Plant Reliability Manager

Darling Ingredients Inc.Cold Spring, KY

About The Position

Darling Ingredients repurposes and recycles materials from the animal agriculture and food industries - transforming them into essential ingredients that do everything from feeding animals to fertilizing crops to fueling planes and nourishing people. We're the number one publicly traded company of our kind, operating a global family of brands and businesses that span more than 260 facilities in over 15 countries. Our unique scale allows us to make entire industries less wasteful and more sustainable, helping move the world toward a more circular economy. Darling Ingredients offers full time employees a full suite of benefits including but not limited to the following: 401(k), Health, Dental and Vision Insurance, and Paid Time Off. The Plant Reliability Manager is the direct manager of Reliability Controllers, and coordinates their activities. He/She is the Subject Matter Expert for Maintenance Connection and reliability initiatives. PRM will drive CMMS administration through the Controllers, and help champion PdM and OpEx improvement initiatives at the plant level. PRM will ensure reliability initiatives are involved in all CapEx projects.

Requirements

  • Strong maintenance and rendering background is required.
  • Minimum of 5 years in a maintenance environment with emphasis on reliability
  • Minimum 2 years maintenance planning or management experience
  • Able to speak, read, and write English.
  • Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office Programs.
  • Ability to fax, copy and scan documents.

Nice To Haves

  • Experience with reliability and lean initiatives
  • Strong organizational and communication skills and problem solving.
  • Ability to multitask, set priorities and meet deadlines.
  • Demonstrates time management skills.
  • Ability to work well in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

  • Manage/Lead Regional Reliability Controllers.
  • Support Regional reliability coordinators with plant reliability compliance and ensure proper reporting.
  • Support plant efficiency assessments
  • Liaison between Reliability engineers and coordinators for implementing high level Reliability methodology.
  • Work with reliability engineers to ensure other engineering disciplines (design, procurement, execution, and automation) put in place and adhere to Reliability concerns during project evolution.
  • Ensure effective communication between plant and corporate entities regarding reliability initiatives.
  • Manage coordinator efforts to put 3rd party reliability initiatives in place:
  • All other duties as assigned.

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • Health, Dental and Vision Insurance
  • Paid Time Off
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