Distillery Process Engineer
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Qualifications
- 5+ years ethanol plant experience with deep knowledge of processes.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills required.
- Experience using Microsoft Office applications is a must.
Responsibilities
- Oversee daily operations at the Atchison facilities.
- Develop and maintain standard operating procedures.
- Serve as relief shift manager when necessary.
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Job Title
Distillery Process Engineer
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Location
Atchison, Kansas
Job Description
As the Distillery Process Engineer (Biofuel), you will be responsible for enhancing product quality, safety, and manufacturing efficiency by addressing and resolving daily process challenges. Drive sustainable improvements in cost-effectiveness and product performance through the optimization of manufacturing processes, leveraging capital projects, statistical analysis, designed experiments, and procedural changes. Lead continuous improvement initiatives at the site, utilizing tools such as Zero-Based Analysis (ZBA), GAP analysis, and time studies. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve problems and develop new products. Oversee the startup of new products and equipment, including supervising installation, troubleshooting initial production issues, ensuring new processes and products meet requirements, and documenting and transferring them to production.
- Distillery Operations 35% – Oversee daily operations at the Atchison facilities within the Distillery operations to ensure system performance, availability, and reliability targets are consistently met.
- Provide troubleshooting and technical support as needed to address operational issues.
- Monitor system performance for deviations from target and offer guidance on corrective actions.
- Develop and maintain standard operating procedures to ensure consistent and efficient plant operations.
- Maintain and create new piping and instrumentation diagrams, as well as other flow diagrams, to ensure accurate process documentation.
- Support the implementation of expense and capital projects, providing necessary technical documentation and oversight.
- Lead the site’s continuous improvement initiatives, including managing and updating the GAP analysis and ZBA program.
- Troubleshoot quality issues and implement corrective actions to maintain high standards of product quality.
- Provide technical support and expertise for MGP Safety Up and individual safety subcommittee activities.
- Monitor and support SEM (Safety, Environment, and Maintenance) suggestions to enhance safety practices.
- Participate in incident investigations and assist in the implementation of corrective actions.
- Serve as a relief shift manager when necessary to ensure uninterrupted plant operations.
- Managing hourly employees and ensure the consistent implementation of plant directives to maintain smooth production facility operations.
Job Requirements
- Bachelors of Science in Chemical Engineering (required).
- 5+ years ethanol plant experience with deep knowledge of milling, cooking, fermentation, distillation and dry house operation process technologies, 2+ years of project management experience.
- Experience using Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook).
- Experience with AutoCAD and SAP preferred but not required.
- Strong leadership, coaching and interpersonal skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Good problem solving and project management skills.
- Detail-oriented, collaborative, safety-focused, and ready to grow.
- Frequent exposure to plant environments (wet floors, noise, temperature variations).
- Must be comfortable with physical tasks like climbing, maneuvering in tight spaces, and occasional lifting.
At MGP, we know that our people are our greatest strength. With different perspectives and unique ways of thinking, our employees are as varied as our products. We believe that inclusivity strengthens the organization and champions a company culture that is evolving to reflect all of us. Culture results from our behaviors, our personal commitment, our curiosity, how we collaborate, and the ways we courageously share our perspectives and expect others to do the same. Each of us can make a difference by fostering thinking and actions that empower us to connect, belong and grow together. Compensation is competitive and is commensurate with experience. MGP offers exceptional medical, dental, vision, short and long-term disability, life insurance, 401(k) Match and PTO. All successful candidates for this position will be required to submit to a criminal background check and drug test.
If the above speaks to you, we’re excited to learn more about you! Please email Talent Manager Caitlin Zbikowski at c.zbikowski@mgpi.com and/or copy and paste the url below into your search bar to apply: https://recruiting.ultipro.com/MGP1000MGPI/JobBoard/f759c588-339b-4e3d-9e2d-cf467675896e/OpportunityDetail?opportunityId=59709291-20fa-45cb-a3e4-2851bcc1b12a
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