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Sitting at the heart of the supply chain, we partner with farmers and customers to source, make and deliver products that are vital for living.\nOur 155,000 team members innovate with purpose, providing customers with life’s essentials so businesses can grow, communities prosper, and consumers live well. With over 160 years of experience as a family company, we look ahead while remaining true to our values. We put people first. We reach higher. We do the right thing-today and for generations to come.\nJob Purpose and Impact\nThe Senior Process Controls Engineer will work within the Cargill Process Innovation team to develop process control strategies for Cargill manufacturing. This role will partner with teams in Smart Manufacturing and Cargill manufacturing and apply expertise in advanced process controls and data analytics to improve safety, sustainability, and efficiency across the Food enterprise.\nKey Accountabilities\nDevelop and design advanced process controls strategies across Cargill plants.\nCollaborate with process simulation and manufacturing analytics teams to create process control strategies for new and existing Cargill processes.\nCollaborate with the North American regional Smart Manufacturing teams and manufacturing sites on high-value, high-priority process controls projects.\nCollaborate with regional and global teams to deliver scalable impact through process controls.\nEstimate project scope, level of effort, and value for controls projects.\nProvide process controls and other engineering expertise within projects related to yield improvement, energy efficiency, throughput, down-time reduction, product quality and variable cost reduction.\nIdentify new opportunities for process improvements by analyzing production data and developing process controls strategies aligned with business objectives that can be scaled quickly over multiple facilities.\nCommunicate effectively across a variety of stakeholders including R&D, Smart Manufacturing, plant operations, and business leaders. Ability to influence without direct authority.\nDevelop new capabilities in process controls and bring awareness of state-of-the-art technology to Cargill. \nEnable business results from process control efforts.\nIndependently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff.\nOther duties as assigned.\nThis Position could work from one of the following Cargill locations: Wayzata, MN is preferred; Eddyville, IA; or Blair, NE.\nQualifications\nMINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS\nBachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent experience.\nPossesses comprehensive knowledge of processes and controls.\nMinimum of four years of related work experience.\nAbility to travel up to 30% of the time.\nPREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS\nExperience with advanced process control and model predictive control.\nTen or more years of related experience.\nExperience with DCS controls systems such as DeltaV, D3, ControlLogix PlantPAx, ABB DCS, etc.\nExperience with controls in food and beverage manufacturing\nExperience with utility systems: boilers, cogeneration, cooling water systems\nProven experience working in an agile environment\nMaster's and/or PhD degree\nCompensation Data\nThe expected salary for this position is $120,000-$150,000. 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