Process Lead

Ingredion Incorporated • Bedford Park, IL

6d • Onsite

About The Position

As a Process Lead, you will provide leadership and technical solutions to operations. To manage assigned operations and tasks in various areas to meet the Argo Plant’s safety, quality, cost, and customer delivery goals. Serves on task forces, cross-functional teams, committees, and works shift assignments in the department as needed. This role reports to the Unit Manager.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, Engineering or equivalent in education and experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to communicate across functional lines at all levels.
• Decision-making ability, planning, and time management skills.
• Excellent Customer service skill.
• Ability to manage a manufacturing environment, including the capability to perform effectively in high-stress, emergency, and crisis situations.
• Ability to train and coach others to improve performance.
• Capacity to solve problems through creative, innovative solutions and challenge traditional methods of accomplishing tasks.
• Ability to build consensus and foster positive relationships.
• Ability to learn and apply Ingredion’s GMP, Quality, and Safety standards.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in customer service, and SAP knowledge is a highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Assisting in the day-to-day activities of the operation in loading and processing plant sweeteners output, ensuring quality and safety of the process.
• Keeping historical data, analyzing and monitoring key efficiencies and parameters against design to assist Operations with troubleshooting and meeting costs and production goals.
• Coordinating with the logistics team, customer service, quality and production units to achieve perfect order coverage.
• Coordinating maintenance activities to meet the production needs of the business and ensure necessary maintenance is completed.
• Promoting Safety, Health, and Environmental programs in order to ensure workforce stability, eliminating losses attributable to personal injury or property damage, and complying with regulatory guidelines applicable to manufacturing processes and product characteristics.
• Monitor process conditions and operational activities, and proposes corrective action as needed to ensure operation of the process in a cost-effective and efficient manner.
• Analyzing processes, developing new operating techniques, and recommending changes or capital expenditures to maintain or improve business efficiencies, facility life, and quality.
• Assisting in the training and coaching of operations personnel in both process design and operational techniques established to maintain unit business objectives and to provide organizational strength and individual growth within the organization.

Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based pay
• Health coverage
• Long-term savings
• Resources for your physical, mental, and emotional well-being
• Learning, training, and development opportunities
• Tuition reimbursement
• A culture of real-time appreciation, with personalized recognition rewards globally
• Exclusive discounts on everyday products, services, and travel
• Medical coverage
• Dental coverage
• Vision coverage
• 401(k) plan with an competitive company match

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level