Senior Project Engineer - Erlanger, KY

Archer Daniels Midland • Erlanger, KY

12d • Onsite

About The Position

The Sr Project Engineer, Colors will represent the Engineering group within ADM’s Flavors business unit, with focus on the NA region. Support of SA may also be provided as needed. The primary focus of the position is to guide and recommend strategic capex investment in the region, with focus on Natural Colors, assist with prioritization to ensure maximum ROIC value is obtained, identify and drive technology and automation strategy, and lead execution of key projects from inception to completion, providing/leading process engineering, project engineering, project management and construction management functions. Collaborate with plant resources to determine the most effective path for project execution, including construction and contractor management. Connect stakeholders in the region to other COE expertise across ADM. Additionally, this role will help to drive execution accountability on progress of projects through the RG (readiness gate), FEL (front end loading) and AFE (authorization for expenditure) processes. This will be accomplished by proactively partnering with the various Plant colleagues, Operations Centers of Excellence partners, and the commercial and supply chain stakeholders. This position will also be responsible for assigning and/or recommending additional resources to help execute projects, both internal and external, and then to act as the primary point of contact for the stakeholders. This position will also act as primary Technology manager for specific strategic projects and master planning, as assigned.

Requirements

• BS of Engineering, preferably Chemical, Mechanical or Industrial.
• 15+ years of experience in project or process engineering roles in the food industry (with a minimum of 5 years in dairy, flavors, or ingredients preferred)
• Dedication to working safely and to the awareness for the safety of others
• Liquid blending, liquid emulsions and dry blending experience required
• Sanitary design experience required
• Deep understanding of process controls and digital maturity
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for working with plant personnel and regional management
• Willingness to spend time in plant areas – tolerate extreme temperatures, walk long distances, stand, climb stairs and ladders and move through close spaces
• Position location is Erlanger, KY.
• Willingness to travel up to 25% to sites in NA and LATAM, with higher focus on NA locations.
• Ability to work effectively on a team as well as independently while traveling to remote plant locations.
• Demonstrated problem solving, diagnostic and analytical skills, with a results focused approach
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Team player with a propensity for collaboration
• Demonstrated strategic mindset
• Self-motivated work habits and capable of prioritizing and balancing resources between multiple simultaneous initiatives
• General knowledge of software applications
• Controls and plant automation knowledge or experience
• CAD modeling
• Fluent in English
• Food/pharma/bioprocess engineering
• Project Budget management experience
• Senior leadership interaction
• Strategic and Customer focus mind-set
• Financial acumen
• Operational excellence/Continuous improvement
• Project management
• Compliance and safety experience

Nice To Haves

• Masters degree beneficial
• Spray Dry experience in the food industry a plus
• Direct experience in flavor manufacturing unit operations preferred: spray drying, dry blending, emulsions, reactions, separations, distillation, filtration
• Additional useful languages: Portuguese, Spanish

Responsibilities

• Capital planning, prioritization, execution, tracking, approval and AFE closing for operational NDE/CI/Growth initiatives.
• Supporting the execution of technologies for CAPEX growth initiatives.
• Drive accountability of initiative and project execution
• Proactively collaborate with all ADM Centers of Excellence to drive collaborative results
• Act as a “super user” of WAVE software for oversight and managing the portfolio of initiatives within the region
• Drive a culture of Safety and Food Safety by partnering with operations teams on technology solutions
• Drive Continuous Improvement and Performance Excellence by integrating the various CoE tools
• Act as a champion to propose new technologies
• Assist plant personnel with the diagnosis of operational difficulties and provide recommendations for corrective action.
• Champion initiatives related to the design, development, implementation and maintenance of advanced shop floor automation, process control and optimization applications.
• Act as a manufacturing technology resource for plant operations leaders.
• Implement and track performance metrics to maintain or improve the effectiveness of advanced process control and optimization applications.
• Develop process knowledge required to guide plant engineers in the optimization of unit operations and the achievement of production targets.
• Support plant projects including the FEL process. This could also include oversight of contract engineers.
• Assist local operations leadership in the development of site capital budgeting for Continuous Improvement and Non-Discretionary projects.
• Support the prioritization of the Project portfolio in cooperation with the Plant Manager, Business stakeholders, ADM COE pillars, and the Technology Director
• Participate in the development of SOPs, MOC and commissioning for specialized equipment that is specified by the Technology group.

Benefits

• Base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
• Hourly and salaried non-exempt employees will also be paid overtime pay when working qualifying overtime hours.
• If hired, employees will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base pay (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors.

What This Job Offers

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