Production Engineer - Valdosta, GA

ADM; Valdosta (GA); On-site; USD 85,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

ADM is seeking a Production Engineer at its Valdosta facility to improve, troubleshoot, and optimize food and feed manufacturing processes. You will lead improvement projects, analyze KPI data, and mentor staff while ensuring safety, quality, and environmental requirements are integrated into equipment and facility modifications.

The role emphasizes cross-functional collaboration, project management, and driving performance excellence across the plant.

Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2+ years of experience in plant manufacturing operations environment.
• Demonstrated problem solving competencies.
• 2+ years of supervisory or project leadership experience.
• Experience communicating and driving change management and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to move around by stooping, bending, kneeling or squatting frequently.
• May be required to work at heights up to 125 ft.
• Commitment to safety, environmental, quality activities and company policies.

Responsibilities

• Identify improvement opportunities and lead focused improvement initiatives to support plant goals for safety, cost, yield, quality, and reliability.
• Ensure identification and inclusion of critical health, safety, environmental, quality requirements in development and modification of equipment and facilities.
• Analyze existing processes for cost savings, reliability, and performance improvement opportunities.
• Assist in development of colleagues through training, technical support mentoring, and standardization of processes.
• Project management, purchasing of materials and supplies, equipment installation, budget tracking, startup of projects, employee training and reporting.
• Experience leading plant operations to maintain personnel and process safely.
• Observe and make recommendations for improvements to facilities, equipment, processes and safety programs.
• Communicate and interact with shift supervisors and employees to produce desired operational results and support employee development.
• Conduct daily review of KPI paperwork (i.e., Operational & Shift Supervisor, quality reports and Production Review).
• Participate in Performance Excellence initiatives, Losses to Action, DMAIC projects, and Zero-Failure deployments.

Skills

Problem solving

Leadership

Change management

Continuous improvement

KPI/metrics analysis

Education

B.S. in Engineering

Job description

This is a salary, exempt position

The Valdosta Facility is seeking a Production Engineer with the skills to improve, troubleshoot, and optimize the food and feed manufacturing processes to support operational excellence.

Essential Job Functions

• Identify improvement opportunities and lead focused improvement initiatives ton support of plant goals for safety, cost, yield, quality, and reliability.
• Ensure identification and inclusion of critical health, safety, environmental, quality requirements in the development and modification of equipment and facilities.
• Analyze existing processes for cost savings, reliability, and performance improvement opportunities.
• Assist in development of colleagues through training, technical support mentoring, and standardization of processes.
• Project management, purchasing of materials and supplies, equipment installation, budget tracking, startup of projects, employee training and reporting.
• Experience leading plant operations to maintain personnel and process safely.
• Observe and make recommendations for improvements to facilities, equipment, processes and safety programs
• Communicate and interact with shift supervisors and employees to produce desired operational results and support employee development.
• Conduct daily review of KPI paperwork (i.e., Operational & Shift Supervisor, quality reports and Production Review).
• Participate in Performance Excellence initiatives, Losses to Action, DMAIC projects, and Zero-Failure deployments.

Minimum Job Requirements:

• B.S. in Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 2 or more years of experience in plant manufacturing operations environment.
• Demonstrated problem solving competencies.
• 2 or more years of supervisory experience or project leadership experience (as the project leader supervising team members and/or contractors) preferred.
• Experienced and comfortable with communicating and driving change management, and continuous improvement initiatives across all levels of an organization.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds on an occasional basis.
• Ability to move around by stooping, bending, kneeling or squatting frequently. May also require periods of prolonged sitting or standing.
• May be required to perform work at heights (on ladders, scaffolding or other structures) of up to 125 ft.
• Proactively engage, participate and be a role model to others in regard to safety, environmental, quality activities and company policies and procedures.

ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.