Process Controls Engineer

At Tate & Lyle, our purpose is simple:
Transforming Lives Through the Science of Food. With more than 165 years of ingredient innovation, we partner with leading food and beverage brands to create healthier, tastier and more sustainable products enjoyed by millions of people every day. Combining expertise in sweetening, mouthfeel and fortification, we help customers win on taste, nutrition and performance while making a positive impact on society and the planet.

With approximately 5,000 colleagues across 75 locations in 38 countries, we're united by a shared commitment to innovation, collaboration and growth. Read on to learn how this opportunity can contribute to our purpose while helping shape the future of food.

The Process Control Engineer, as part of the Project Engineering department at the Tate and Lyle Okmulgee facility, will interface with a diverse team of personnel such as manufacturing plant operations and technical/engineering (Safety, Instrumentation, manufacturing process experts, applications engineers, etc.). This position will help install, maintain, support, and improve site process controls assets and systems. They will also serve as a key resource to support and lead plant optimization efforts regarding capacity, cost, quality, safety, and environmental improvements utilizing process controls techniques.

Protecting our people and the environment is foundational to our business. Each team member is expected to support the Tate & Lyle culture where Environment, Health, Food Safety and Quality, complies with all EHSQ policies, procedures, and regulations relevant to their work. Every team member is accountable for working safely and complying with all EHSQS policies, procedures, and regulations relevant to their work and are expected to speak up and intervene to prevent unsafe conditions and to respect fellow workers and the communities in which we work.

Included in this is abidance with our Life Saving Principles (LSP’s) and our STOP WORK AUTHORITY which are developed to strengthen our workplace safety, prevent serious injury loss of life. Responsible for quality and food safety within their realm of control. Level 2 - Important Role:
Drive EHSQ excellence culture and improvements in area of responsibility EHSQMS Element owner support Focus on EHSQ systems, policies, procedures, and their effects on day-to-day operations Audit and review EHSQ effectiveness in area All employees are responsible for:
Compliance with procedures that implement the requirements of the EHSQ policies and procedures Being responsible for their own actions Carrying out their work in a manner which does not present a risk to themselves, others, and the environment Reporting all incidents, defects, hazards, and inadequacies of procedures so that appropriate review and corrective action can be taken. Suggesting improvements and being active in the general improvement of all systems and methods of work to ensure EHSQ supports activities and services are carried out in a safe, environmentally responsible, reliable, and cost-effective manner.

• Confers with operators, supervisors and engineers to elicit known requirements of the business and suggests previously unconsidered improvements for evaluation.
• Meets with engineering team to define and implement process control and instrumentation projects
• Provide technical and operational expertise for the day-to-day support of the process control systems and infrastructure
• Interface with vendors and area personnel to assist in purchasing and deployment of solutions.
• Interface with outside consultants, engineering, company process control specialists, and area personnel to…