Shutdown Manager

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Job Title: Shutdown Manager
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

Shutdown Manager

This is a full-time, exempt-level position which must report into our Decatur, IL processing site for work.

Job Summary

The execution of shutdowns is a complex and crucial part of the life cycle of a plant. As a Shutdown Manager, you will be responsible for planning, coordinating, and overseeing all activities for planned shutdowns in line with the ADM shutdown management process.

Under the direction of the Shutdown Director, the Shutdown Manager is the leader responsible for the safety, quality, and outcome of the planned shutdown event. The candidate will obtain responsibility (in coordination with plant leadership) for the development, planning, execution, and close-out of the shutdown.

The ideal candidate will be a self-starter who is passionate about safety, comfortable delivering at pace, a proven people leader, and an effective communicator.

Job Responsibilities

Responsible to work with plant leadership to develop and optimize shutdown scope, schedule and cost
Efficiently manage planning team, ensuring all FEL (front-end loading) deliverables are met
Manage logistics (develop site layout for event)
Define critical and near critical path activities and drive their execution
Lead reoccurring core team and steering team meetings
Lead daily update meetings during execution
Communicate with stakeholders
Oversee budget and schedule
Lead lesson's learned workshops and produce event close out report
Overseeing day-to-day operations from conception to completion of the shutdown
Assess and communicate the readiness of the STO (shutdown/turnaround/outage) event to the Shutdown Director and to key stakeholders within the organization

Required Qualifications

10+ years of plant maintenance and planning experience
Shutdown experience from planning through startup
Excellent organization skills
Experience with Microsoft Office (Projects, Excel, Word, Power Point)
Strong interpersonal skills as well as excellent verbal and written communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
Bachelors degree in Engineering or a similar technical discipline

Travel

Travel to manufacturing facilities as needed

Excited about this role but don't think you meet every requirement listed? 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 is available for this opportunity.

REF: 96663BR

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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: 04/16/25