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Cargill
Process Controls Engineer
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A Process Control Engineer designs, operates and maintains process control systems in manufacturing companies. Works to ensure that production, quality assurance and safety requirements are met in manufacturing operations. Operates and maintains process control equipment and provides preventative maintenance. May create or maintain automation processes for a company.
$122,199 / year median in Minnesota
+9% projected growth
Job Description
Cargill is committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. Sitting at the heart of the supply chain, we partner with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living. Our 155,000 team members innovate with purpose, providing customers with life's essentials so businesses can grow, communities prosper, and consumers live well. With over 160 years of experience as a family company, we look ahead while remaining true to our values. We put people first. We reach higher. We do the right thing-today and for generations to come. Job Purpose and Impact The Process Controls Engineer will work within the Cargill Process Innovation team to develop process control strategies for Cargill manufacturing. This role will partner with teams in Smart Manufacturing and Cargill manufacturing and apply expertise in advanced process controls and data analytics to improve safety, sustainability, and efficiency across the enterprise. Key Accountabilities Develop and design advanced process controls strategies across Cargill plants. Collaborate with process simulation and manufacturing analytics teams to create process control strategies for new and existing Cargill processes. Collaborate with the North American regional Smart Manufacturing teams and manufacturing sites on high-value, high-priority process controls projects. Collaborate with regional and global teams to deliver scalable impact through process controls. Estimate project scope, level of effort, and value for controls projects. Provide process controls and other engineering expertise within projects related to yield improvement, energy efficiency, throughput, down-time reduction, product quality and variable cost reduction. Identify new opportunities for process improvements by analyzing production data and developing process controls strategies aligned with business objectives that can be scaled quickly over multiple facilities. Communicate effectively across a variety of stakeholders including R D, Smart Manufacturing, plant operations, and business leaders. Ability to influence without direct authority. Enable business results from process control efforts. Independently solve moderately complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff. Other duties as assigned. This Position could work from one of the following Cargill locations: Wayzata, MN is preferred; Eddyville, IA; or Blair, NE. Qualifications