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Jeff Parker

Jeff Parker

Jeff Parker, CMRP, is one of the founders of Asset Health Engineering LLC and Energy Excellence Consulting. Jeff is a proven leader in operations and reliability excellence while with Cargill, Inc for more than 28 years. In his most recent role as Regional Reliability Excellence Leader for Cargill’s Agricultural Supply Chain in North America, he led efforts across 16 oilseed plants, 6 export facilities, 3 biodiesel facilities and over 100 grain terminals. His leadership delivered measurable results, including a 22% increase in overall asset health, significant reductions in emergency losses, and improvements in maintenance spend. Jeff is passionate about helping industrial organizations drive performance by enhancing asset strategies, improving maintenance execution, and fostering cross-functional alignment.

Posts by Jeff Parker

  • Mechanic holding tiny electric motor

    Who Owns the Asset? The Question Most Plants Can’t Answer and Why It Matters

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  • Leaders Ask Question

    Leaders Who Ask This One Question First Build Stronger Plant Culture

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  • Hard hat sitting on board room table

    How to Sell a Reliability Program to a CFO in 10 Minutes

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  • Wasteful PM and PdM

    Where Wasteful PM and PdM Tasks Really Come From – And How to Keep Them Out

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  • Veterans In Maintenance

    Honoring Veterans in Maintenance: The Ultimate Reliability Advantage

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  • Operations Reliability

    How Operations Leadership Turns Reliability into a Team Sport

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  • Reliability Leadership

    Why True Reliability Leadership Means Acting Before Failure Strikes

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  • Reliability Into Capital Projects

    Why Reliability Must Be Built into Every Capital Project Phase

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  • Improve Wrench Time

    How to Improve Wrench Time Without Tracking Every Minute Worked

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  • Schedule Compliance

    Schedule Compliance: When the Plan Is Solid but Execution Still Fails

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  • Reliability Raise the Bar

    Raise the Bar or Watch Reliability Erode Piece by Piece

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  • Bad Actor Blitz

    Blitz the Bad Actors: The Bold Move Plants Need Before Margins Rise

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