Many organisations begin a reliability journey with energy, but struggle to sustain momentum once leadership changes, budgets tighten, or operational pressure returns.

This session shows how Cargill has kept Maintenance & Reliability visible, relevant, and supported across multiple locations for more than two decades.

Using real examples, Walter will explain how four simple plant-level indicators help translate maintenance performance into business language, engage senior leaders, and move sites from reactive firefighting toward proactive reliability.

Attendees will leave with a practical approach they can apply in their own business.

• Why reliability journeys lose momentum after the first push

• How to define and recognise a proactive maintenance culture

• The 4 indicators that explain plant reliability performance

• How leading indicators create better leadership conversations

• How to turn KPI reviews into action

• How to implement the model across multiple sites

Three take-aways from the session include:

1. How to secure and sustain senior leadership support for reliability

2. How to measure plant reliability with four practical indicators

3. How to use KPIs to shift culture from reactive to proactive

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