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Vice President of Reliability and Optimization

Darling Ingredients336 open roles

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Cold Spring, KY, United States
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Your applicationOpen nowVice President of Reliability and OptimizationDarling Ingredients · Cold Spring, KY, United States

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  5. 37.8%30 days
  6. 59.0%60 days
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Job Description

The Vice President of Reliability, And Process Optimization is an executive leadership role responsible for directing enterprise-wide strategies that maximize asset uptime, operational efficiency, and overall equipment effectiveness (OEE). This role bridges executive strategy and site-level execution, driving a proactive culture of engineering reliability, continuous process optimization, and total asset lifecycle management. Working closely with Senior Operations Leaders, the VP will oversee cross-functional programs across multi-site industrial and manufacturing operations, integrating digital technologies to transform traditional operations into modern, data-driven, and highly resilient operational environments.

Essential Duties/Responsibilities

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  • Develop and execute a multi-year enterprise reliability operating model designed to minimize unplanned downtime, optimize maintenance spend, and extend asset useful life.
  • Transition multi-site operations from reactive/breakdown maintenance to proactive, predictive (PdM), and condition-based monitoring strategies.
  • Establish standardized Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA), Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA), and Bad Actor elimination programs across all facilities.
  • Standardize work planning, scheduling, spare parts inventory control (MRO management), and contractor execution frameworks.
  • Identify operational bottlenecks, continuous process inefficiencies, and yield losses to optimize throughput and lower unit manufacturing costs.
  • Establish and mandate enterprise-wide standard operating procedures (SOPs) and operational governance frameworks while preserving necessary regional adaptability.
  • Drive organizational change initiatives, fostering operator ownership (Autonomous Maintenance) and cross-level operational discipline.
  • Partner closely with Engineering, Operations Management, and Finance to guide Capital Expenditure (CapEx) planning,
  • Build enterprise dashboards and real-time analytics for tracking asset performance, failure rates, cost variance, and operational efficiency metrics.
  • Collaborate with IT/OT leadership to ensure seamless integration across enterprise platforms (ERP, CMMS, SCADA, MES).
  • Build, mentor, and direct a high-performing centralized team of Reliability Engineers, Operational Excellence specialists, and Asset Managers.
  • Help establish and manage annual OpEx and CapEx budgets for reliability and operational transformation programs; deliver measurable ROI through cost reduction and capacity release.
  • Ensure all reliability, maintenance, and asset management programs strictly adhere to Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) requirements and regulatory standards.
  • Expert knowledge of Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM), FMEA, RCFA, vibration analysis, thermography, and lubrication management.
  • Outstanding communication skills with a demonstrated ability to influence at all levels—from shop-floor operators to executive leadership and board members.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Science in Engineering (Mechanical, Electrical, Chemical, Industrial, or related field) or Business Administration / Operations Management.
  • 15+ Years of Progressive Operational Leadership: Proven track record in asset-intensive industries (e.g., manufacturing, heavy industry, energy, chemical processing, pharmaceuticals, or logistics).
  • 7+ Years in Executive/Senior Leadership: Substantial experience leading multi-site or global reliability, asset management, and continuous process improvement organizations.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Master of Business Administration (MBA) or Master of Science in Engineering Management.

Working Conditions and Physical Demands

  • Position is based in an office environment.
  • Occasional travel to off-site locations is required.
  • Occasionally exposed to high noise levels, strong odors, varying temperatures, and biohazardous conditions.
  • Requires prolonged sitting and movement throughout office/work locations, as well as occasional use of computers and equipment.
  • Must occasionally stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and climb or balance.
  • Must be able to communicate effectively and identify potential workplace hazards.
  • Requires the ability to occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 lbs.

About Us

We’re one of the world’s leading practitioners of circularity, transforming materials from the animal agriculture and food industries into valuable ingredients. Ingredients that nourish people, feed animals and crops, and fuel the world with renewable energy. Darling Ingredients is an equal opportunity employer and gives consideration to qualified applicants without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, genetic information, physical or mental disability, military service, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state and local law. Know Your Rights: If you would like more information, please click on the link and paste into your browser: https://www.eeoc.gov/poster of this job.

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