Regional Reliability Manager - Canada

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Job Title: Regional Reliability Manager - Canada
Location: Calgary, International/Other

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

Job Description: Job Description

Regional Reliability Manager - Canada (Milling, Ag Services & Crop Inputs)

Position Summary

The Regional Reliability Manager - Canada provides strategic and technical leadership for asset reliability, maintenance excellence, and mechanical integrity across Canadian Milling Operations, Ag Services facilities, and Crop Input plants. This role ensures safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of processing, blending, storage, and material-handling assets that support seasonal agricultural demand and customer commitments.

The position partners closely with Operations, Engineering, EHS, and Supply Chain teams to improve uptime, reduce unplanned downtime, and extend asset life while maintaining compliance with Canadian regulatory and safety standards.

Key Responsibilities

Develop and execute reliability strategies tailored to:
- Milling assets (grinding, conveying, packaging, utilities)
- Ag Services (grain handling, elevators, dryers, conveyors, load-out systems)
- Crop Inputs (fertilizer blending, chemical handling, storage, transfer systems)
Lead asset criticality assessments considering seasonality, safety risk, environmental exposure, and customer impact
Implement reliability-centered maintenance (RCM) and risk-based inspection strategies

Maintenance Excellence

Standardize preventive and predictive maintenance programs for rotating equipment, bulk material handling systems, and process utilities
Drive improvements in maintenance planning, scheduling, and execution discipline
Optimize spare parts strategies for high-risk and long-lead equipment
Improve maintenance readiness for peak seasons (harvest, planting, weather-driven demand)

Operational Support & Performance

Reduce unplanned downtime during critical operating windows
Support commissioning, decommissioning, and asset upgrades across facilities
Act as regional escalation point for chronic equipment problems and systemic failures
Partner with Capital Projects to influence maintainability, reliability, and lifecycle cost in new installations

Safety, Compliance & Risk

Ensure reliability practices align with:
- Canadian provincial OH&S regulations
- CSA standards
- Environmental protection requirements
Support mechanical integrity programs for pressure systems, chemical handling assets, and rotating equipment
Lead root cause failure analysis (RCFA) for safety, environmental, or production-impacting events
Support emergency response and business continuity planning for critical assets

Data, Systems & Continuous Improvement

Leverage CMMS/EAM systems to improve data quality, asset history, and KPI reporting
Define and track KPIs such as:
- Asset availability
- MTBF / MTTR
- Reactive vs. planned work
- Maintenance cost per ton / throughput
Use reliability data to prioritize capital investments and lifecycle decisions
Lead continuous improvement initiatives using Lean, Six Sigma, or similar frameworks

Leadership & Collaboration

Provide functional leadership and coaching to site reliability engineers and maintenance leaders
Serve as a subject matter expert across Milling, Ag Services, and Crop Inputs
Influence without direct authority across diverse operational environments
Share best practices, lessons learned, and standard work across Canadian sites

Scope

Multi-site responsibility across Canadian Milling, Ag Services, and Crop Input operations
Frequent cross-functional collaboration
Travel up to ~30-40% (with seasonal concentration)

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related field) OR

5-12 years of equivalent work experience in reliability, maintenance, asset management, or a closely related field
Demonstrated experience supporting Milling, Ag Services, and/or Crop Input operations, including bulk material handling and process-driven assets
Proven success leading reliability and maintenance improvements in multi-site or regional environments
Strong working knowledge of:
- Reliability-centered maintenance (RCM)
- Preventive and predictive maintenance (PdM)
- Failure analysis and mechanical integrity programs
Hands-on experience with CMMS systems (e.g., SAP, Maximo, Infor, JDE)

Preferred Qualifications