COMPANY BACKGROUND:

Ingredion is a Fortune 500 provider of ingredient solutions that helps nourish, comfort, sustain, and delight people around the world. Ingredion’s wide range of ingredient solutions is strategically designed to address changing consumer trends and preferences.Our specialty portfolio includes starch-based texturizers, clean and simple ingredients, plant-based proteins, sugar reduction and specialty sweeteners, and food systems.Our innovative ingredient solutions are used by consumers in everyday products, from foods and beverages to paper and pharmaceuticals. And we do it all in a planet-friendly sustainable manner.

WE BRING THE POTENTIAL OF PEOPLE, NATURE, AND TECHNOLOGY TOGETHER TO MAKE LIFE BETTER.

That’s our purpose. We are all IN to make life better!

Every day, Ingredion employees bring their skills, creativity, and passion together to deliver ingredient solutions that enhance people’s lives. We are innovators who combine the power of technology with the best of nature to delight our customers and consumers. We hold ourselves to the highest standards in ethics, safety, quality, and sustainability. Unlocking the potential of people, nature, and technology to make life better is what drives us in every aspect of our business.

If you are interested in making life better, we are all IN to learn more about you! A bit about what you can expect from the employee experience at Ingredion:

THE CHANCE TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE

No matter where you work in the company, you’ll have an opportunity to make life better... for our colleagues, customers, communities, and the world.

PASSIONATE PEOPLE, MOTIVATED TO EXCEL

Our highly talented people have a passion for learning and achievement and are driven by our inspiring purpose to make life better and our core values: Care First, Be Preferred, Everyone Belongs, Innovate Boldly, and Owner’s Mindset.

A WARM, WELCOMING ENVIRONMENT

At Ingredion, everyone belongs! We embrace diversity and foster an inclusive work environment where individuals feel supported and enabled to contribute their very best every day.

A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN GROW PERSONALLY AND PROFESSIONALLY

We believe everyone has great potential, and we strive to nurture that potential into great personal and professional achievements.

AN ENVIRONMENT THAT ENABLES INNOVATION AND COLLABORATION

We are creating the conditions that inspire and enable innovation - in our products and services, as well as in how we do our work day-to-day.

The SR. CONTROLS ENGINEER supports, troubleshoots, and continuously improves instrumentation and control systems in support of plant production, quality, GMP, and safety goals. Designs and implements change to the instrumentation and control systems in the plant in support of business approved projects and permits.

CORE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• PRODUCTION - Ensure the instrumentation, control systems, and documentation are maintained in a state capable of supporting the quality and production goals of the plant to meet business needs. Manage systems, service contracts, or software licenses as directed to maintain the overall instrumentation and control systems. Be knowledgeable and proficient in all of the plant control systems.

• MAINTENANCE - Assist in defining and developing the necessary instrument and troubleshooting skills within the maintenance department. Assist the reliability efforts to improve overall reliability and effectiveness as it pertains to instrumentation and control systems.

• REGULATORY, SAFETY, HEALTH - Comply with Safety and Health programs. Maintain or implement changes to the plant instrumentation and control systems and documentation to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and protection of the workforce and equipment.

• EFFICIENT USE OF RESOURCES - Train maintenance, contractors, operations, and engineers where appropriate to minimize downtime attributable to troubleshooting and repair of instrumentation and control systems.

• TECHNOLOGY - Evaluate opportunities for improving plant automation and control systems and present them to management for review. Participate in control systems life planning to ensure that instrumentation and control systems are supportable and fit for use as they approach obsolescence.

• EFFICIENT USE OF CAPITAL - Design and implement assigned changes to instrumentation and control systems, and support plant projects as required by business needs within approved cost, schedule, safety, and scope criteria.

• EXPERTISE - Maintain and improve skills required to ensure safe and efficient operation of instrumentation and control equipment. Sustain knowledge of new technologies or applications that may be beneficial to the business. Share knowledge and help within the group, with other plants, and any other customers within the organization. Assist in establishing and maintaining plant standards for instrumentation and control systems. Propose changes or additions to plant instrumentation and control systems.

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and written to work effectively with peers, plant operating staff, and other engineering resources.

• Demonstrated ability to organize, schedule, and carry out multiple tasks with minimum supervision.

• Participation in professional organizations such as ISA.

QUALIFIED CANDIDATES WILL HAVE:

• College degree in related field with experience in process controls or equivalent work experience in automation & Controls is required.

• Detailed knowledge and significant experience of the plant process control systems in more than one of the following is a plus: Allen Bradley PLCs (5, 500 and Control Logix), Emerson Delta V, Aspen IP.21, HMI Displays (AB Factory Talk View & GE Proficy iFix).

• Demonstrated knowledge of measurement instrumentation and control valve theory of operation, application, selection, specification, and installation.

• Demonstrated knowledge of analog control theory, configuration, and tuning.

• Demonstrated knowledge of network infrastructure such as DH+, Ethernet/IP, Modbus or Serial Communication Networks. Cisco Certified Network Profession (CCNP) a plus.

• Familiarity with cybersecurity concepts and principles.

• Demonstrated knowledge of electrical control systems such as electrical drawings and motor starter controls.

• Project Management experience and a track record of successful projects.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Ingredion provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If a job applicant requires an accommodation during the application process or through the selection process, we will work with the applicant to meet the job applicant's accommodation needs.

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.