs, driving consistency and effectiveness across all sites
• Sets up Design for Reliability (D4R) and early equipment management processes
• Partner with peers in the Technical Excellence Centers, BU partners and site in developing and rolling out annual budgeting processes that is informed by asset condition, asset performance and business requirements

• Provide leadership, mentoring, and training to all levels of the organization on the use and application of reliability best practices and related tools
• Develop and maintain a comprehensive preventive and predictive maintenance program to minimize unplanned downtime, maximize equipment useful life, and enhance overall plant efficiency
• Champion a culture of reliability excellence, driving significant and sustainable improvements in equipment performance and uptime

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Mechanical or Industrial), or a similar technical discipline
• 12+ years of progressive experience in the reliability field with at least 5 years in a corporate leadership role, ideally with oversight over multiple processing plants
• Technical expert in reliability, with a strong focus on defect elimination and asset performance management processes and practices
• In-depth knowledge of reliability principles, tools, and methodologies (FMEA, RCFA, RCM, PMO, etc.)
• Expertise in the use and application of Life Data Analysis and other statistical tools to identify and capitalize on reliability improvement opportunities
• Experience in implementing predictive technologies for asset health monitoring and performance optimization
• Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, and train reliability professionals, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and professional growth
• Skilled in articulating both technical and business challenges, as well as presenting actionable solutions related to asset reliability and performance
• Leadership experience in managing teams within unionized and non-unionized environments, ensuring alignment with organizational goals
• Strong ability to build and maintain collaborative relationships with internal and external stakeholders, driving alignment and shared success
• Adept at managing multiple, complex projects and shifting priorities, with the agility to pivot effectively in dynamic environments
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to create and deliver impactful presentations to senior management and other key stakeholders
• Excellent decision-making abilities, coupled with a results-driven mindset and managerial courage to address challenges head-on
• Excellent problem-solving, communication, and influencing skills, with the ability to lead and inspire change through others
• Inspirational leadership skills, with the ability to engage and motivate teams while painting a clear vision and operationalizing strategies to achieve it

Preferred Certifications and Education:

• Certified Reliability Engineer (CRE)
• Certified Maintenance Reliability Professional (CMRP)
• Master’s degree in Reliability Engineering or MBA

Before applying for an exempt, non-exempt or hourly job opportunity, you are expected to initiate a discussion and share your intentions with your supervisor.  * If you’ve been in your current position for more than 18 months, supervisor approval is not required.  * If you’ve been in your current position for less than 18 months, verbal supervisor approval is required.  
​Hiring Manager-  Brad Hunt   ​
Recruiter-  Carol Jones

 

Decatur

IL - Illinois

United States

About ADM

At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.

Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours.

If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

The pay range for this position is expected to be between:

$139,200.00 - $250,000.00

The total compensation package for this position will also include annual bonus and a long-term incentive plan