Production Engineer - Valdosta, GA

Archer Daniels Midland•Valdosta, GA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Valdosta Facility is seeking a Production Engineer with the skills to improve, troubleshoot, and optimize the food and feed manufacturing processes to support operational excellence. This is a salary, exempt position.

Requirements

B.S. in Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.
2 or more years of experience in plant manufacturing operations environment.
Demonstrated problem solving competencies.
Experienced and comfortable with communicating and driving change management, and continuous improvement initiatives across all levels of an organization.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds on an occasional basis.
Ability to move around by stooping, bending, kneeling or squatting frequently.
May also require periods of prolonged sitting or standing.
May be required to perform work at heights (on ladders, scaffolding or other structures) of up to 125 ft.
Proactively engage, participate and be a role model to others in regard to safety, environmental, quality activities and company policies and procedures.

Nice To Haves

2 or more years of supervisory experience or project leadership experience (as the project leader supervising team members and/or contractors) preferred.

Responsibilities

Identify improvement opportunities and lead focused improvement initiatives to support of plant goals for safety, cost, yield, quality, and reliability.
Ensure identification and inclusion of critical health, safety, environmental, quality requirements in the development and modification of equipment and facilities.
Analyze existing processes for cost savings, reliability, and performance improvement opportunities.
Assist in development of colleagues through training, technical support mentoring, and standardization of processes.
Project management, purchasing of materials and supplies, equipment installation, budget tracking, startup of projects, employee training and reporting.
Experience leading plant operations to maintain personnel and process safely.
Observe and make recommendations for improvements to facilities, equipment, processes and safety programs.
Communicate and interact with shift supervisors and employees to produce desired operational results and support employee development.
Conduct daily review of KPI paperwork (i.e., Operational & Shift Supervisor, quality reports and Production Review).
Participate in Performance Excellence initiatives, Losses to Action, DMAIC projects, and Zero-Failure deployments.

Benefits

medical/Rx
dental
vision
on-site wellness center access or gym reimbursement (as applicable)
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 including 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.