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Job Purpose and Impact

The Reliability and Capital Excellence Lead will provide technical leadership and expertise to drive continuous improvement in process and asset reliability through the detection and elimination of defects and focus on the planning of the repair and maintenance of our production equipment, machinery or instruments. In this role, you will optimize the availability and productivity of our manufacturing facilities and equipment, perform engineering review, coordinate repair work and participate in the commissioning and installation of new equipment and provide guidance to a team that provides technical knowledge to deliver the optimization of equipment maintenance and technical aspects of reliability engineering strategies.

Key Accountabilities

RELIABILITY EXCELLENCE

• Lead the strategic development of asset reliability centered maintenance applications and ensure that standards of quality, cost, safety, reliability and performance are met in production processes.

• Promote and execute the identification and elimination of bad actors and the optimization of equipment availability including review of mechanical and electrical engineering specifications..

• Perform engineering review of proposed new equipment designs to assess reliability, ease of maintenance and availability of replacement parts and apply predictive maintenance program and technology application to identify and eliminate defects.

• Develop and apply specific lubrication program to ensure refinement and partner with production in reliability related dent remediation strategies and efforts.

• Participate in technical reviews of projects and collaborate with related areas on new equipment reliability specifications and coordinate with production staff to plan and prioritize repair work, statutory safety inspections and supply of new plant equipment with production schedules.

• Collaborate with and provide guidance to maintenance, repair and operations stores processes and the identification of critical spares.

• Research the impact the organization's activities have on the environment.

• Lead and develop a team, coach and make decisions related to talent management, hiring, performance, and disciplinary actions.

CAPITAL EXCELLENCE

• Integrate and apply aspects of capital excellence into build projects.

• Assess build project performance of specialized capital excellence aspects and identify gaps and practical solutions and implement performance improvements.

• Identify opportunities and gaps in required levels of specific capital excellence knowledge.

• Support providing capital excellence training to project teams and local talent.

• Partner with cross functional regional leaders to leverage resources, knowledge and strategies that increase value captured throughout the portfolio of capital projects.

• Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.

Qualifications

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience

• Minimum of four years of related work experience

• Other minimum qualifications may apply

• Lean six sigma

• Knowledge and application of safety principles and methodologies

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Lean six sigma

• Knowledge of safety principles and methodologies

• Two years of supervisory experience

PRIOR BENEFICIAL EXPERIENCES

• Develop work priorities and maintenance schedules.

• Support audit compliance and root cause analysis processes.

• Understand and ensure aspects of capital excellence are incorporated into build projects.

• Process build project performance of specialized capital excellence aspects and identify gaps and practical solutions.

KEY BEHAVIORS

• Plan and prioritize work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.

• Make sense of complex, high quantity and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

• Hold self and others accountable to meet commitments.

• Plan and prioritize work to meet commitments aligned with organizational goals.

• Know the most effective and efficient processes to get things done, focusing on continuous improvement.

• Hold self and others accountable to meet commitments.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCES TO BE GAINED

• Experience setting goals and objectives for team members to achieve operational results.

• Ensure standards of quality, cost, safety, reliability, timeliness and performance are met in production.

• Project planning and budget management experience.

• Oversee Build project performance goals and metrics, identify gaps and solutions and lead implementation of performance improvements.

• Identify talent gaps and create plans both in person and virtually to close gaps.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.

At Cargill, everyone matters and everyone counts. Cargill is committed to creating and sustaining an inclusive and diverse work environment where all employees are treated with dignity and respect. As such and in alignment with our Guiding Principles, Cargill's long-standing equal employment opportunity policy prohibits discrimination and harassment against any employee or applicant based on race, ethnicity, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, marital status, family status, citizenship status, veteran status, military status, union affiliation, or any other status protected by law.

Cargill also complies with all applicable national and local laws and regulations pertaining to non-discrimination and employment.

Notice to Recruiters and Staffing Agencies: Cargill, Inc. and subsidiaries (“Cargill”) have an internal recruiting department. Please review this notice.

US Employment Resources: Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.