Principal Engineer, Global Reliability

The ASR Group family of companies make up the world's largest refiner and marketer of cane sugar. The companies produce a full line of grocery, industrial, foodservice and specialty sweetener products. Across North America, ASR Group companies operate five sugar refineries, located in California, Maryland, Louisiana, Canada and Mexico. In Europe, ASR Group companies operate sugar refineries in the United Kingdom, Portugal, and, with a joint venture partner, Italy. The companies also farm sugarcane and own sugar mills in Mexico and Belize. The ASR Group portfolio includes the leading brands Domino, C&H, Florida Crystals, Redpath, Tate & Lyle, Lyle's, Sidul and Whitworths. ASR Group companies also produce and market Tellus, a single-use, compostable tableware and foodservice product made from plant fibers, including sugarcane.

OVERVIEW

The Principal Engineer, Reliability serves as the enterprise subject matter expert for reliability engineering and asset performance across multiple global manufacturing sites. This role provides technical authority, standards governance, and expert guidance for Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM), predictive maintenance, and lifecycle asset management practices. The Principal Engineer drives measurable improvements in equipment reliability, asset risk reduction, and total cost of ownership through technical leadership, data-driven analysis, and failure elimination discipline, without direct line management accountability.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the global technical authority for reliability engineering standards, methodologies, and best practices.
• Define, maintain, and govern enterprise reliability standards, tools, and frameworks.
• Lead the technical deployment and sustainment of Reliability-Centered Maintenance (RCM) across critical asset classes.
• Ensure critical equipment has documented failure modes, risk-based maintenance strategies, and performance expectations.
• Provide expert guidance on predictive maintenance, condition monitoring, and data analytics applications.
• Analyze performance data to identify systemic failure patterns and recommend permanent corrective actions.
• Lead or support Root Cause Failure Analysis (RCFA) for complex or high-risk equipment failures.
• Support capital projects by embedding reliability and maintainability requirements into design, specification, and asset handover.
• Mentor and influence site reliability engineers through technical coaching and knowledge sharing.
• Partner with site, regional, and corporate leaders to improve OEE, MTBF, MTTR, and asset availability.

Preferred Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor of Science in Engineering from an ABET-accredited university.
• 20+ years of experience in industrial or large-scale manufacturing environments.
• 10+ years of advanced experience in reliability engineering, maintenance engineering, or asset management.
• Recognized expertise in Reliability-Centered Maintenance, failure elimination, and predictive maintenance.
• Demonstrated experience influencing reliability practices across multiple sites or regions.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and technical communication skills.
• Experience supporting global manufacturing operations with diverse asset profiles.
• Familiarity with digital reliability platforms, advanced analytics, and Industry 4.0 concepts.
• Professional engineering licensure or relevant reliability certifications (e.g., CMRP, CRE).

Core Competencies:

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  • Analytical Thinking & Decision Making - Identifies and understands trends and/or issues; connects data points through analysis to arrive at a logical conclusion.
  • Business & Financial Acumen - Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of the financial, accounting, marketing and operational functions of our organization; interpreting and applying understanding of key financial indicators to make better corporate decisions.
  • Effective Communication - Expresses ideas and information in a clear and concise manner by tailoring one's message to fit the interests and needs of the audience.
  • Customer Orientation - Keeps internal and/or external customer(s) in mind at all times. Strives to proactively address customer concerns and needs. Assists business partners and customers toachieve their work goals via application of their own skills and knowledge; strives to provide consistent customer satisfaction.
  • Establishes Trust - Gaining the confidence and faith of others by actions and words that promote being honest, forthcoming, integrious and vulnerable.
  • Problem-Solving - Anticipates, evaluates, diagnoses, and resolves problems in a systematic and fact-based manner.
  • Results Orientation & Accountability - Takes accountability, identifies, executes and drives actions to consistently achieve desired results.
  • Teamwork & Collaboration - Creates a climate that fosters commitment to a common vision and shared values that promote cooperation and working together through trust and support of others.
  
  
  
  

Individual Contributor:

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  • Adaptability/Flexibility - Maintaining effectiveness in varying environments and with different tasks, responsibilities and people.
  • Continuous Improvement - Establishes methods and utilizes specialized techniques to monitor and improve performance of systems and processes.
  • Self-Development - Seeks feedback on one's strengths and weaknesses and initiates activities to increase or enhance their knowledge, skills, and proficiency in order to perform more effectively or enhance their career.
  
  
  
  

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, gender, sexual orientation, genderidentity, age,nationalorigin, disability, veteranstatusorany other category protected under federal, state, or local law. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need.