RCM Lead - Decatur, IL

Archer Daniels MidlandDecatur, IL
Onsite

About The Position

The RCM Lead is a key leader in building and leading change in their assigned scope area of West Plant, Decatur, Illinois. They are considered a leader in the operations management team and are responsible for driving step change improvement of plant reliability while also championing the continued move from reactive to proactive maintenance. They will apply their knowledge and experience to ensure continuous improvement to optimize the company's physical assets and maintenance and reliability processes and strategies. Lead implementation, acceptance and adoption of enterprise asset management system. Deploy the equipment reliability strategy and ensure it is integrated and part of Performance Excellence Ensure the NDE capital and expense budgets are aligned with the strategic direction Supports development of asset management strategy that aligns with business needs and is integrated and part of Performance Excellence Supports plant maintenance team to optimize plant resources to improve efficiencies through reliability processes. Supports the maintenance organization with clear roles and responsibilities and staffing based on replacement asset value Ensure a deep understanding of current standard methodologies (reliability elements) in the reliability and maintenance industry and deploy those agreed standards to assigned site/s scope Define and drive reliability metrics and KPI’s in support of operational goals while improving safety, quality, delivery and cost Utilizes downtime and cost data to prioritize improvement opportunities around equipment reliability and organization efficiency Provide technical support to the plant maintenance department Identify continuous improvement projects and develop business cases in collaboration with plant maintenance team Effective usage of maintenance planning, scheduling and execution processes using ADM’s chosen computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) Sets priorities and expectations for all direct reports Responsible for the growth and development of all direct reports. Ensures that coaching and mentoring towards development goals is completed quarterly Guide the development and completion of Losses to Action (L2A) projects to drive down unscheduled downtime and meet annual L2A savings goals Drives the completion of updating the sites Location Maturity Assessment and action items associated with it Main point of contact for all RCM initiatives that are being deployed at assigned scope area (individual site or multi-sites).

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or related with 8+ years of experience in R&M activities
  • Electrical or mechanical experience in a manufacturing maintenance and engineering environment
  • 5+ years’ experience managing direct reports
  • Proficient in predictive and preventive maintenance
  • Knowledge of Root Cause Analysis, Cause and Effect or FMEA methodologies
  • Proven ability to lead multifunctional teams
  • Strong project management skills
  • Excellent English written and oral communication skills (Including the ability to present information to a formal group)
  • Familiarity with food safety and process safety management
  • Tenacity in pursuing objectives to completion correctly and on time
  • Strong team player with the ability to proactively change plant culture

Nice To Haves

  • 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.

Responsibilities

  • Lead implementation, acceptance and adoption of enterprise asset management system.
  • Deploy the equipment reliability strategy and ensure it is integrated and part of Performance Excellence.
  • Ensure the NDE capital and expense budgets are aligned with the strategic direction.
  • Supports development of asset management strategy that aligns with business needs and is integrated and part of Performance Excellence.
  • Supports plant maintenance team to optimize plant resources to improve efficiencies through reliability processes.
  • Supports the maintenance organization with clear roles and responsibilities and staffing based on replacement asset value.
  • Ensure a deep understanding of current standard methodologies (reliability elements) in the reliability and maintenance industry and deploy those agreed standards to assigned site/s scope.
  • Define and drive reliability metrics and KPI’s in support of operational goals while improving safety, quality, delivery and cost.
  • Utilizes downtime and cost data to prioritize improvement opportunities around equipment reliability and organization efficiency.
  • Provide technical support to the plant maintenance department.
  • Identify continuous improvement projects and develop business cases in collaboration with plant maintenance team.
  • Effective usage of maintenance planning, scheduling and execution processes using ADM’s chosen computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS).
  • Sets priorities and expectations for all direct reports.
  • Responsible for the growth and development of all direct reports.
  • Ensures that coaching and mentoring towards development goals is completed quarterly.
  • Guide the development and completion of Losses to Action (L2A) projects to drive down unscheduled downtime and meet annual L2A savings goals.
  • Drives the completion of updating the sites Location Maturity Assessment and action items associated with it.
  • Main point of contact for all RCM initiatives that are being deployed at assigned scope area (individual site or multi-sites).

Benefits

  • Relocation support is available.
  • medical/Rx, dental, vision and on-site wellness center access or gym reimbursement (as applicable).
  • flexible spending accounts, health savings account, 401(k) with matching contributions and cash balance plan, discounted employee stock purchasing program, life insurance, disability, workers’ compensation, legal assistance, identity theft protection.
  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Colleague Giving Programs (ADM Cares).
  • Paid time off including paid holidays.
  • Adoption assistance and paid maternity and parental leave.
  • Tuition assistance.
  • Company-sponsored training and development resources, such as LinkedIn Learning, language training and mentoring programs.

Stand Out From the Crowd

Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.

Upload and Match Resume

What This Job Offers

Job Type

Full-time

Career Level

Manager

Number of Employees

5,001-10,000 employees

© 2026 Teal Labs, Inc
Privacy PolicyTerms of Service