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 costEfficiently manage planning team, ensuring all FEL (front-end loading) deliverables are metManage logistics (develop site layout for event)Define critical and near critical path activities and drive their executionLead reoccurring core team and steering team meetingsLead daily update meetings during executionCommunicate with stakeholdersOversee budget and scheduleLead lesson’s learned workshops and produce event close out reportOverseeing day-to-day operations from conception to completion of the shutdownAssess 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 experienceShutdown experience from planning through startupExcellent organization skillsExperience 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