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The 4 KPIs That Sustain Reliability Results: From Reactive Firefighting to Executive Buy-In

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.

  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
Topics:

Breaking Free from Reactive Maintenance Culture

Building Change Management Capability in Maintenance Teams

Speakers

Walter Nijsen

Sr Director Capital Engineering and Reliability Excellence

Cargill Food

21 October 2025

Birmingham, UK

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