Principal Advisor Asset Management


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Job Title: Principal Advisor Asset Management
Location: Decatur, IL, Midwest United States, USA

Company: Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)
Industry Sector: Agribusiness
Industry Type: Input Retail, Cooperative and Related Crop Services
Job Type: Full Time

Job Description: Job Description

Principal Advisor, Asset Management - Decatur, IL

This is a full-time, exempt-level position.

Job Description:

ADM is seeking a Principal Advisor in the Asset Management department to help create and implement an asset management framework.

Three focus areas of this position include:
  • (1) Creating asset management process elements and associated detailed program materials. Examples of process elements include: Work Management, Shutdown Management, Asset Integrity, Defect Elimination, Operational Readiness, etc.
  • (2) Creating detailed documentation associated with a governance model
  • (3) Creating detailed documentation associated with an assurance program, which includes the required process elements for managing our physical assets and aligned with our integrated management system
The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who is passionate about asset management, reliability and maintenance, and is an effective communicator. This role requires proficiency with the creation of Microsoft Word, PowerPoint and Visio documents.

The successful individual will help develop asset management framework documentation which includes:

  • Context and purpose
  • Strategies and plans;
  • Process flows (fish lanes, complex and simple)
  • Responsibilities & accountability charts
    • Workshop materials such as facilitator guides
  • Assessments
    • Criteria
    • Scope
  • Procedures, guidelines, checklists, forms, standards and other administrative documents
The successful individual will provide field leadership to implement this newly created asset management framework:

  • Deploy field assessments for each process element and identify gaps in performance,
    • Standard and/or benchmark;
  • Give kick-off and close-out presentations;
    • Assist these same facilities in closing these gaps which requires field work;
      • This is a working field assignment, not an advise-giving assignment.
  • Assist chemical processing facilities in creating strategies and plans by creating fill-in-the-blank templates for employees to use;
    • Strategies include:
      • Align policy, objectives and approaches for managing the asset portfolio and systems;
      • Decision-making framework;
      • Objectives and approach to be used to achieve the strategy;
      • Determine the process to identify capabilities needed to achieve the objectives;
      • Detail time frames relevant to the achievement of the strategy;
      • Strategy is aligned with financial plans and outlines how that is achieved.
    • Plans include:
      • Specifies the activities, resources, costs and timescales required for a business unit or plant (site) to achieve their objectives;
      • Plans are derived from the strategy.
The role will collaborate with production, maintenance, training, safety, risk and other group functions for alignment and delivery.

Primary Responsibilities

  • Creates the asset management processes for the business
  • Executes assessments at the plant facilities to measure gaps against standards or benchmarks considered standard in the industry
  • Serves as a resource to implement the asset management processes for the business
    • Monitors successful implementation
  • Creates a monthly report template outlining the following:
    • Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) using ADM definitions
      • Runtime x Rate x Quality (for the 14 critical sites)
        • Populate with actual data
      • Waterfall improvement activities (high-level) to close the gaps from the OEE data
        • Budgeted performance
        • Leading practice or benchmark
        • Populate with actual ongoing improvement activities
  • Create benchmark data for use on process element assessments and OEE reporting;
Required Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or other STEM discipline
  • 5+ years' progressive experience in plant leadership roles with a focus on asset management, engineering, and business improvement
  • Demonstrated ability to work at a plant facility and provide value
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and priorities, ability to pivot when priorities change
  • Effective communication skills, ability to produce and deliver presentations to senior management
  • Ability to travel to operating facilities as needed (approximately 20%)


Preferred Qualifications:

  • 5+ years' experience implementing maintenance, reliability or asset management systems, example ISO 55001, PAS 55 or other
  • Experience with PowerBI and ThinkCell software applications
  • CMRP, CRE, PMP or similar certifications


Excited about this role but don't think you meet every requirement listed? Studies have show that applicants may self "select-out" of consideration if they don't meet each qualification. We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.

ADM requires the successful completion of a background check. Relocation assistance may be available for this opportunity.

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Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are cornerstones of ADM's efforts to continue innovating, driving growth, and delivering outstanding performance. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce and create welcoming, truly inclusive work environments - environments that enable every ADM colleague to feel comfortable on the job, make meaningful contributions to our success, and grow their career. We respect and value the unique backgrounds and experiences that each person can bring to ADM because we know that diversity of perspectives makes us better, together.

We are committed to ensuring all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

We welcome everyone to apply, especially those individuals who are underrepresented in our industry, as we strive to ensure our workforce represents the world that we help to feed: people of color, women, gender non-conforming, LGBTQIA+, veterans and persons with disabilities. For more information regarding our efforts to advance Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging, please visit our website here: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion | ADM.

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Job Post Date: 04/02/25
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