Feedhouse Superintendent - Decatur, IL

Archer Daniels Midland • Decatur, IL

2d • Onsite

About The Position

The Superintendent will lead the day-to-day operations of a critical corn wet milling department responsible for dewatering, drying, grinding, sizing, and pelleting of germ, fiber, and gluten co-products. This role is accountable for safety, environmental compliance, product quality, operational reliability, cost performance, and workforce leadership with a direct impact on plant profitability. The Superintendent serves as a member of the plant leadership team and partners closely with commercial, maintenance, and engineering teams.

Requirements

• Strong leadership and team development skills in a manufacturing environment.
• Working knowledge of corn wet milling processes and equipment.
• Effective communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Ability to drive operational excellence and continuous improvement.
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making capability.
• Ability to work in industrial environments including extended walking, climbing, and variable temperatures.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, or Agricultural Engineering preferred), or equivalent experience in a relevant continuous process manufacturing environment will be considered in lieu of degree.
• Minimum 7 years in production leadership.
• Experience in a continuous process manufacturing environment.
• Experience leading teams in an industrial setting.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in corn wet milling or similar food or ingredient processing.
• Experience in a unionized manufacturing environment.
• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, or other continuous improvement methodologies.
• Proven success improving reliability and operational efficiency.

Responsibilities

• Lead and promote a strong safety culture ensuring compliance with all regulatory and company safety requirements, including process safety management.
• Lead 24/7 operations of feedhouse processes including dewatering, drying, grinding, cooling, conveying, and pelleting.
• Own and deliver measurable performance against KPIs including safety, quality, cost, production, energy conservation, sustainability, and reliability.
• Lead, develop, and manage a unionized workforce of employees including hourly and salaried team members while ensuring adherence to collective bargaining agreements.
• Coordinate with maintenance and engineering teams to implement preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance strategies to improve asset reliability.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives utilizing Lean, Six Sigma, and problem-solving methodologies to improve OEE and cost performance
• Collaborate with commercial teams to align production responsiveness
• Ensure compliance with quality, food safety, and environmental standards.
• Provide leadership, coaching, and performance management to drive engagement and accountability.

Benefits

• competitive pay
• medical/Rx
• dental
• vision
• on-site wellness center access or gym reimbursement
• 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
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
• Colleague Giving Programs (ADM Cares)
• Paid time off
• paid holidays
• Adoption assistance
• 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