What are the responsibilities and job description for the Pilot Engineer – Decatur, IL position at Archer Daniels Midland?
Pilot Engineer – Decatur, IL
Research
This is an exempt level position.
ADM, a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company, has an opening for a Pilot Engineer at our Science & Technology piloting locations in Decatur, IL.
Position summary
We are looking for an experienced engineer who will be responsible for assisting with the design, construction, and operation of piloting and lab equipment. These efforts will support the scale-up of new technologies and the scale-down of current production processes for de-risking, optimization, and troubleshooting.
This engineer assist will the design and execution of various piloting projects taking direction from ADM engineers to identify, mitigate, and manage process risks for commercial implementation. This role will work on technology-based projects across ADM’s business units in areas such as chemical, food, nutrition, and bioprocessing. This position will work with cross-functional project teams, including scientists, chemists, engineers, operations and commercial colleagues. The engineer will also work with contractors and external vendors.
Job responsibilities
Communication, curiosity, integrity, mechanical aptitude, problem solving, independent judgment, teamwork, persistence, detail focused, and commitment to safety.
Excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement listed? Studies show that often applicants will self-select out if they don’t check every box. 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 pre-employment drug screen and a background check.
REF:80022BR
Research
This is an exempt level position.
ADM, a global leader in human and animal nutrition and the world’s premier agricultural origination and processing company, has an opening for a Pilot Engineer at our Science & Technology piloting locations in Decatur, IL.
Position summary
We are looking for an experienced engineer who will be responsible for assisting with the design, construction, and operation of piloting and lab equipment. These efforts will support the scale-up of new technologies and the scale-down of current production processes for de-risking, optimization, and troubleshooting.
This engineer assist will the design and execution of various piloting projects taking direction from ADM engineers to identify, mitigate, and manage process risks for commercial implementation. This role will work on technology-based projects across ADM’s business units in areas such as chemical, food, nutrition, and bioprocessing. This position will work with cross-functional project teams, including scientists, chemists, engineers, operations and commercial colleagues. The engineer will also work with contractors and external vendors.
Job responsibilities
- Commitment to creating and upholding a safe working environment.
- Commitment to driving process safety improvements while using collaboration and teamwork
- Partner with Research engineering teams to understand equipment and piloting needs
- Prepare P&IDs, mass and energy balances, size, and scope pilot equipment
- Work with external vendors and contractors to specify, purchase, and install equipment.
- Commission and operate new and/or modified equipment
- Incorporate and implement design of experiments for scale-up and scale-down
- Implement and supervise proposed changes in the field and provide support for existing processes
- Write detailed reports and prepare comprehensive presentations on experimental results
- Coach and teach colleagues that will operate equipment
- A bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering or equivalent experience is required, with 5 years of experience in process/pilot operations and design in the food and/or chemical industry
- Experience with a range of unit operations, such as filtration, distillation, evaporation, centrifugation, carbon treatment, ion exchange, chromatographic separation, solids handling, and various chemical transformations
- Experience in production and/or pilot improvement projects
- Experience with evaluating and integrating new technologies into existing production facilities is desired
- Be self-motivated and willing to expand process knowledge
- Provide clear directions and expectations to team working on projects
- Communication skills, both oral and written, and capability to work in various roles on a team
- Must be willing to travel, as travel to multiple locations is expected, as well as willing to switch to a shift schedule, if needed for plant trials
- Comfortable managing/participating in various projects concurrently
- Must work within established company and laboratory safety guidelines
- Willingness to spend time in plant areas, tolerate extreme temperatures, walk long distances, stand, climb stairs and ladders, and move through close spaces
Communication, curiosity, integrity, mechanical aptitude, problem solving, independent judgment, teamwork, persistence, detail focused, and commitment to safety.
Excited about this role but don’t meet every requirement listed? Studies show that often applicants will self-select out if they don’t check every box. 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 pre-employment drug screen and a background check.
REF:80022BR
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