Regional Reliability Engineer - ADM site @ ADM (Archer Daniels Midland)

Job Description

Regional Reliability Engineer – ADM site

This is a permanent, full-time, exempt-level position. Ideal work location for this role is Erlanger, KY or another ADM site.

Position Summary

The Regional Reliability Engineer (RE) drives maintenance and reliability excellence across assigned ADM Nutrition manufacturing facilities.

Working with Plant Managers, Maintenance Managers, Operations, Engineering, and site teams, the RE assesses current practices, identifies performance gaps, develops actionable improvement plans, and helps sites implement and sustain ADM maintenance and asset management standards. The role combines technical reliability expertise with site coaching, training, project leadership, and measurable operational improvement.

The RE must independently manage priorities across multiple facilities and influence outcomes without direct authority over site personnel

Key Responsibilities

Regional Site Support & Improvement

• Serve as the primary reliability resource for assigned facilities, building effective relationships with site leadership and maintenance teams
• Lead Location Maturity Assessments (LMA), validate findings and supporting evidence, and work with site leaders to develop prioritized Location Improvement Plans (LIP)
• Coach sites through implementation, verify sustained adoption of agreed standards, and report progress, risks, and results
• Manage site visits, action plans, follow-ups, and competing priorities independently

Maintenance & Asset Management Standards

• Support implementation and sustainment of ADM maintenance and reliability standards, including work identification, planning and scheduling, PM/PdM, operator basic care, and MRO processes
• Facilitate asset criticality assessments and risk-based maintenance strategies, emphasizing critical equipment and safety-related maintenance
• Improve work-order quality, job plans, backlog management, failure coding, asset data, and maintenance history
• Promote consistent practices while recognizing approved site or business-specific requirements

Technical Reliability & Continuous Improvement

• Analyze equipment failure trends, unplanned downtime, maintenance cost, and other performance data to identify opportunities
• Lead or facilitate root cause analysis (RCA), bad-actor elimination, defect elimination, and corrective-action follow-through
• Evaluate preventive maintenance task effectiveness and intervals; support predictive and condition-based maintenance programs including vibration, infrared, lubrication/oil analysis, and ultrasound
• Provide reliability input to equipment modifications, replacements, capital projects, commissioning, and design-for-reliability decisions

CMMS, Analytics & Performance

• Use IBM Maximo effectively to review asset hierarchies, PMs, job plans, work orders, equipment history, failure data, and compliance
• Partner with sites to improve CMMS data integrity and effective use of maintenance processes
• Use Excel, Power BI, and other reporting tools to communicate performance, trends, opportunities, and progress
• Monitor and communicate key reliability and maintenance performance indicators including unplanned downtime, MTBF, PM effectiveness, schedule compliance, backlog health, maintenance cost performance, and documented cost avoidance
• Identify, quantify, document, and report annual cost avoidance and tangible cost savings opportunities from reliability and maintenance improvements; develop and execute initiatives to achieve an established annual financial performance goal, using approved calculation methods and validated results

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Training, Coaching & Communication

• Develop and deliver classroom, virtual, and hands-on training for maintenance, reliability, and work management practices
• Translate technical concepts into clear, practical guidance for Maintenance Managers, planners, technicians, and site leadership
• Facilitate cross-functional meetings and improvement workshops; prepare concise presentations, site reports, and recommendations
• Develop site capability through coaching, mentoring, and knowledge transfer, fostering local ownership and sustainable improvement

Execution, Safety & Professional Accountability

• Independently lead assigned reliability initiatives, coordinate stakeholders, maintain action registers, and escalate barriers promptly
• Complete required expense reports, travel records, project updates, and administrative documentation accurately and on time
• Follow all ADM safety, food safety, hygiene, GMP, and site access requirements; identify and communicate risks during plant visits
• Work collaboratively with Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Maintenance to deliver practical, sustainable solutions

Working Conditions & Travel

• Up to 50% travel to assigned ADM facilities, including domestic and international locations
• Regular Monday–Friday work schedule; weekend work is not a standard requirement for this position
• Combination of office, remote collaboration, and active manufacturing/plant-floor environments
• Site visits may involve walking production areas, climbing stairs or accessing elevated areas, and wearing required personal protective equipment, with reasonable accommodations where applicable
• Compliance with ADM facility safety, hygiene, and tobacco-use policies

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or a related engineering discipline, or equivalent relevant experience
• Typically 5+ years of progressive experience in industrial maintenance, reliability engineering, or maintenance improvement, with demonstrated ownership of improvement initiatives
• Demonstrated ability to analyze equipment and maintenance data, lead structured problem solving, and implement sustainable reliability improvements
• Strong CMMS capability, with ability to become proficient in ADM workflows
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, and digital reporting tools; ability to learn new applications independently
• Strong written and verbal communication, presentation, classroom instruction, facilitation, and coaching skills
• Ability to organize work across multiple sites, meet deadlines, maintain documentation, and execute without close day-to-day supervision
• Ability to obtain and maintain a valid passport and meet applicable international business travel requirements
• Working knowledge of industrial safety and food manufacturing Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP)

Preferred Additional Qualifications

• Practical IBM Maximo CMMS experience strongly preferred
• Experience supporting multiple manufacturing sites or regional reliability programs
• Food, nutrition, ingredient, or other regulated manufacturing experience
• CMRP, RCM, Lean/Six Sigma, or asset management training/certification
• Experience with condition monitoring, asset criticality, maintenance planning and scheduling, and MRO improvement

Relocation assistance may be available for this opportunity.

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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- William Gaskins

Recruiter- Brian Correll

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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:

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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.