Technical Development Coordinator

We are a leading producer of food and industrial ingredients made from plant-based, renewable sources. We deliver value through deep technical, commercial, and operational excellence that is backed by our long-standing corn wet milling heritage. Wherever we are in the process, from field to customer, our priorities are focused on ensuring we produce the safest, highest quality products through practices that uphold both our responsibility and commitments to the challenge and drive for excellence, our people and our planet. We’re investing in our plants and people to unlock our potential in the industrial and food sectors. Guided by our values of Safety, Excellence, Integrity, and Growth, we’re focused on growing our business, our reputation, and the career of every teammate. Lead and Develop the Engineering Team: Manage and develop the plant engineering staff, providing direction, mentorship, and technical leadership. Oversee engineering performance, ensuring alignment with plant and corporate objectives. Manage Capital Planning and Budgeting: Review and approve project submittals, ensuring compliance with gate review processes and financial objectives. Prepare reports and forecast monthly capital cashflows to optimize budget management. Lead the productivity agenda, developing ideas and projects to create a pipeline of improvement initiatives. Oversee the development of validation models to track and report project savings against the plan. Priority Setting and Performance Management: Oversee priority setting and completion of action items to achieve KPIs on plant level boards. Lead the implementation of the Green Road, including Process Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (PFMEA). Monitor and evaluate engineering team performance, ensuring alignment with operational goals. Oversee Training and Benchmarking: Develop individual and team training materials to enhance the technical capabilities of the team. Track and report monthly usage data for ingredients and energy, contributing to monthly and annual reviews. Support Plant Operations and Cross-Functional Collaboration: Align engineering priorities with operations management, ensuring technical resources support plant needs. Partner with maintenance, operations, safety, and environmental teams to support plant-wide technical initiatives. Provide network-wide engineering support, ensuring consistency in technical approaches and solutions. High level understanding of entire plant manufacturing process and unit operations Corporate processes – Capex, MOC, SAP, quality reporting, etc. People management Time management and prioritization Project management Risk analysis and mitigation Attention to safety, quality, sustainability Data driven BS in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Agricultural, or Biological Engineering, or a related field from ABET accredited institution (required) Certification in PE and PMP (preferred) Required and/or Preferred Work Experience ~Management of medium to large projects ( ~$Experience in corn wet milling or food manufacturing (preferred) ~ Experience in people management (preferred) ~ Experience with plant operations and risk management (safety, quality, cost, etc.) (The annual pay range estimated for this position is $163,194.40 - $203,993.00 and is bonus eligible. Multiple Healthcare plan choices​ • Dental and vision insurance​ • Short- and Long-Term Disability​ • Paid holidays & vacation​ • Primient is committed to a workplace that is all in – ensuring everyone has the opportunity to develop and shape a career that matters in an open culture which embraces equity, diversity and belonging. Primient supports a culture of inclusion that respects individual strengths, views, and experiences. Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging We strive to represent the communities in which we operate and to provide an inclusive, welcoming environment for all. The Company is committed to complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and all data privacy and laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. We collect the following categories of personal information for the purpose of hiring the best qualified applicants and to comply with applicable employment laws: Social Security Number and/or other identification information; Education and qualifications; Post-offer medical examination information and results, including drug test results; Voluntary self-disclosure information regarding minority, veteran, and disability status;