Plant Process Engineer: Optimize Operations & Innovation

Iowa Ag; Clinton, Northern (IA, KY); Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

ADM in Clinton, IA is seeking a Plant Process Engineer to apply engineering principles to new and existing operations, ensuring safety, quality, and cost objectives are achieved.

This exempt onsite role requires collaboration with Production and Maintenance, support for capital projects and new technologies, and development of process simulation models to benchmark performance. A Bachelor's in engineering and 5+ years of plant process experience are required.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience with plant process systems.
• Strong commitment to safety and continuous improvement.
• Experience with process control systems and technology adoption.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Production and Maintenance on engineering projects.
• Support capital projects and startups, including core process upgrades.
• Develop process models to benchmark performance and guide decisions.
• Partner with Production to implement advanced process control (APC) and optimization.
• Support cross-functional teams to develop standard plant performance metrics.

Skills

Process control

Safety focus

Team collaboration

Continuous improvement

APC and FLEX

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Tools

Process simulation

APC

FLEX

Job description

ADM in Clinton, IA is seeking a Plant Process Engineer to apply engineering principles to new and existing operations, ensuring safety, quality, and cost objectives are achieved.

This exempt onsite role requires collaboration with Production and Maintenance, support for capital projects and new technologies, and development of process simulation models to benchmark performance. A Bachelor's in engineering and 5+ years of plant process experience are required.