Cargill · 4 hours ago
Senior Process Controls Engineer
Eddyville, IA
Full-time
Onsite
Mid, Senior Level
$120K/yr - $150K/yr
4+ years expCargill is committed to providing food and agricultural solutions to nourish the world in a safe, responsible, and sustainable way. The Senior Process Controls Engineer will develop process control strategies to improve safety, sustainability, and efficiency across Cargill manufacturing by collaborating with various teams and applying expertise in advanced process controls and data analytics.
AgricultureFood and BeverageFood ProcessingManufacturingMeat and Poultry
Responsibilities
Develop and design advanced process controls strategies across Cargill plants
Collaborate with process simulation and manufacturing analytics teams to create process control strategies for new and existing Cargill processes
Collaborate with the North American regional Smart Manufacturing teams and manufacturing sites on high-value, high-priority process controls projects
Collaborate with regional and global teams to deliver scalable impact through process controls
Estimate project scope, level of effort, and value for controls projects
Provide process controls and other engineering expertise within projects related to yield improvement, energy efficiency, throughput, down-time reduction, product quality and variable cost reduction
Identify 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
Communicate effectively across a variety of stakeholders including R&D, Smart Manufacturing, plant operations, and business leaders. Ability to influence without direct authority
Develop new capabilities in process controls and bring awareness of state-of-the-art technology to Cargill
Enable business results from process control efforts
Independently handle complex issues with minimal supervision, while escalating only the most complex issues to appropriate staff
Other duties as assigned
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Possesses comprehensive knowledge of processes and controls
Minimum of four years of related work experience
Ability to travel up to 30% of the time
Preferred
Experience with advanced process control and model predictive control
Ten or more years of related experience
Experience with DCS controls systems such as DeltaV, D3, ControlLogix PlantPAx, ABB DCS, etc
Experience with controls in food and beverage manufacturing
Experience with utility systems: boilers, cogeneration, cooling water systems
Proven experience working in an agile environment
Master's and/or PhD degree
Benefits
Comprehensive benefit program including medical and/or other benefits dependent on the position offered and hours worked
Minnesota Sick and Safe Leave accruals of one hour for every 30 worked, up to 48 hours per calendar year unless otherwise provided by law
Company
Cargill
Cargill provides agricultural, food, bioindustrial, and risk management solutions across global supply chains and manufacturing sectors.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
$0.02MKey Investors
National Safety Council
2025-06-25Grant· $0.02M
Leadership Team
Brian Sikes
Board Chair and CEO
David MacLennan
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
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