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About Ingredion:

Join Ingredion, where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it, you’ve experienced our work in your favorite chocolate, your pet’s food, the paper you write on, and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries, we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether you’re just starting your career or bringing years of experience, there's a place for you here to make a real difference. Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create.

TITLE: Process Engineer

LOCATION: North Kansas City

REPORTS TO: Manager Process Engineering

Workplace Type: Onsite

Ingredion is hiring a Process Engineer to join our team and drive innovation within our operations. In this role, you will develop creative solutions and new approaches to complex engineering challenges, determining the most efficient sequence of steps and processes for fabricating and assembling high-quality products. You will play a key part in ensuring our processes meet rigorous standards for quality and cost, while continuously identifying opportunities to enhance performance, efficiency, and overall operational excellence.

What you will do:

• Executing projects (establish and meet budget and schedule, supervise construction, train personnel, supervise startup, coordination with QC/QA, safety, health and environmental, and maintenance) up to $10M or to be a member of a project team that executes projects.
• Providing technical support/expertise to the plant safety professional on facility safety initiatives when designing and/or redesigning work processes to eliminate workplace injuries and illnesses.
• Troubleshooting, identifying opportunities for improvement, and implementing action plans and follow-up to ensure effective results.
• Providing engineering studies, designs and justifications for approval to support Operations’ goals.
• Keeping historical data, to analyze and to monitor key efficiencies and parameters against design to assist Operations with troubleshooting and meeting costs and production goals.
• Evaluating, seeking approval, and executing improvements to the plant’s safety, reliability, capacity, operating costs, maintenance, product quality.
• Keeping current in discipline, to assess new technologies and ideas, to develop, evaluate, and seek approval for new concepts to improve the efficiency and the capability of the process, the life of the facility, and the product quality.
• Conducting process training and ensures documentation is up to date when projects are complete.
• Assisting operations in continuous training to maintain Operator’s proficiency.
• Supporting the response to day-to-day operational issues by coordinating within and across units and departments and providing troubleshooting support.
• Utilizing historical data to analyze and monitor key efficiencies and parameters against process design to assist with troubleshooting and deliver on cost and production goals.
• Solving problems through development of creative and innovative solutions and challenging traditional methods of accomplishing tasks.
• Using technical expertise and collaboration to identify improvement opportunities, developing projects and implementing them using project management best practices.

What you will bring:

• Experience in executing projects or process improvements and troubleshooting in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to present technical information and prepare concisely written reports.
• Ability to work effectively in a team environment, build consensus, and foster relationships at multiple organization levels and across different organizational functions. Is self-directed and demonstrates high level of initiative.
• Demonstrated degree of sound judgment, resourcefulness, and innovation in handling complex technical assignments, with minimal supervision.

Who you are:

• Bachelor’s degree in chemical or Mechanical Engineering with 3-8 years manufacturing experience.
• Ability to successfully implement capital projects/permits and perform engineering functions in a manufacturing environment. Demonstrate completed projects meet the design objectives.
• Project Management training and/or certification, a plus.
• Lean Six Sigma Certification, a plus.

Why Join Ingredion?

Discover why Ingredion is the ideal place to advance your career with our exceptional rewards and benefits package designed to help you thrive. Create the future with us and enjoy:

• Total Rewards Package - Competitive salary and performance-based pay recognizing your contributions to our success.
• Comprehensive Benefits & Wellness Support - Health, long-term savings, and resources for your physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
• Flexible Work Arrangements - We value flexibility to support you both professionally and personally.
• Career Growth - Learning, training, and development opportunities, including tuition reimbursement.
• Employee Recognition Program - A culture of real-time appreciation, with personalized recognition rewards globally.
• Employee Discount Program - Provides exclusive discounts on everyday products, services, and travel.

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. Ingredion seeks to provide a work environment that is free from harassment and discrimination. We will not tolerate any form of discrimination based on race, color, religion, age, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, handicap or disability-mental or physical-marital status, sexual orientation, veteran status, disability resulting from military service, or any other classification protected by law (“protected classifications”). We are committed to establishing and maintaining a work environment where everyone is treated with dignity and respect.

Ingredion provides accommodations to job applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process. If a job applicant requires an accommodation during the application process or through the selection process, we will work with the applicant to meet the job applicant's accommodation needs.

Ingredion uses AI-enabled tools to support parts of the recruitment process, including resume screening and interview scheduling. These tools help match candidate skills to job requirements and streamline communication. All AI-assisted decisions are reviewed by our Talent Acquisition team to ensure fairness and compliance with applicable laws. By applying, you acknowledge that AI may be used to support your application journey.

Relocation Available:

Yes, Within Region

Pay Range:

$84,400.00-$112,533.33 Annual

This pay range is not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Final base salary will be determined based on several factors which may include but are not limited to responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data and applicable bargaining agreement (if any).

Incentive Compensation:

As a part of the total compensation package, this role may be eligible for the Ingredion Annual Incentive Plan or a role-specific commission/bonus.

Benefits:

Full-time roles are eligible for our comprehensive benefits package which includes medical, dental and vision coverage as well as a 401(k) plan with an competitive company match.