Process/Project Engineer

TITLE: Project Engineer

LOCATION: South Sioux City, NE 

REPORTS TO: Director Project Engineering Texture & Healthful Solutions

The Project Engineer drives improvement through a detailed understanding of sanitary equipment and systems and the variables impacting the operation.  In addition, the Project Engineer will be responsible for supporting the safe day-to-day operations of the plant through troubleshooting, technical support, and implementation of capital projects.  This position identifies opportunities and successfully implements change to strategically reduce manufacturing costs, optimize productivity, and minimize waste.

As a Project Engineer, your responsibilities will include:

• Is a leader in safety, demonstrating concern for personal safety and safety of others.
• Commitment to support and participate in our strong Safety culture of zero injury mindset.
• Immediately mitigates safety, health and environmental incidents or concerns, searching out assistance when needed.
• Ensures compliance with incident and accident investigation including Root Cause Analysis (RCA) and subsequent Corrective Actions.
• Ensures compliance with all plant regulatory, ISO, Quality, Food Safety systems, GMP policies, guidelines, standards and requirements.
• Analyzing processes, developing new operating techniques and recommending changes or capital expenditures to maintain or improve business efficiencies, facility life and quality.
• Designing and implementing capital permits and projects as identified and assigned, within budget and on time, delivering targeted return on investment and in compliance with engineering standards.
• Providing technical support to the EHS&S and Quality Manager to design and/or redesign work processes that eliminate losses due to personal injury or property damage.
• Supervising and executing projects, establishing and meeting budget, scheduling and supervising project activity, training personnel, supervising start-up and coordinating with all departments.
• Strongly supports lean manufacturing methodologies, ensuring all team members utilize the tools, delivering results.
• Collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional teams to develop and implement continuous improvement strategies aimed at optimizing overall equipment reliability and performance.
• Continuous improvement initiatives, cost-saving measures, digital transformation, and downtime reduction.
• Lead and drive continuous improvement projects to elevate the reliability and performance of factory assets and structures.
• Analyze existing operational costs with a focus on implementing innovative and effective cost-saving strategies, ensuring resource utilization is maximized without compromising the reliability of operations.

The Project Engineer position is well-suited for you if you have:

• Strong time management, excellent communication and organizational skills.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to streamline processes and enhance overall efficiency.
• Provide technical expertise and guidance on reliability best practices.
• Foster good interpersonal relationships, empathy, team spirit, negotiation, and cooperation.
• Upskill and mentor team members, promoting a proactive and committed work environment.  
• Ability to build consensus and foster positive relationships and to communicate across functional lines and at all levels.
• Ability to learn and apply Ingredion’s Safety, Environmental, GMP, and Quality standards.
• Ability to stay well-organized and team-oriented with strong leadership abilities.
• Ability to deliver results in a challenging and fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work as a team member with a variety of people at all levels within the organization.
• Self-starter with a strong work ethic with a proactive drive to continuous improvement.
• Represent and support management with a high level of Professional Integrity and Operational Discipline.
• Encourage discussion on best practices within the plant.
• Be professional and unbiased in decision making.
• Offer new ideas and think outside-the-box.
• Ability to ensure team adaptability, flexibility and readiness to change.
• Desire to grow and assume a management position within the company.
• Challenge the status quo and think boldly, creating value in new ways for all customers.
• Respect and value others’ differences, seeking opportunities to learn from those with different perspectives.
• Are never satisfied with the current results, assuming personal responsibility to work proactively and continually improve.
• Use data and findings to support broader and cross functional bu