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Milling Scientist : Lab & Pilot Scale Trials

Job in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois, 62523, USA
Listing for: Illinois Ag
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-06-04
Job specializations:
  • Engineering
    Chemical Engineer
  • Science
Salary/Wage Range or Industry Benchmark: 60000 - 80000 USD Yearly USD 60000.00 80000.00 YEAR
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Position: Milling Scientist I: Lab & Pilot Scale Trials
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* Position Summary:

** Our Milling Science & Grain Quality focused research group is looking for an experienced scientist to enhance ADM's grain and oilseed processing capabilities.

This position will work simultaneously across multiple projects in support of operation's needs, customer care, performance excellence, and growth projects.

This role will be responsible for understanding business needs and aligning appropriate levels of technical work to meet those needs at the laboratory and pilot levels and will provide support for plant trials and gathering of plant samples.

The holder of this position will be expected to execute experimental designs, analyze and report the results in a clear and concise manner. This position will provide daily management of the milling laboratory, equipment maintenance, safety reviews and supplies procurement, and assist technical staff on training and executing experiments. The Scientist will be expected to effectively work with external technology providers and across various internal groups including operations, ADM Centers of Excellence, business development, and R&D.

In addition, the Scientist will support successful technologies through the transfer to production in pilot scale up and plant trials. Capability to explain experimental outcomes and apply them to business operations highly desired.

Previous experience in laboratory or piloting experimental design and execution for new product development or process optimization is highly desired; a good understanding of laboratory equipment and maintenance, methodology, and laboratory safety are highly desirable. Cereal science, protein chemistry, starch chemistry and food applications experience is desirable. This position will be focused primarily on laboratory and pilot scale work, but the position will be expected to sometimes work in an industrial plant environment and assist with piloting scaleup demonstration of experiments.

Occasional domestic travel to other ADM locations will be required.
** Responsibilities:
*** Partner with Research project teams to identify, develop, and implement new grain and oilseeds processing technologies for new products and processes, process improvements, and troubleshooting to deliver best in class solutions before commercialization
* Lead where appropriate as an individual contributor and team member on matrix projects
* Evaluate production processes and develop the best methods for scale-down parameters and pilot testing required to make process changes that increase yield, purity, and/or capacity
* Design experiments for laboratory and piloting trials, collect and organize data, interpret data
* Write detailed reports and prepare comprehensive presentations and communicate at all levels of the organization
* Prepare mass balances of new or existing technologies to understand scale up/scale down
* Collaborate with plant engineers, vendors, and contractors to identify scale-up risks and then develop methods to mitigate
* Support pilot trials in industrial environments
* Work with subject matter experts and managers to ensure technical work is done with sound, scientific methods to provide high quality information in a resource efficient manner
* Develop standard operating procedures and maintain safe laboratory practices
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* Education:

*** B.S. Degree with demonstrated knowledge in Chemistry, Grain Science, Food Science, Chemical Engineering, Milling Science or related field. An advanced degree (MS) or equivalent experience is preferred.
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*** Technical background in the areas of chemistry, biology, milling, cereal, food science or related area (knowledge of grain and oilseeds processing from agricultural sources preferred)
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*** A strong engineering and mechanical aptitude with applied understanding of processing equipment and unit operations including, but not limited to centrifugation, grinding, filtration, dryers, mixers, sizing, dewatering, tempering, and steeping.
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