Process Engineer

Process Engineer

Monsanto Company is a leading global provider of technology based solutions and agricultural products that improve farm productivity and food quality. Our Soda Springs, Idaho plant, a leading producer of elemental phosphorus, is seeking a qualified Process Engineer. As a key member of our Manufacturing Team, you will be responsible for providing chemical process knowledge, scheduling, logistics, product quality, and process engineering support to our manufacturing areas. Primary responsibilities for this position will focus on maintaining the production schedule via working with production planning and other engineering units globally. This can include statistical monitoring of production metrics and identification, definition, and cost analysis of improvement projects. This role will also provide technical support to troubleshoot and solve problems impacting raw material yields, capacity, quality, environmental compliance, and safety. In addition this role will be responsible to help identify cost savings and on-stream time improvements by tracking key performance indicators (KPI’s).

At Monsanto, our Process and Production Engineering position is a hands-on position that requires the successful candidate to build strong relationships throughout our manufacturing site. Monsanto offers outstanding technical career path options that allow for advancement, as well as many leadership opportunities. Our technical career path, called the Manufacturing Technologist program, offers additional incentive opportunities, increased pay, responsibility, and a technical progression path. No matter what your preference is, our team-oriented culture of growth and development will allow you to expand yourself and your career.

Monsanto provides employees with competitive wages and a complete package of benefits, which includes: a 401(k) plan, medical and life insurance, dental and vision insurance, health care and dependent care flexible spending accounts, adoption assistance and other work/life resources

Responsibilities:

• Monitor and analyze operating data from the manufacturing process using statistical tools, both proactively (statistical quality/process control) and reactively (troubleshooting).
• Project engineering and management includes scope, plan and schedule, detailed design, cost estimating and tracking, construction and startup.
• Track and manage key performance indicators and conversion costs pertinent to monthly raw material usage, product volumes, inventory and technical practices. Initiate and implement cost and process improvements.
• Provide process control auditing on performance metrics and troubleshooting support to production personnel as needed to identify and correct problems that impact raw material yields, capacity, safety, and product quality.
• Create and maintain process, safety, and environmental documentation, including process flow diagrams, operating instructions, management of change (MOC) forms, etc. Exhibit a strong safety ethic through coaching or engineered improvements.
• Assist manufacturing leadership in identifying improvements related to raw material yields, capacity, energy, quality, product safety and the environment.
• Support preventative maintenance and equipment reliability programs and other plant wide initiatives.
• Communicate closely with and train, as needed, area operations personnel.
• Work with Process Control Engineers to become proficient in coding and troubleshooting DCS system