Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.
Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.
This position is in Cargill’s food and bioindustrial business, where manufacturers, retailers, and foodservice companies rely on us to consistently deliver the products and services they need, and use our technical expertise and market knowledge to develop innovative products.
Job Purpose and Impact
The Maintenance and Reliability Senior Supervisor will supervise and execute the deployment of overall leading maintenance practices aligned to production needs. In this role, you will lead a team that executes routine & corrective activities to maintain and improve capacity utilization and quality standards realized through reliable operations. You will work closely with contracted partners to drive success and accelerate the level of maintenance maturity while controlling costs. You are expected to act as the key driver in designing and implementing a structured maintenance management system aligned with Cargill’s global standards.
Key Accountabilities
1. Build and implement structured maintenance processes and systems to elevate site performance to Cargill standards.
2. Lead and develop a maintenance team, including coaching, performance management, and talent development.
3. Optimize workflows and ensure high-quality execution of maintenance activities by both internal staff and external contractors.
4. Evaluate and restructure contractor partnerships to reduce dependency, improve responsiveness, and ensure high-quality, cost-effective support for both routine and improvement-related maintenance activities.
5. Implement and monitor methodologies to improve operational effectiveness in compliance with regulatory codes and standards.
6. Minimize scheduled and emergency Downtime by ensuring thorough root cause analysis of major failures and continuous improvement of maintenance programs.
7. Oversee and manage maintenance-related operational and capital expenditure (capex) budgets, ensuring alignment with site goals and cost-efficiency targets.
8. Partner with regional and global leadership to adopt and implement leading practices across the maintenance function.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
9. Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
10. Experience with audit compliance, root/cause analysis process
11. Fluent in Dutch and English
12. Minimum requirement of 4 years of relevant work experience. Typically reflects 5 years or more of relevant experience.
Preferred Qualifications
13. Experience overseeing third party resources to deliver business results
14. Knowledge of related Cargill tools, processes controls and area technology systems
15. Four years of supervisory experience
Our Offer
We provide a fast paced stimulating international environment, which will stretch your abilities and channel your talents. We also offer competitive salary and benefits combined with outstanding career development opportunities in one of the largest and most solid private companies in the world.