Milling Optimization Analyst - Decatur, IL
About The Position
The Milling Optimization Analyst role is primarily responsible for production planning, with a portion of the work dedicated to developing technological tools to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of planning processes. The Planner will work under the supervision of the Manager of Planning and Optimization (Milling), focusing on plant production scheduling to ensure customers receive demand in optimal ways. Responsibilities include linear programming optimization under the guidance of senior team members and plant production cost analysis. Ensuring accuracy and verification of results is vital for user adoption of tools. The role also involves collaborating with team members to improve the usability, functionality, and visibility of existing front-end applications that interface with the division's analytical SQL database, utilizing technologies like Tableau, Microsoft PowerBI, and ASP.Net/MVC-based web pages. Depending on interests, there may be involvement in developing data management tools for data normalization and cleaning. Attention to detail, close collaboration with team members and business users, and adaptability within ambiguous project requirements are essential. Some after-hours and weekend work may be necessary.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, Mathematics, or a related technical field
- 1 to 5 years of experience in production planning, tech tool development, or a related field
- Background check completion
Nice To Haves
- Familiarity with technologies such as C#, MVC, SQL Server, SSIS, JavaScript, Tableau, PowerBI, and R
- Language skills in French
Responsibilities
- Plant production scheduling
- Ensuring customers receive demand in optimal ways
- Linear programming optimization under the guidance of senior team members
- Plant production cost analysis
- Ensuring the accuracy and verification of results
- Collaborating with current team members to improve the usability, functionality, and visibility of existing front-end applications that interface with the division's analytical SQL database
- Developing data management tools to normalize and clean data
Benefits
- Medical/Rx
- Dental
- Vision
- On-site wellness center access or gym reimbursement
- Flexible spending accounts
- Health savings account
- 401(k) with matching contributions
- 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
- LinkedIn Learning
- Language training
- Mentoring programs
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
