Ethanol Superintendent - Decatur, IL

Archer Daniels Midland • Decatur, IL

18h • Onsite

About The Position

Alcohol Superintendent – Decatur, IL This is an exempt level position. Position Summary: The Department Superintendent, Alcohol will lead day-to-day operations of the Decatur Corn Plant Alcohol department to safely produce high quality products that provide value to customers and a return to shareholders. Safety and compliance are required meeting all state and federal laws and regulations. A successful candidate will partner with commercial business unit leaders to align on supply and demand needs of the product lines, communicating when slowdowns and upsets occur. The role will be a part of the Leadership Team within the Decatur Corn Plant, reporting to the Plant Manager.

Requirements

• Dedication to working safely and to the awareness for the safety of others.
• Leading and developing high performing work teams including maintenance, engineering and non-technical employees.
• Strong knowledge of the corn wet milling processes including Ion Exchange, Distillation, Fermentation, Enzyme application and Evaporation techology.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for working with plant engineers, maintenance and management.
• Willingness to spend time in plant areas – tolerate extreme temperatures, walk long distances, stand, climb stairs and ladders and move through close spaces.
• High level of motivation and results-oriented way of working.
• Bachelor's Degree in the field of Engineering, preferably Chemical.
• Minimum 5 years’ experience in a production leadership role.
• 4 years of experience in a continuous operation technical role.

Nice To Haves

• Leading candidates will have operations leadership experience in a Corn Wet Mill processing facility.
• Experience with application of Continuous Improvement principles in a continuous production manufacturing environment.

Responsibilities

• Display a dedication to lead, develop and support safety, promoting a safety culture.
• Promote continuous process safety improvement, knowledgeable of PSM programs a plus.
• Lead day-to-day operations and serve as primary contact of a Decatur Corn department 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.
• Utilize Continuous Improvement principles to drive department performance and focus improvement prioritization and alignment.
• Manage chemical usages, production costs and continuously focus on efficiency improvement.
• Interacts directly with Shift Supervisors to produce desired operational results and employee development.
• Assure training and development of all department employees.
• Involved in employee coaching and discipline.

Benefits

• In addition to competitive pay, we support your diverse needs with a comprehensive total rewards package to enhance your well-being, including:
• Physical wellness – medical/Rx, dental, vision and on-site wellness center access or gym reimbursement (as applicable).
• Financial wellness – flexible spending accounts, health savings account, 401(k) with matching contributions and cash balance plan, discounted employee stock purchasing program, life insurance, disability, workers’ compensation, legal assistance, identity theft protection.
• Mental and social wellness – Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) and Colleague Giving Programs (ADM Cares).
• Additional benefits include:
• Paid time off including paid holidays.
• Adoption assistance and paid maternity and parental leave.
• Tuition assistance.
• Company-sponsored training and development resources, such as LinkedIn Learning, language training and mentoring programs.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees