Ingredion is hiring a Process Engineer to monitor process conditions, and provide troubleshooting and technical support to assist in meeting safety, quality, production, and cost goals. Identify and implement process improvements including capital projects/permits from conception to start-up.

Core Responsibilities:

• Providing technical support to maintenance and operations groups including process studies, troubleshooting, process optimization, and maintenance of historical data to identify, monitor and control key operating parameters.
• Leading projects up to $500K, and directing project contractors and consultants as necessary.
• Implementing capital permits, projects, and engineering studies as assigned to support plant goals. Managing projects in compliance with Ingredion’s ethics, safety, and engineering standards.
• Providing technical support to the plant safety professional on facility safety initiatives when designing and/or redesigning work processes to eliminate workplace injuries and illnesses.
• Identifying, developing, and initiating capital projects with an implementation date of one to two years in duration.
• Keeping current in discipline, assess new technologies and ideas, develop, evaluate, and seek approval for new concepts to improve the efficiency and the capability of the process.
• Conducting process training and ensures documentation is up to date when projects are complete.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to present technical information and prepare concisely written reports.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment, build consensus, and foster relationships at multiple organization levels and across different organizational functions.
• Demonstrated degree of sound judgment, resourcefulness, initiative, and innovation in handling complex technical assignments, with minimal supervision.

Qualified candidates will have:

• Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent technical discipline.
• Knowledge and understanding of corn wet milling process, and the systems and principles involved in its operation a plus.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot, identify opportunities for improvement, and implement action plans and follow-up to ensure effective results.
• Ability to successfully implement capital projects/permits, and perform engineering functions in a manufacturing environment.

Ingredion is a leading global ingredients solutions company. We make sweeteners, starches, nutrition ingredients and biomaterials that are used by customers in everyday products from foods and beverages to paper and pharmaceuticals.

We turn grains, fruits, vegetables and other plant materials into ingredients that make crackers crunchy, candy sweet, yogurt creamy, lotions and creams silky, plastics biodegradable and tissues softer and stronger. Our innovative ingredient solutions help customers stay on trend with simple ingredients and gluten-free or high-fiber foods that appeal to today's consumers.

Grounded in our values of Care First, Be Preferred, Everyone Belongs, Innovate Boldly and Owner's Mindset, we employ approximately 11,000 employees around the world. Our customers operate in more than 120 countries and represent 60 diverse sectors, including food, beverage, paper and corrugating, brewing and other industries.