Process Technology Engineer

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Job Title

Process Technology Engineer

Company

Archer Daniels Midland Company

Location

Job Description

Position Summary:

• Native and modified starches
• Sweeteners and syrups
• Fuel and industrial alcohols
• Corn gluten meal
• Corn gluten feed pellets
• Corn germ oil

These are produced through various unit operations such as:

• Steeping, corn wet milling and centrifugal separations
• Dewatering, drying and pelletizing
• Alcohol fermentation, distillation and dehydration
• Starch conversion, saccharification and enzymatic conversion
• Ion exchange and chromatography
• Evaporation

This position will primarily support the ongoing process controls migration to Delta V in the Clinton, Iowa plant with secondary support for the plant process, while also sharing knowledge and collaborating with colleagues across ADM’s other corn wet mill and dry grinding facilities in Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, and Nebraska.

The technology engineer will apply engineering principles to new and existing facilities with tasks ranging from process design to the evaluation and implementation of new technologies. They will ensure plant process systems are designed, built, operated, and maintained at safe and optimal levels. The technology engineer will play a critical role in helping ADM achieve its energy intensity and sustainability goals through improvements in reliability, efficiency and yield recovery.

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’s control systems versus internal and external best in class technologies and drive improvements.
• Manage and prioritize the Delta V controls conversion projects through in cooperation with the Automation Tech Center and the Wet Milling Technology Manager.
• Organize and lead the operations portion of the process controls conversion including but not limited to:
  Process & Instrumentation Diagram review and update, creation of User Requirement Specifications, field instrument review and updates, Factory Acceptance Testing, operator training, alarm rationalization, and Standard Operating Procedure updates.
• Ownership of the controls cutover planning/scheduling. Active support of each cutover and any needed post-cutover troubleshooting.
• Take a leadership role in the selection and creation of data output systems from the new process control system (such as PI Vision dashboards and trends).
• Work in collaboration with the Global Technology teams to ensure alignment of technology for process controls improvements.
• Explore, evaluate, propose, and/or champion new control schemes and methodologies.
• Work within Carbohydrates Technology and Automation Technology to replicate best practices, standardize operations, and share standard methodologies across Corn Plant locations globally.
• Assist and provide technical support to department operations in solving technical process and process control problems. Contribute to technical knowledge development and sustainment by engaging in training and guidance documents.
• Work closely with company subject matter experts on the implementation of innovative approaches to plant operation and maintenance.
• Act as a resource for plant process 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 process unit operations, including (but not limited to) the following: pumps and piping systems, centrifugal fans and airflow systems, heat exchangers, evaporators, solids conveying and steam/condensate systems.
• Experience with process optimization using analytical processes and tools.
• Experience with project management, particularly in the areas of commissioning, checkout and start-up.
• Experience with plant process control systems and basic control logic, including experience with control narratives.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for working with plant engineers, operators, and…