Sorbitol Plant Ops Lead – Assistant Dept. Superintendent

ADM; Decatur (IL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 113,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Rx

Dental/Vision

On-site wellness center

401(k) with matching

Life insurance

Disability

Job summary

ADM is seeking an Assistant Department Superintendent - Alcohol in Decatur, IL to lead the Sorbitol department within the Refinery, ensuring safe, high-quality production and compliance with regulations. You will collaborate with commercial leaders to balance supply and demand and report to the Refinery Superintendent.

You will guide supervisors and staff, promote a strong safety culture, manage maintenance strategies, and drive continuous improvement to meet production targets while adhering to

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, preferably Chemical.
• Minimum 2 years’ experience in a production leadership role.
• 4 years of experience in a continuous operation technical role.
• Leading candidates will have operations leadership experience in a Corn Wet Mill processing facility or continuous chemical operations.
• Experience with Continuous Improvement principles in a continuous production environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations and serve as primary contact of a Refinery Sorbitol process, producing high quality products that meet or exceed Quality and Food Safety specifications.
• Develop and deliver on a long term department strategy that delivers a safe and reliable operation meeting food safety expectations while meeting or exceeding production targets.
• Lead day-to-day employees to work safely with environmental awareness and good manufacturing practices that is compliant with all state and federal laws and regulations.
• Responsible for the department maintenance strategy, partnering closely with maintenance team to deliver reliable production systems including deployment of PdM, Preventative and corrective action maintenance practices.
• Manage department to insure adherence to established product, environmental, safety and housekeeping quality guidelines.
• Provide guidance to supervisors and technical support personnel to achieve short term and long term department performance.

Skills

Safety leadership

Team leadership

Continuous chemical processes

Communication

Physical stamina

Motivation and results

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (Chemical preferred)

Job description

ADM is seeking an Assistant Department Superintendent - Alcohol in Decatur, IL to lead the Sorbitol department within the Refinery, ensuring safe, high-quality production and compliance with regulations. You will collaborate with commercial leaders to balance supply and demand and report to the Refinery Superintendent.

You will guide supervisors and staff, promote a strong safety culture, manage maintenance strategies, and drive continuous improvement to meet production targets while adhering to