Senior Engineer 2 (Engineering)

The Project Controls Engineer (supporting several manufacturing plants) position will coordinate the design, installation and start-up of process control migrations, modifications, and new installations, as well as supporting plant construction or process equipment projects for Feed Manufacturing Operations and other business units.

This position is responsible for the development of project scope and driving process control improvements with the Regional Director of Manufacturing, cross functional business teams, and Plant Managers as well as project and process design, capital and expense estimates, contractor selection, equipment specifications and purchases, implementation timeline and coordinating implementation plans for the projects. This position will provide recommended methods and standard operating practices to provide safe and effective control, optimize processes and meet product specifications with a major focus on automation software and processes. 

This role is an SME (subject matter expert) interface to our manufacturing facilities for their vendor supplied process control systems/software. These are process control systems/software that are common to the feed milling industry, and especially pertaining to the setup, implementation and fine tuning of these systems. The position is a main source of support for plant issues and questions pertaining to these systems, and is responsible for driving understanding, action, and resolution with the vendors.

Job Duties:

• Prepare process designs, control specifications and capital estimates for new equipment and modifications to existing systems.
• Work closely with Directors of Manufacturing, plant managers, and supervisors on the capital approval and implementation steps.
• Provide project management working with contractors, equipment vendors, and plant personnel to insure on budget and on schedule project implementations.
• Monitor project progress, identify potential issues, and implement corrective actions.
• Communicate project status, updates, and milestones to stakeholders
• Validate that expected improvements are obtained from capital investments.
• Implementation of process improvements and validations of improvements.
• SME expertise on vendor supplied process control systems/software.

Job Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Feed Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, or related discipline highly preferred with a minimum of 3 years relevant working experience, or Associates degree in Engineering, Feed Manufacturing, Industrial Technology, or related discipline with 5 plus years of relevant working experience required.  
• Proven track record of project management and driving process improvements. Ability to manage multiple projects and cost initiatives simultaneously.
• Intermediate knowledge of MS Office applications including Teams, Projects, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, as well as Adobe/Bluebeam, and AutoCAD.
• Collaborating with and working effectively with cross functional teams to achieve required results.
• Experience with vendor supplied process control systems/software common to the feed milling industry.

Preferred Requirements:

• Plant operations background.
• In-depth knowledge of food/animal feed processing plant and technology.
• Basic Allen-Bradley PLC and HMI coding and implementation experience.
• Process control system experience on plant floor process control system.
• Basic Allen Bradley VFD, MCC, and SMC Soft Start control and configuration.
• Basic CISCO switch configuration and troubleshooting
• Process Control and Electrical documentation creation and management.
• Experience with SAP and integration between SAP and process control systems.

The target salary for this position is dependent upon capabilities and experience and is approximately $125k - $150k

This position will be fully remote (virtual). The position involves around 50-75% of domestic travel, including weekends as needed.

About Land O'Lakes, Inc.

Join us and be part of a Fortune 250, farmer- and member-owned cooperative that is reimagining the business of food. We have been named a Top Workplace by Indeed and LinkedIn, and to the TIME 100 Most Influential Companies list.

Benefits for most full-time roles include medical, dental, vision, PTO, life & disability insurance, education assistance, a 401k and a variety of well-being resources. Most part-time employees are eligible for prorated PTO, holiday pay, employee development programs, prorated education assistance, and a 401(k).

Land O'Lakes, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/Vets/Disabled. The company maintains a drug-free workforce, including post-employment substance abuse testing pursuant to a Drug and Alcohol Policy.

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