Production Engineer - Des Moines, IA


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Job Title: Production Engineer - Des Moines, IA
Location: Des Moines, IA, Midwest United States, USA

Company: Archer Daniels Midland Company (ADM)
Industry Sector: Agribusiness
Industry Type: Input Retail, Cooperative and Related Crop Services
Career Type: Engineering
Job Type: Full Time

Job Description: Job Description

Production Engineer - Des Moines, IA

This is a full-time, exempt position.

As the Production Engineer, you will play a pivotal role in managing day to day operations. Your mission is to dive deep into tracking, and understanding department costs, yields, quality, process performance to ensure processes and projects are completed to enable efficient plant production.

As a mentor to front-line teammates, you'll be nurturing talent as you work with both contractors and ADM colleagues as well as ADM leadership other stakeholders. This is not just a job-it's your chance to lead, innovate, and fine-tune for success in our dynamic production ecosystem.

Job Responsibilities:
  • Oversight of specific processes and projects
  • Project management responsibilities which may include purchasing of materials and supplies, equipment installation, budget tracking, employee training, and startup of projects
  • Oversight of day-to-day operations which may also include providing support with shift coverage if needed
  • Project design, development, and management of projects in operations
  • Conduct optimization assessments to identify existing and potential opportunities for improvement, propose solutions to improve performance primarily in the areas of energy, chemicals, product yields, and reliability
  • Support of capital projects including control strategy development, P&ID management, administration of process control narratives suitable for control application development and process start up
  • Training and mentoring of colleagues, with the potential of indirectly managing 10 to 30 hourly colleagues.
  • Maintain a high degree of availability to a 24/7 operation.
Job Requirements:
  • B.S. in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, or Agriculture preferred) or equivalent
  • 3+ years of experience in a continuous manufacturing, food processing production environment or similar industry
  • Previous leadership experience (union environment is a plus)
  • Strong commitment to safety and quality
  • Demonstrated leadership, strong problem-solving skills
  • Ability to manage cross-functional teams and work closely with corporate departments
  • Ability to look beyond the task at hand, anticipate challenges, identify and implement solutions
  • Subject matter expert knowledge level of a variety of process unit operations
  • Ability to work a rotating shift including nights, weekends, and holidays.
Excited about this role but don't think you meet every requirement listed? We encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role or another one of our openings.

ADM requires the successful completion of a background check.

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Diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging are cornerstones of ADM's efforts to continue innovating, driving growth, and delivering outstanding performance. We are committed to attracting and retaining a diverse workforce and create welcoming, truly inclusive work environments - environments that enable every ADM colleague to feel comfortable on the job, make meaningful contributions to our success, and grow their career. We respect and value the unique backgrounds and experiences that each person can bring to ADM because we know that diversity of perspectives makes us better, together.

We welcome everyone to apply. We are committed to ensuring all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, language, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law

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Job Post Date: 01/13/26
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