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
Develop new capabilities in process controls and bring awareness of state-of-the-art technology to Cargill
Enable business results from process control efforts

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Comprehensive knowledge of processes and controls
Minimum of four years of related work experience
Ability to travel up to 30% of the time
Experience with advanced process control and model predictive control (preferred)
Ten or more years of related experience (preferred)
Experience with DCS controls systems such as DeltaV, D3, ControlLogix PlantPAx, ABB DCS, etc. (preferred)
Experience with controls in food and beverage manufacturing (preferred)
Experience with utility systems: boilers, cogeneration, cooling water systems (preferred)
Proven experience working in an agile environment (preferred)

Benefits

Medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked
Discretionary incentive award
Minnesota Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 48 hours per calendar year

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools

advanced process controlmodel predictive controlprocess controls strategiesyield improvementenergy efficiencythroughputdown-time reductionproduct qualityvariable cost reductionprocess simulation

Soft Skills

collaborationcommunicationinfluence without authoritystakeholder engagementanalytical skillsproject estimationproblem-solvingleadershipadaptabilityteamwork