Process Controls Engineer

Primient is a century old company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are a leading producer of food and industrial ingredients made from plant-based, renewable sources. We deliver value through deep technical, commercial, and operational excellence that is backed by our long-standing corn wet milling heritage. Wherever we are in the process, from field to customer, our priorities are focused on ensuring we produce the safest, highest quality products through practices that uphold both our responsibility and commitments to the challenge and drive for excellence, our people and our planet. We are a privately held company with locations across the US, Mexico, Poland, and Brazil. We're investing in our plants and people to unlock our potential in the industrial and food sectors. Guided by our values of Safety, Excellence, Integrity, and Growth, we're focused on growing our business, our reputation, and the career of every teammate.

Process Control Engineer

Loudon, TN

ABOUT PRIMIENT

Established yet entrepreneurial: Primient is an industry leader with proven products, six manufacturing plants, 1500+ employees and deep roots in corn wet milling. Yet we're also a brand-new company that is ready to drive change and create impact.

Inspired by a meaningful purpose: we use renewable sources to produce plant-based ingredients for some of the world's best-known brands. It feels good to produce safe, high-quality, sustainable products - that go into everything from sodas to hand cream and cardboard to clothing.

Poised for a new era of success: we're investing in our plants to unlock our potential in the industrial and food sectors. Our Engineers will be key to leading projects and programs that help us to shape the technical future of our business - guided by our values of Safety, Excellence, Integrity, and Growth.

Role Purpose

The Process Controls Engineer is responsible for the design, health, and operation of the plant's control systems and plant automation equipment.

Key Relationships

This position works closely with Operations, Maintenance, and P&E.

• Reporting to the Technical Manager, the Process Controls Engineer is responsible for the design, health, and operation of the plant's control systems and plant automation equipment.
• Capex project controls development, support, and project management, including field construction and commissioning of project control equipment.
• Direct and maintain plant process control documentation.
• Function as the lead trainer for process technicians for process controls.
• Maintain and update the HMI screens for the process. Optimize the interface for area technicians by making improvements as needed.
• Work with Operations and other resources to troubleshoot process control related problems to find root cause and implement corrective actions.
• Mentor new process engineers on providing appropriate design specifications for process control equipment, developing process control narratives, and estimating control costs for projects.
• Support startups of new control systems during utility shutdowns or production slowdowns.
• Manage process controls projects with minimal direct supervision.
• Support projects and process improvements as the process control resource.
• Work with project schedules and planning of outside integrators/programmers/vendors to achieve project timelines.
• Provide technical support to maintenance of the plant controls systems (IO configuration, hardware, layouts, etc)
• Cooperatively work with Process Engineering, Operations, Safety, and Quality teams to develop and implement controls solutions to improve safety, reduce costs, improve quality, reduce environmental impacts, and increase capacity.

• Physical Demands
• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Successful candidates must pass a pre-employment physical and drug test.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit; use hands and fingers, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; work from heights, and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability see color and adjust focus.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is potentially exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions on site. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud. The position regularly works near moving mechanical parts and in outside conditions that include inclement weather, heat and humidity, and exposure to dust. In addition this job also operates in a professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, filing cabinets and fax machines.

Required:

• 1-5 years related process controls experience.
• BS Engineering or Engineering Technology degree with emphasis in Controls. Will also consider highly experienced non-degreed candidates with relevant experience in a manufacturing setting.
• PLC/DCS Control System application & installation - experience with Allen Bradley Controllogix/Compactlogix systems is strongly preferred.
• Motor Control/System design, installation, and troubleshooting.
• Working knowledge of controls hardware and software, including automated control valves, instrumentation, PLCs, HMIs, VFDs, process servers, etc.
• Process control electrical circuit design, installation, and troubleshooting.
• Ability to work effectively with our network ISIT group to minimize impact of their actions on process equipment and to support resolution of network issues that require their support.
• Working knowledge of OSI Pi and Pi AF would be very helpful.
• Ability both to write control narratives and to review/edit narratives prepared by process engineers and technologists.
• Ability to interface with external process controls engineering firms and to manage contract controls engineers on site.
• Project management experience either as the primary PM or as the Controls Lead on larger projects.
• Ability to work with urgency in a 24/7/365 production environment. The position is a day shift position, but off-shift on-call support will be required occasionally to support production outages or project startup activity.
• Effective teacher and mentor of chemical process engineers and technologists with varying levels of experience and knowledge of process control technology.
• Possess integrity, respect, safety, and initiative as core values.
• Positive interactive engagement skills at all organizational levels.
• Self-motivated, self-directed, and able to take ownership of the process control systems with minimal supervision from site management.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.

Preferred:

• Experience inChemical Process Engineering or Chemical Production
• Experience in Corn Wet Milling/Food Manufacturing

• Competitive Pay

• Multiple Healthcare plan choices

• Dental and vision insurance

• A 401(k) plan with company and matching contributions

• Short- and Long-Term Disability

• Life, AD&D, and Voluntary Insurance plans

• Paid holidays & vacation

• Floating days off

• Parental leave for new parents

• Employee resource groups

• Learning & development programs

• Fun culture where you have an opportunity in shaping our future

We are believers in the power of difference. We strive to represent the communities in which we operate and to provide an inclusive, welcoming environment for all. We want Primient to be a place where every employee feels they belong and knows they are seen, heard, valued and safe to speak up. Our aspiration is to unlock the full potential in diverse perspectives, while offering everyone an equal chance to grow,

Primient is an equal opportunity employer, committed to the strength of an inclusive workforce.

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