Job Description

Regional Technology Engineer - Ama, LA

This is an exempt level position.

Position Summary:

The Technology Engineer will apply engineering principles and best practices at the facility with tasks ranging from process design, troubleshooting & optimization to implementation of best practices to the evaluation/implementation of new technologies. The primary purpose of the position is to enable facility success by ensuring that plant process systems are designed, built, operated, and maintained at optimal levels.

Essential Job Functions:

• Display a dedication to lead, develop and support safety and promote a safety culture. Promote continuous process safety improvement.
• Benchmark the location versus internal and external best available technologies and drive improvements.
• Manage and prioritize the Capital portfolio in cooperation with Plant Leadership, Regional Ops and/or the Ag Services Technology Team, where applicable.
• Develop and maintain a 5-year project portfolio to include capital budgeting, execution and to strike a balance between NDE and productivity/growth.
• Collaborate with the appropriate SME’s to ensure structural integrity is maintained.
• Explore, propose and/or champion new process technologies, equipment design improvements and equipment suppliers.
• Work with the Ag Services Technology Teams to standardize operations, share standard methodologies and implement new technologies.
• Assist plant operations in solving applicable technical problems.
• Support the facility in setting up goals.
• Work closely with company subject matter experts on the implementation of innovative approaches to plant operation and maintenance.
• Occasional travel will be required

Required Skills:

• Dedication to working safely and to the awareness for the safety of others.
• Strong knowledge of a variety of process unit operations. Some examples include grain handling, grain cleaning, product conveyance, dust control systems, bulk vessel loading and unloading, automation systems, and warehousing.
• Experience with optimization/analytical processes and tools.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for working with plant colleagues, management team, and Ag Services Technology Team.
• Working knowledge of common process drawings and documentation, such as P&IDs and control narratives.
• Desire to spend time in plant areas – tolerate extreme temperatures, walk long distances, stand, climb stairs and ladders and move through close spaces.
• Proven ability to work with plant colleagues to identify and solve problems
• Desire to work effectively on a team as well as independently while traveling to remote plant locations.
• Proven ability to manage capital projects successfully with the ability to drive solutions to their conclusion.
• High level of motivation and results-oriented way of working.

Required Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in the fields of Engineering, Production Manufacturing, Technology, Food Processing, or other related field, or
• Applicable, related experience.

Required Experience:

• Minimum 3 years’ experience with plant process systems at a production facility.

Desired Experience:

• Operations supervision and/or Process/Project Engineer.

Before applying for an exempt, non-exempt or hourly job opportunity, you are expected to initiate a discussion and share your intentions with your supervisor. * If you’ve been in your current position for more than 18 months, supervisor approval is not required. * If you’ve been in your current position for less than 18 months, verbal supervisor approval is required.

​Hiring Manager- Timothy Schaal ​

Recruiter- Rebecca Klump

City

Ama

State

LA - Louisiana

Location Country

United States

About ADM

At ADM, we unlock the power of nature to provide access to nutrition worldwide. With industry-advancing innovations, a complete portfolio of ingredients and solutions to meet any taste, and a commitment to sustainability, we give customers an edge in solving the nutritional challenges of today and tomorrow. We’re a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company. Our breadth, depth, insights, facilities and logistical expertise give us unparalleled capabilities to meet needs for food, beverages, health and wellness, and more. From the seed of the idea to the outcome of the solution, we enrich the quality of life the world over. Learn more at www.adm.com.

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.

The pay range for this position is expected to be between:

$104,100.00 - $195,300.00

Salaried Incentive Plan

The total compensation package for this position will also include annual bonus and a long-term incentive plan