Production Engineer - Valdosta, GA


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Job Title: Production Engineer - Valdosta, GA
Location: Valdosta, GA, South 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 - Valdosta, GA

This is a salary, exempt position

The Valdosta Facility is seeking a Production Engineer with the skills to improve, troubleshoot, and optimize the food and feed manufacturing processes to support operational excellence.

Essential Job Functions:
  • Identify improvement opportunities and lead focused improvement initiatives ton support of plant goals for safety, cost, yield, quality, and reliability.
  • Ensure identification and inclusion of critical health, safety, environmental, quality requirements in the development and modification of equipment and facilities.
  • Analyze existing processes for cost savings, reliability, and performance improvement opportunities.
  • Assist in development of colleagues through training, technical support mentoring, and standardization of processes.
  • Project management, purchasing of materials and supplies, equipment installation, budget tracking, startup of projects, employee training and reporting.
  • Experience leading plant operations to maintain personnel and process safely.
  • Observe and make recommendations for improvements to facilities, equipment, processes and safety programs
  • Communicate and interact with shift supervisors and employees to produce desired operational results and support employee development.
  • Conduct daily review of KPI paperwork (i.e., Operational & Shift Supervisor, quality reports and Production Review).
  • Participate in Performance Excellence initiatives, Losses to Action, DMAIC projects, and Zero-Failure deployments.
Minimum Job Requirements:
  • B.S. in Engineering or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • 2 or more years of experience in plant manufacturing operations environment.
  • Demonstrated problem solving competencies.
  • 2 or more years of supervisory experience or project leadership experience (as the project leader supervising team members and/or contractors) preferred.
  • Experienced and comfortable with communicating and driving change management, and continuous improvement initiatives across all levels of an organization.
  • Ability to lift up to 50 pounds on an occasional basis.
  • Ability to move around by stooping, bending, kneeling or squatting frequently. May also require periods of prolonged sitting or standing.
  • May be required to perform work at heights (on ladders, scaffolding or other structures) of up to 125 ft.
  • Proactively engage, participate and be a role model to others in regard to safety, environmental, quality activities and company policies and procedures.
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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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: 09/02/26
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