Engineer Manager - Decatur, IL

Job Description

Job Description

Engineer Manager - Decatur, IL

Position Summary:

The Engineering Manager plays a key role on the Leadership team for the ADM West Plant Soybean operations in Decatur, IL, and reports to the Plant Manager. The Engineering Manager will lead the site engineering team in day-to-day process problem-solving, project development, project deployment, and technical development of the site's engineers.

Essential Job Functions:

• Display a dedication to lead, develop, and support safety and promote a safety culture. Promote continuous process safety improvement, knowledgeable of PSM programs a plus.

• Collaborate with the Technology Engineering team for the development and execution of process optimization projects.

• Assist in prioritizing the project portfolio in cooperation with the Technology Engineering team, Department Superintendents, and Maintenance team for the West Plant.

• Explore, propose, and champion new process technologies and equipment suppliers.

• Assist plant operations in solving applicable technical problems.

• Support the location in setting up goals and objectives.

• Work closely with company subject matter experts on implementing innovative ideas and approaches to plant operation and maintenance.

• Lead and mentor plant process, production, and project engineers through coaching, mentoring, and conducting training sessions.

Required Skills:

• Dedication to working safely and to the awareness for the safety of others.

• Strong knowledge of Soybean or similar Oilseed crush, extraction, and refinery processes.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for working with plant engineers and management.

• Working knowledge of common process drawings and documentation, such as P&IDs and control narratives.

• Willingness to spend time in plant areas - tolerate extreme temperatures, walk long distances, stand, climb stairs and ladders, and move through close spaces.

• Ability to work effectively on a team and independently while traveling to remote plant locations.

• High level of motivation and results-oriented way of working.

• Experience with project management tools.

Required Education:

• Bachelor's Degree in the field of Engineering, preferably Chemical.

Required Experience:

• Minimum 8 years' experience in process/project engineering capacity with process optimization experience.

• Project management of projects in excess of $1.0MM

Desired Experience:

• Leading candidates will have operations leadership experience in the soybean oilseeds industry.

Excited about this role but don't meet every requirement listed? Studies show that often applicants will self-select out if they don't check every box. We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.

ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.

'AJC IND' REF:87291BR