What are the responsibilities and job description for the Maintenance & Reliability Data Systems Engineer (Pocatello, ID) position at J.R. Simplot Company?
The Simplot Company is a diverse, privately held global food and agriculture company headquartered in Boise, Idaho. We are a true farm-to-table company with an integrated portfolio including food processing and food brands, phosphate mining, fertilizer manufacturing, farming, ranching and cattle production, and other enterprises related to agriculture.
Summary
Reporting to the Senior Maintenance & Reliability Manager, the DSE manages and optimizes maintenance and reliability data systems, primarily JD Edwards (JDE), related tools, and integrations. This role ensures master data is consistent, accurate, usable, and analytically valuable across technical objects, work centers, BOMs, and maintenance plans.
The DSE supports dashboards, KPI reporting, and system configurations that improve maintenance planning, execution, and performance tracking. This role also helps Mining & Manufacturing (M&M) sites select, implement, and maintain technologies and databases for key condition monitoring programs.
This role is critical to enabling data-driven decisions through accurate, accessible, and actionable maintenance and reliability information.
Key Responsibilities
- Maintain and configure ERP/CMMS master data, including functional locations, equipment, BOMs, and work centers.
- Support M&M sites with action tracking, M&R templates, Bad Actors, RCAs, and related communications.
- Develop dashboards and KPI reports, including MPI, MCI, defect rates, schedule adherence, PM compliance, REI, critical asset indices, site OEE, etc.
- Support asset management plans, maintenance plans, task lists, and document management systems.
- Administer the M&M Reliability SharePoint site, including the EMTD Standard Practice Library.
- Ensure compliance with Maintenance Systems Master Data Standards across all sites.
- Collaborate with IT, planners, engineers, and reliability teams to implement and improve shared technology systems.
- Train and support JDE, CMMS, CM database users, and maintenance personnel.
- Support audits, reliability growth modeling, cost analysis, data reviews, continuous improvement efforts and other maintenance and reliability initiatives.
Typical Education
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering from a four-year college or university.
Relevant Experience
- 5–10 years of ERP/CMMS experience, preferably JDE, and maintenance data management.
- Proficiency with Excel, Power BI, or similar reporting tools for data visualization and reporting.
- Understanding of maintenance workflows, reliability principles, and asset hierarchies.
- Strong time management and attention to detail.
- Self-motivated team contributor.
Other Information
Demonstrated ability to manage priorities, meet deadlines, balance multiple initiatives, work independently, and communicate effectively.
Job Requisition ID: 26918
Travel Required: Up to 50%
Location(s): ABW Frontier Office - Pocatello
Country: United States
**The Simplot Company is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status.
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