This position requires successful completion of a pre-employment medical checkAbout the RoleThe Technology Specialist will apply engineering principles and best practices at the facility with tasks ranging from process design, troubleshooting & optimization to implementation of best practices to the evaluation/implementation of new technologies. The primary purpose of the position is to enable facility success by ensuring that plant process systems are designed, built, operated, and maintained at optimal levels.
The successful candidate will need to exhibit a mastery of the following responsibilities: safety, quality assurance, food safety/environmental compliance, government legislations & laws, cost management and capital disciplines. The Technology Specialist is directly responsible to the Plant Manager.Duties and Responsibilities
Display a dedication to lead, develop and support safety and promote a safety culture. Promote continuous process safety improvement.
Benchmark the location versus internal and external best available technologies and drive improvements.
Manage and prioritize the Wave portfolio in cooperation with the Plant Manager or Focused improvement pillar and/or the Milling Technology COE, where applicable.
Develop and maintain a 5-year project portfolio to include capital budgeting, execution and to strike a balance between NDE and productivity/growth.
Collaborate with the appropriate COE's to ensure alignment of technology.
Explore, propose and/or champion new process technologies, equipment design improvements, and equipment suppliers.
Work within the Global Technology Center to standardize operations, share standard methodologies and implement new technologies.
Assist plant operations in solving applicable technical problems.
Support the facility in setting up goals.
Collaborate closely with company subject matter experts on the implementation of innovative approaches to plant operation and maintenance.
Ensure plant's adherence to established products, environmental, safety, housekeeping, and quality guidelines.
Demonstrate ADM Core Values in decision-making and actions.
Collaborate with other work groups to develop a strategic vision for the department, put into action through the department deployment plan.
Support Quality and Food Safety Management Systems
Effective Communicator
Required Skills and Qualifications
Dedication to working safely and to the awareness of the safety of others.
Strong knowledge of a variety of process unit operations. Examples include grain handling, wheat cleaning & milling, product conveyance, dust control systems, packaging and/or bulk vessel loading, automation systems, and warehousing.
Experience with optimization/analytical processes and tools.
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills for working with plant colleagues, management team, and Milling Technology COE.
Working knowledge of common process drawings and documentation, such as P&IDs and control narratives.
Desire to spend time in plant areas - tolerate extreme temperatures, walk long distances, stand, climb stairs and ladders and move through close spaces.
Proven ability to work with plant colleagues to identify and solve problems.
Desire to work effectively on a team as well as independently while traveling to remote plant locations.
Proven ability to manage capital projects successfully with the ability to drive solutions to their conclusion.
High level of motivation and results-oriented way of working
Demonstrated initiative-taker, able to self-monitor with minimal oversight.
Results-driven to achieve goals established by leadership.
Demonstrated leadership, decision-making, and critical thinking skills.
Excellent organization and multi-tasking skills
Computer skills, capability with Microsoft Products
Can work in all types of climates including extreme hot/cold temperatures, noisy, dusty environments, all of which require Personal Protective Equipment
Able to climb stairs, access ladders, catwalks, elevated working platforms.
Education and Experience
Bachelor's Degree in the fields of Engineering, Milling Science, Production Manufacturing, Technology, Food Processing, or other related field, or applicable, related experience.
Minimum 3 years' experience with plant process systems at a production facility
Desired experience in Engineering related field
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Job Post Date: 09/28/26
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