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How Essentia Protein Solutions hires

Truth index
B 75/100
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
100%
Reposted roles
0%

Essentia Protein Solutions scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 17 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 100% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed

Overview

Essentia Protein Solutions produces meat-based protein ingredients that improve food products for both people and pets. Its plants in Iowa, Texas and South Dakota run shift-based production, and the company also lists a headquarters in Gråsten, Denmark. The company is headquartered in Ankeny, Iowa, United States.

Tech stack

Technologies named in job postings at Essentia Protein Solutions over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
3
Postings analysed
4
Stack modernity
57/100
Cloud & platforms
Windows
Developer tools
Microsoft Excel
Practices & domains
CAPA
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Salary insights

Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$48k
Typical range
$42k – $70k
Open positions
12
6 Jobs
Junior 16.7%
Middle 83.3%
Level Jobs Median Typical range
Junior 1 $60k $60k
Middle 5 $60k $50k – $70k
Highest paying role Maintenance Technician III - 3rd - Harlan $70k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at Essentia Protein Solutions By role, level and city, against the market · 12 jobs with pay

Growth

Hiring Momentum
24/100
Hiring freeze
Open positions
53
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
50 days
faster than 27% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~10 hours
Today
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Field & Service
69%
Industrial Engineering
10% ▼
Administrative
8% ▼
Science & Research
5% ▲
Marketing
3% ▲
Operations
3% ▲
Actively hiring for Field & Service (+16 in 30 days)

Offices

Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
9
Hiring now
9
Countries
1
Busiest office
Ankeny
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Ankeny United States
HQ
CORP-Ankeny LAB
8 open roles 7 posted in 90 days 13% engineering 50-200 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering, Administrative, Marketing
seen since Jun 2026 job postings
Lytton United States
Plant / site
Lytton, Iowa
14 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $42k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Industrial Engineering
seen since Nov 2024 job postings
Arion United States
Plant / site
APC-Denison IA
6 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $52k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Industrial Engineering
seen since Aug 2024 job postings
Harlan United States
Plant / site
ESSEN-Functional-Harlan IA
5 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $42k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Industrial Engineering
seen since May 2026 job postings
Boone United States
Plant / site
APC-Boone IA
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 33% engineering 50-200 est. staff $46k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Science & Research
seen since Aug 2026 job postings
Melrose United States
Plant / site
DAIRY-Melrose MN
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $60k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Administrative
seen since Aug 2026 job postings
Sublette United States
Plant / site
APC-Sublette KS
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
seen since Oct 2026 job postings
Dubuque United States
APC-Dubuque IA
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
seen since Aug 2026 job postings
Huron United States
DAP-Huron SD
1 open roles 10-50 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
seen since Jun 2026 job postings
Earlier presence
Amarillo, United States 1 open roles · last posting Aug 2026