Senior Process Engineer

Iowa Ag; Cedar Rapids, Northern (IA, KY); Hybrid; USD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

Cargill, Inc. in Cedar Rapids, IA is seeking a Senior Process Engineer III to apply engineering methods to improve complex manufacturing processes and products.

You will provide technical support, drive continuous improvement, manage projects, and oversee third-party teams to enhance process stability and efficiency. The role emphasizes cost and operating efficiency targets while protecting safety, environment, and assets.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.
• Comprehensive knowledge of engineering subject matter.
• Strong communication skills and project management aptitude.
• Experience with data analysis and continuous improvement techniques.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with maintenance leadership to plan and schedule maintenance of complex plant systems.
• Monitor and manage variable and fixed costs at the site with internal stakeholders.
• Plan production shutdowns and ensure preventive maintenance compliance of equipment.
• Analyze capital expenditures and project designs for cost-effective improvements.
• Provide oversight to third party personnel and ensure safety training.

Skills

Lean Certification

Six Sigma Green Belt

Communication skills

Project management

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

PI Data Historian

AutoCAD

MS Project

Job description

### Job Details#### Job Title:Senior Process Engineer#### Location:,, ,#### Company:#### Industry Sector:#### Industry Type:#### Career Type:#### Job Type:Full Time#### Minimum Years Experience Required:N/A#### Salary:### Get Job Alerts**Career Type:** Processing**Country:** USAI agree to receive alerts from and to the .Your alert was created successfully.x## General Alert Saved* The listings below are jobs matching the criteria you've selected for your General Alert on.Criteria selected was:* General alert saved for .* General alert notifications will be sent weekly on Monday.* Please note that you can only have one general alert active at any given time. Creating a new general alert will override an existing general alert.* Visit the to manage your alerts# Senior Process Engineer| Number of Years Experience: | Minimum Education Completed: | || Education Major / Discipline Category: | Most Recent / Current Occupation: | |Cargill is a family company committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. We sit at the heart of the supply chain, partnering with producers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. By providing customers with life's essentials, we enable businesses to grow, communities to prosper, and consumers to live well.This position is in our Ag & Trading enterprise, where we connect producers and users of grains and oilseeds around the globe through origination, trading, processing, and distribution. We also offer a range of farmer services and risk management solutions.**Job Purpose and Impact**The Process Engineer III 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*** 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.* Plan and monitor production shutdowns and ensure legal and preventive maintenance compliance of manufacturing equipment.* 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.* You will work under minimal supervision and 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* Possesses comprehensive knowledge of engineering subject matter* Minimum of four years of related work experience* Other minimum qualifications may apply**Preferred Qualifications*** Lean Certification* Six Sigma Green Belt Certification* Excellent oral and written communication skills* Strong project management aptitude and experience* Strong data analysis capabilities including continuous improvement experience or certifications* Understanding of PI (data historian), ACAD (auto CAD), MS ProjectEqual Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vet.To apply please click on APPLY TO THIS POSITIONJob Post Date: 09/11/26Here are some other jobs you may be interested in applying for.| | || - | - || Cargill, Inc Cedar Rapids, Iowa | Cargill, Inc Iowa Falls, Iowa || Cargill, Inc Iowa Falls, Iowa | |2 people are interested in this job.