Ingredion is looking for a Process Engineering Co-Op to partner with senior engineers and managers to monitor process conditions, provide engineering support, implement process improvements, and assist in meeting safety, quality, production, and cost goals.
Requirements
- Ability to learn/understand the corn wet milling process, and the systems and principals involved in its operation
- Ability to tackle problems, identify improvement opportunities, implement action plans and follow-up to ensure results
- Proven analytical problem solving, multi-tasking, and time management skills
- Experience with PC Applications such as Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Responsibilities
- Provide technical support to maintenance and operations groups including, process studies, troubleshooting, process optimization, and maintenance of historical data to identify, monitor and control key operating parameters
- Work on capital permits, projects, and engineering studies as assigned to support plant goals
- Manage projects of up to $50k and duration of 1-2 years in compliance with Ingredion’s ethics, safety, and engineering standards
- Conduct process training and ensuring documentation is up to date when projects are completed
- Provide technical support to the plant safety professional on facility safety initiatives when designing and/or redesigning work processes to eliminate workplace injuries and illnesses
- Keep current in discipline, assessing new technologies and ideas, developing, evaluating, and seeking approval for new concepts to improve the efficiency and the capability of the process
Other
- Progress towards a Bachelor’s degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering
- Ability to work 40hrs per week during the term (January - August 2026)
- Strong communication skills, with the ability to present technical information and prepare concisely written reports
- Reliable transportation required to get to and from facility each work day
- Can work effectively in a team environment, build consensus, and nurture relationships across levels and functions
