Process Engineering Positions

As a Process Engineer, you will quickly gain exposure to various challenges, current and emerging technologies, and multiple-unit operations within Green Plains Inc. This role, reporting to the Director of Protein, provides a key link between process optimization and capital project execution, while building your experience and expertise in a corn-processing biorefinery. You will collaborate within our cohesive team and l study multiple unit operations to improve performance, yield, and operating expense (OPEX) to accelerate your career development.

Develop, lead, and execute engineering solutions in the biorefineries to improve safety, quality, yields, and operating expenses (OPEX).

Monitor day-to-day process KPIs against established benchmarks, actively participating in troubleshooting and resolution across our fleet of biorefineries.

Design and specify the operation of new plant processes to drive operational excellence.

Actively engage as a key member of our Engineering team, contributing to regular meetings to share operational best practices, benchmark standards, and engineering updates and educating operations personnel.

Exhibits excellent communication skills at all organizational levels preparing engineering reports, project justification proposals, and technical unit operations papers.

Contribute to and/or spearhead the design of engineering projects, taking responsibility for project management and execution of projects that are pivotal to business transformation.

Ensure engineering assignments are completed within specified time and budget constraints.

Collaborate with engineers and production personnel across the fleet of biorefineries, involving some travel to other biorefineries as needed.

Receive moderate guidance and some supervision, with significant autonomy for planning and executing work.

Provide technical guidance and instruction to process operators and other engineers, assisting them with procedural and technical matters.

utilizing your fundamental knowledge of the process and creative problem-solving skills to recommend corrective actions.

A Process Engineer at Green Plains Inc. will have:

• 3+ years' engineering experience in a manufacturing environment, with a preference in corn processing or related agricultural processing field.
• Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering or related engineering field.
• Working knowledge of basic chemical unit operations and Process Safety Management (PSM) systems.
• Experience in chemical processes or production and a background in food manufacturing.
• The ability to travel up to 30% of the time as needed.

Occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts, outside weather conditions, elevated work areas, dusty conditions, and elevated noise levels.

Ability to work after hours/weekends and on call as needed.

Green Plains Inc. offers competitive pay: a generous benefit package including business casual work environment, health, dental, vision, life insurance, paid holidays, Paid Time Off (PTO) and a 401(k) retirement plan with immediate vesting and company safe harbor matching. Green Plains does not provide immigration-related employment sponsorship for new hires (for example, H-1B, F-1 OPT, TN, or other work visas). Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis and be able to maintain ongoing work authorization without employer sponsorship now or in the future.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The company operates a performance-driven platform focused on maximizing yield, lowering carbon intensity, and delivering long-term value through responsible capital deployment.

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