Plant Coordinator

Plant Coordinator

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Title: Plant Coordinator

Location: Argo Plant, Bedford Park, IL

Reports To: Manager, Plant Services

As Plant Coordinator, you will serve as an on-site management representative for the Argo plant during second and third shifts, weekends, and holidays. This role will ensure proper response to and resourcing for safety/environmental incidents and serve as the single site contact for off-shift incidents and customer/carrier communications, as well as prioritize maintenance resources and coordinate with unit personnel to execute against production priorities. The role will provide management presence and support to all the operating units, act as subject-matter-expert in specific operational areas, and monitor off-shift security activity to ensure the plant premises remain safe and secure.

What You Will Do:

• Serving as Plant Emergency Coordinator and first responder to all emergencies in plant. Coordinate transport of any injured employees requiring outside medical treatment and act as liaison between emergency medical personnel and the Company.
• Overseeing facility production and coordinating maintenance and other shared resources in accordance with plant priorities. Directing activities of additional maintenance resources that are held over or called in where necessary. Working with operations teams to ensure coordinated shut-downs for plant/unit outages in order to meet maintenance schedules, and facilitating communication during both shut-down and start-up activities.
• Assisting in coordinating maintenance activities related to infrastructure and shared services.
• Monitoring performance of key processes and summarizing through daily management. Providing management support in response to process deviations as reflected in KPI reports and process trends. Assisting operations teams in troubleshooting process deviations and resourcing for resolution.
• Providing single point of contact for off-shift information transfer for EHSS, quality, production, maintenance/reliability, and regulatory compliance concerns. Maintaining connection with operations teams and management stakeholders to support effective decision-making.
• Assisting in and conducting safety and emergency preparedness inspections, drills, and other similar activities. Providing primary response for blood borne pathogen program including clean-up and notification of Area Management and Plant Medical.
• Facilitating secure access to plant storerooms as needed to support off-shift maintenance activities.
• Coordinating with rail operations to ensure fluid railyard operation and proper unit service level. Providing communication path to escalate service failures where necessary.
• Ensuring excellent Customer Experience by providing timely response to customer and carrier inquiries, coordinating with customer service and logistics regarding emergency shipments, late deliveries, quality concerns, etc., to ensure clear feedback to customers.
• Investigating and participating in Root Cause Problem Elimination sessions for safety and quality incidents as necessary. Serving as subject-matter-expert in appropriate areas of operational experience.

What You Will Bring:

• Knowledge of Corn Wet Milling Manufacturing operations, processes and customer base, preferred.
• Ability to learn and apply Ingredion's GMP, Quality and Safety standards.
• Willingness to work a demanding shift rotation, including evenings, weekends, and holidays.
• Experience with ERP software, such as SAP; specific knowledge of CMMS application preferred.

Who You Are:

• Demonstrated ability to lead in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, including effective performance in high-stress emergency and crisis situations.
• A customer-focused mindset and are proactive, responsive, and empathetic in support of a superior customer experience.
• Experience solving problems through creative, innovative solutions and are comfortable challenging traditional methods of accomplishing tasks.
• The ability to lead through influence and coach others to achieve desired outcomes.
• Shown sound judgement in making effective decisions despite ambiguity.
• Skill in building consensus and fostering positive working relationships.
• The willingness to give and receive feedback in the pursuit of continuous improvement.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and an ability to communicate at all organizational levels and across functional lines.

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
• 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

Relocation Available: No

Pay Range: $84,400.00 - $105,000.00 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 a competitive company match.

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.