Process Engineer (Mill/Feed Controls)

Cargill, Incorporated; Dayton (OH); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Process Engineer to enhance manufacturing processes in their food and bioindustrial business. This role involves applying engineering techniques to improve operations, ensuring efficiency, and reducing risks. You will collect and analyze data, collaborate with maintenance teams, and oversee third-party personnel while driving continuous improvement initiatives. If you are passionate about leveraging your technical expertise to make a significant impact in the manufacturing sector, this opportunity is perfect for you. Join a team dedicated to nourishing the world responsibly and sustainably.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience required.
• 4+ years of related work experience needed.

Responsibilities

• Analyze operational data to improve manufacturing performance.
• Collaborate with maintenance to plan and schedule complex systems.

Skills

Data Analysis

Project Management

Lean Six Sigma

Operational Data Analysis

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering or Related Field

Tools

Reliability Models

Predictive Technologies

Job description

Cargill’s size and scale allows us to make a positive impact in the world. Our purpose is to nourish the world in a safe, responsible and sustainable way.
Cargill is a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions and industrial products that are vital for living. We connect farmers with markets so they can prosper. We connect customers with ingredients so they can make meals people love. And we connect families with daily essentials — from eggs to edible oils, salt to skincare, feed to alternative fuel. Our 160,000 colleagues, operating in 70 countries, make essential products that touch billions of lives each day. Join us and reach your higher purpose at Cargill.
This position is in Cargill’s food and bioindustrial business, where manufacturers, retailers, and foodservice companies rely on us to consistently deliver the products and services they need, and use our technical expertise and market knowledge to develop innovative products.

Job Purpose and Impact

The Process Engineer (Mill/Feed Controls) will apply engineering techniques to improve complex manufacturing processes and products. In this role, you will provide technical support, operations experience, continuous improvement and project management skills and be a contributing member of a team on complex issues related to the operational domain area. You will provide oversight of external third parties that are utilized at the site and improve the stability, capability and availability of processes while reducing variability and mitigating risks in the operational area. You will provide insights to enable the operational area to achieve variable and fixed cost and operating efficiency targets, while protecting our people, communities, the environment and assets and honor our business obligations.

Key Accountabilities

• Collect and analyze complex operational data and trends and provide recommendations and plans to improve the performance and reporting process of manufacturing equipment and processes and ensure consistent monitoring and early warning indicators.
• Collaborate with maintenance leadership to plan, recommend and schedule maintenance of complex plant systems using reliability models and predictive technologies.
• Partner with internal technology and finance operations stakeholders to monitor and manage variable and fixed costs at the site.
• Partner with manufacturing technology engineers to analyze capital expenditures and complex project designs to find more efficient, cost effective approaches and promote higher quality and reliable outcomes.
• Provide oversight to third party personnel and set priorities, monitor safety and improve their skills over time.
• Partner with relevant personnel from other departments within the site or across the business to recommend benchmark practices and create strategies.
• Independently handle complex issues while referring only the most complex issues to higher-level staff.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of four years of related work experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of operational data portfolio of technologies.
• Lean six sigma green belt certification and will be expected to develop to Black Belt Certification.
• Possesses comprehensive knowledge of engineering subject matter.
• Strong project management aptitude and experience.
• Strong data analysis capabilities including continuous improvement experience or certifications.
• Corn Wet Milling or similar continuous process experience.

Posting Details

• This position is located in Dayton, OH. Relocation support may be provided.
• The work schedule is: Monday – Friday typically from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM. There are also some events that might need to work on the weekends and on call.

Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet