Process Engineer

Cargill•Hutchinson, KS

4h•Onsite

About The Position

The Process Engineer will apply process and project engineering techniques to improve moderately complex manufacturing processes and products. In this role, you will provide technical support, operations experience, continuous improvement techniques and project management skills and be a contributing member of a team on moderately complex issues related to the operational domain area. You will provide guidance and 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 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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Minimum of two years of related work experience

Nice To Haves

Six sigma green belt certification
Experience with operations data and design programs and applications
Lean certification
Experience and skills leading moderately complex projects
Strong data analysis capabilities including continuous improvement experience or certifications

Responsibilities

Collect and analyze moderately complex operational data and trends and develop recommendations and plans to improve the performance and reporting process of manufacturing equipment and processes and ensure consistent monitoring and early warning indicators.
Collaborate with maintenance leadership to plan and schedule maintenance of plant systems using reliability models and predictive technologies.
Collaborate with internal technology and finance operations stakeholders to monitor and manage variable and fixed costs at the site.
Plan and monitor production shutdowns ensuring legal and preventive maintenance compliance of manufacturing equipment.
Partner with process engineers to analyze capital expenditures and moderately complex project designs to find more efficient, cost effective approaches to promote higher quality and reliable outcomes.
Serve as point of contact and interface with third party personnel to 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 benchmark practices and assist in the creation of strategies.
Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
Other duties as assigned