Maintenance and Reliability Manager

Cargill is an international provider of food, agricultural and risk management products and services. With 142,000 employees in 61 countries, the company is committed to using its knowledge and experience to collaborate with customers to help them succeed.



Cargill is an equal opportunity employer.





Position Overview

The successful candidate is responsible for the continued implementation and leadership of a progressive and integrated Reliability Centered Maintenance and Equipment Reliability Improvement process in a large multiple business unit and multiple product processing facility. The candidate is leader in creating and managing change in an organization. The candidate is a key leader in the operations management team and is responsible for driving the improvement of plant reliability and is the champion in the continued move from reactive to proactive maintenance. He or She will apply knowledge and experience to ensure continuous improvement to optimize the company's physical assets and maintenance and reliability processes and strategies.



Principal Accountabilities:

Is a member of the plant leadership team and develops and implements strategies to identify, prioritize, and implement proactive maintenance and asset reliability improvement processes and projects. Develops and supervises the maintenance and reliability team. Is responsible for the facility maintenance budget and is responsible for using maintenance and reliability principles to improve the facility costs and productivity. Uses leadership and expertise in the principles of Root Cause Analysis and Reliability Centered Maintenance to create an environment of continuous asset reliability improvement. Is responsible for working with site contractors to ensure a safe work environment with a basis in behavioral based principles.
REQUIREMENTS


Requirements:Bachelors degree in chemical, mechanical, industrial, electrical, or other related engineering field A minimum of 8 years experience in production, maintenance, or project management. Demonstrated ability to lead multi-functional teams Excellent written and oral communications skills including the ability to present information in a formal group format. Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical problems using formal techniques to evaluate systems, equipment, and failures. Demonstrated ability to organize and implement projects which improve the operational effectiveness of a processing facility. Experience using Reliability Centered Maintenance techniques, Cause Analysis, and predictive maintenance technologies (vibration analysis, infrared, acoustic emissions, tribology, etc.) to create a proactive work environment that is focused on continuous improvement at best cost..