Technology Engineer - Decatur, IL at ADM in Decatur, IL

Job Description

Technology Engineer - Decatur, IL

Job Summary

The role of the E&I Reliability Engineer has evolved into a highly specialized position bridging the gap between field expertise and data science. Acting as a data scientist on the shop floor, the primary goal is not to execute rapid emergency repairs, but rather to design and implement prescriptive strategies that ensure the asset never requires an emergency intervention in the first place.

This role is responsible for the site’s Electrical, Instrumentation, and Packaging equipment reliability. The engineer will apply statistical reliability methods, and root cause analysis to guarantee the optimum availability of the plant's assets, aligning maintenance strategies and total business objectives.

Essential Job Functions

• Safety & Electrical Compliance: Support electrical equipment reliability by ensuring the site stays 100% compliant with infrared (IR) scans, required switchgear maintenance and testing, and arc flash studies. Review arc flash studies and help the plant team create proactive hazard remediation plans.
• Asset Criticality & Strategy Development: Conduct criticality screening and risk analysis for E&I assets. Utilize Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) to develop Equipment Maintenance Strategies (EMS), optimizing Preventive Maintenance programs to ensure the right tasks are performed at the right intervals.
• Defect Elimination & RCA: Participate in and lead Root Cause Analysis (RCA) for Electrical, Instrumentation, and Packaging equipment failures using methodologies such as 5 Whys, Ishikawa, and Fault Tree Analysis to eliminate recurrence.
• Condition Monitoring & Industry. Help the site create, audit, and upgrade electrical preventative and predictive programs. Transition from basic monitoring to Predictive 4.0 (telemetry, advanced IR, acoustic emission). Monitor and validate anomaly detection models (AI/ML concepts) and IIoT sensor data.
• Capital Improvement & Project Integration: Identify E&I and packaging capital improvement projects through failure analysis and bad actor/threat list development. Work with site leadership to prioritize projects based on Life Cycle Costing (Capex vs. Opex). Write and manage AFEs for approved capital improvement projects.
• Technical SME & Standardization: Act as the Plant Subject Matter Expert (SME) to ensure Best Practices and the Most Effective Technologies (MET) are proposed during project scope development. Serve as the site Focal Point for high voltage contractors repair and inspections.
• Data-Driven Analytics: Review all preventative and predictive data collection reports to provide analytical recommendations for repair or replacement.
• Craft Training & Assessment: Help lead skill gap assessments for craftspeople. Build training materials, standards, and training plans for the site's E&I craft technicians to foster a Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) culture.

Job Requirements

• Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Electrical Engineering, Automation, Mechatronics, or a related field. Additional advanced certifications in Reliability Engineering or Data Analytics are highly desired.
• Experience: Proven experience in an industrial manufacturing setting focusing on electrical systems, instrumentation, and automation.
• Professional experience with RCM, FMEA/FMECA, and RCA methodologies is mandatory.
• Technical Skills (Hard Skills): Proficiency in CMMS (Maximo). Knowledge of IIoT protocols, Big Data extraction. Familiarity with Digital Twins concepts and prescriptive maintenance architectures.
• Competencies & Soft Skills:
• Systemic Vision: Understanding that maintenance is an integrated part of the supply chain and production, striving for optimal business availability. Bridge Communication:
• Change Management: Resilience to foster a proactive reliability culture.
• Data-Driven Decision Making: The courage to halt a critical machine if data indicates imminent failure. A constructive skeptic who trusts trends over superficiality.

Working Conditions

• Environment: Industrial setting with potential exposure to dust, chemicals, and irritants.
• Temperature: Ability to work in inside areas where temperatures may exceed 100°F.
• Safety Hazards: Exposure to high-voltage equipment and machinery; strict adherence to LOTO, Arc Flash, and safety protocols.
• Physical Mobility: Walking 1–3 hours daily; ability to climb stairs/ladders and perform audits.
• Stationary Work: Sit for 5–8 hours for computer-based analysis and dashboard development.

Physical Requirements

• Lifting: Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs. from waist to shoulder on an occasional basis.
• Mobility: Must be able to walk 1–3 hours daily, including walking long distances across the facility to perform equipment audits.
• Postures: Must be able to squat, kneel, and climb stairs/ladders on an occasional basis.
• Stationary Work: Must be able to sit for 5–8 hours for computer-based analysis and keyboarding.

Before applying for an exempt, non-exempt or hourly job opportunity, you are expected to initiate a discussion and share your intentions with your supervisor. * If you’ve been in your current position for more than 18 months, supervisor approval is not required. * If you’ve been in your current position for less than 18 months, verbal supervisor approval is required.
​Hiring Manager- Thomaz Lobato Da Silva ​ Recruiter- Ashley Medina

Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours.

If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

The pay range for this position is expected to be between:

About ADM

At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.