Sr. Area Manager, Dextrose, Decatur | Primient

About Primient

Primient is a century old company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are a leading producer of food and industrial ingredients made from plant-based, renewable sources. We deliver value through deep technical, commercial, and operational excellence that is backed by our long-standing corn wet milling heritage. Wherever we are in the process, from field to customer, our priorities are focused on ensuring we produce the safest, highest quality products through practices that uphold both our responsibility and commitments to the challenge and drive for excellence, our people and our planet. We are a privately held company with locations across the US, Mexico, Poland, and Brazil. We’re investing in our plants and people to unlock our potential in the industrial and food sectors. Guided by our values of Safety, Excellence, Integrity, and Growth, we’re focused on growing our business, our reputation, and the career of every teammate.

About the Role

Our plant leadership teams including area managers have a key part to play in shaping the future of the Primient business. You can drive impact on the performance of your facility by championing continuous improvement and embedding our values of Safety, Excellence, Integrity, and Growth into day-to-day operations.

Our Sr. Area Manager role for Dextrose is key to the safety, efficiency, quality, production, cost, staffing and project management of our facility. You will become a go-to technical expert and a leader who is trusted to bring out the best in our people and technology.

Key responsibilities: Sr. Area Manager, Dextrose

• Setting clearly defined goals and objectives for your area in collaboration with other site leaders.

• Acting as the face of safety in the area and creating a strong safety culture.

• Leading direct reports including Team Coordinators, Day Resources, Process Technicians, and other area stakeholders including Engineers.

• Setting expectations for training timelines, process variances, performance, behavior, environmental variances, absenteeism etc.

• Managing resources to improve efficiencies and offset additional costs

About You

You will combine technical expertise, strong planning and management skills, and a talent for motivating and developing colleagues. We are also looking for:

• At least five years of technical and manufacturing experience, including leading high-performing teams.

• Excellent computer skills: Word, Excel, SAP, Outlook, OSI PI

• A customer-focused approach and excellent communication and organizational skills.

• The ability to build good relationships across different functions.

Total Rewards

The annual pay range estimated for this position is $154,377.60 - $192,972.00 and is bonus eligible.

Please note that while this range reflects the full spectrum of compensation available for this role, individual compensation will be determined based on several factors including your experience, skills, and alignment with the role's responsibilities. During the interview process there will be an opportunity to discuss how your background fits into the pay range.​

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We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• Competitive Pay​

• Multiple Healthcare plan choices​

• Dental and vision insurance​

• A 401(k) plan with company and matching contributions ​

• Short- and Long-Term Disability​

• Life, AD&D, and Voluntary Insurance plans​

• Paid holidays & vacation​

• Floating days off​

• Parental leave for new parents​

• Employee resource groups​

• Learning & development progra