Mycogen Seeds, a wholly-owned affiliate of Dow AgroSciences, has an open Improvement Engineer position for the Grand Ridge, Illinois plant.

The Improvement Engineer leads the plant level improvement process by gathering and analyzing data, evaluating improvement opportunities, and implementing improvement projects. The improvement engineer assures plant level improvements align with the Plant Specific Technology Plan, thereby closing local performance gaps and increasing Asset Capability (AC).

The Improvement Engineer provides plant level improvement project support, which may include fulfilling roles in the global project execution work process (ex. Global Project Methodology (GPM), Six Sigma, etc.).

Responsibilities include

• Assisting the Improvement Leader in identifying key measures using plant performance data analysis
• Partnering with plant operation personnel to secure process data for identification of technology gaps, improvement opportunities, and project definitions
• Coaching plant personnel on measurements and daily updates of technology performance/ asset utilization data
• Identifying plant improvements that are aligned to the Global and Plant Specific Technology Plan objectives
• Championing Plant Improvement Team and assures proper set-up and use of global opportunity identification tools (Opportunity Tracking System, Idea Tracker, etc.)
• Validating improvement opportunities using global tools and assists in building the Plant Specific Technology Plan
• Assisting the Improvement Leader to ensure implementation of Business-supported projects as identified in the Plant Specific Technology Plan
• Assisting the Improvement Leader in collection and analysis of improvement project results data
• Providing technical plant support in specialized areas including process simulation, modeling, risk analysis, and process optimization.
• Assisting in managing Asset Utilization and project budgets
• Providing data to validate that projects deliver performance objectives after implementation

Requirements

• B.S. in Mechanical, Chemical, Biological, Manufacturing or Agricultural Engineering required
• Relevant experience in Improvement Engineering, Process Engineering, Maintenance Engineering or Reliability Engineering experience preferred
• Agriculture/Seeds experience preferred

Please forward your resume to kmo'connor@dow.com

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Applicants must be legally eligible to work in the country where the position is located.

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