Control Operator

Job Overview

Job Category: Supply Chain/Logistics/Planning

Requisition Number: CONTR
001160

Oversees and controls the ethanol production process from a centralized control room. This role ensures safe, efficient, and continuous operation of plant equipment through monitoring systems, data analysis, and coordination with field operators.

• Monitor plant operations using DCS systems, including fermentation, distillation, evaporation, drying, and utilities.
• Adjust process parameters (flows, temperatures, pressures, chemical dosing) to maintain optimal production.
• Respond to alarms and troubleshoot process deviations in real time.
• Communicate with field operators to coordinate equipment inspections, manual adjustments, and maintenance activities.
• Record operational data including production rates, energy usage, equipment status, and downtime events.
• Start up and shut down equipment following established procedures.
• Ensure safety compliance by following SOPs, lockout/tagout, confined space, and emergency protocols.
• Collaborate with maintenance to report equipment issues and support repairs.
• Maintain product quality by monitoring lab results and adjusting processes accordingly.
• Participate in shift handovers with clear documentation and verbal briefings.
• Strong understanding of industrial process operations (ethanol, chemical, or power preferred).
• Ability to interpret P&IDs, process trends, and instrumentation data.
• Ability to work rotating shifts, including nights and weekends.

• High school diploma, or GED, required.

• Understanding of math and chemical process systems.
• 1-2 years of job-related experience.
• 2 years of experience in computer software operation or equivalent education.
• Previous plant experience preferred, will train the right individual.
• Ability to work rotating shifts, including nights and weekends.

• Paid vacation/time off policies
• Company-paid life insurance
• Company-paid short-term disability benefits
• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Financial wellness coaching
• Employee assistance program
• Paid holidays (8)
• Education assistance
• And much more.

Ethanol Fuels-Hastings
Chief Ethanol
4225 E South St
PO Box 488
Hastings, NE 68901, USA

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