Director, Senior Maintenance & Reliability Management
Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.
Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.
This position is in Cargill’s agricultural supply chain business. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver essential products.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Director, Senior Maintenance & Reliability Management will lead and execute the deployment of leading maintenance practices, resource management, tools and processes to maintain and improve capacity utilization and quality standards realized through reliable operations. In this role, you will provide leadership, technical knowledge and collaboration with operations to ensure maintenance executes maintenance services in the attainment of short and long term facility and group objectives and deploy strategies to optimize the company's physical assets, processes and goals.
Key Accountabilities
- Partner with leadership to develop and execute specific equipment maintenance strategies for each asset involved with containing, controlling or safeguarding a high hazard process.
- Lead ongoing mechanical, electrical and structural integrity of code and noncode stationary assets using documented inspection and testing requirements, procedures and guidelines, applicable codes and standards, specifications and manufacture recommendations.
- Evaluate and maintain the mechanical and electrical integrity of new installations and existing systems.
- Implement, monitor and maintain best practices to improve operational effectiveness through continuous improvement and reliability excellence methods and tools, leading and overseeing internal craft resources including personnel safety and efficiency and effectiveness of work performance.
- Execute capital planning strategies, preparing relevant capital commitment information for assigned project work and ensure that maintenance resources are available and information and knowledge related to equipment reliability and maintainability are transferred to the project team.
- Oversee and monitor all aspects of contractor maintenance, repair, modification and capital work including logistical activities such as qualifications, equipment and tools and documentation.
- Develop plans and deliver results in a fast-changing business or regulatory environment, while leading and developing a team of experienced professionals and supervisors, coaching and making decisions related to talent management hiring, performance and disciplinary actions. You will also collaborate with managers and supervisors in your organization to ensure staff selections align with current and future needs.
- Other duties as assigned
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
- Advanced reliability excellence knowledge and experience
- Working knowledge of local and regional safety, health and environmental regulations
- Minimum of six years of related work experience
- Other minimum qualifications may apply
Preferred Qualifications
- Lean six sigma
- Operational excellence knowledge
- Three years of supervisory experience
Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.
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