Senior Process Engineer

Green Plains•Wood River, NE

11h

About The Position

As a Sr. Process Engineer, you will quickly gain exposure to various challenges, current and emerging technologies, and multiple-unit operations within Green Plains Inc. This role, reporting to the Director of Protein, provides a key link between process optimization and capital project execution, while building your experience and expertise in a corn-processing biorefinery. You will collaborate within our cohesive team and l study multiple unit operations to improve performance, yield, and operating expense (OPEX) to accelerate your career development.

Requirements

Requires a valid driver's license.
5+ years’ engineering experience in a manufacturing environment, with a preference in corn processing or related agricultural processing field.
Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering or related engineering field.
Strong written and verbal communication skills.
Working knowledge of basic chemical unit operations and Process Safety Management (PSM) systems.
Experience in chemical processes or production, along with a background in food manufacturing.
The ability to travel up to 30% of the time as needed.

Responsibilities

Prioritize safety and productivity in all work activities.
Develop, lead, and execute engineering solutions in the biorefineries to improve safety, quality, yields, and operating expenses (OPEX).
Monitor day-to-day process KPIs against established benchmarks, actively participating in troubleshooting and resolution across our fleet of biorefineries.
Key contributor in identifying and resolving operational inefficiencies through engineered solutions.
Design and specify the operation of new plant processes to drive operational excellence.
Actively engage as a key member of our Engineering team, contributing to regular meetings to share operational best practices, benchmark standards, and engineering updates and educating operations personnel
Exhibits excellent communication skills at all organizational levels preparing engineering reports, project justification proposals, and technical unit operations papers.
Contribute to and/or spearhead the design of engineering projects, taking responsibility for project management and execution of projects that are pivotal to business transformation.
Ensure engineering assignments are completed within specified time and budget constraints.
Stay current with technical skills and knowledge at a state-of-the-art level.
Collaborate with engineers and production personnel across the fleet of biorefineries, involving some travel to other biorefineries as needed.
Foster cross-functional communication with Sales, Marketing, and Accounting, as well as externally with professional organizations.
Receive moderate guidance and some supervision, with significant autonomy for planning and executing work.
Provide technical guidance and instruction to process operators and other engineers, assisting them with procedural and technical matters.
Tackle a wide range of troubleshooting problems; utilizing your fundamental knowledge of the process and creative problem-solving skills to recommend corrective actions.