Distillery Process Engineer - Biofuel

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Job Title

Distillery Process Engineer - Biofuel

Company

Location

Atchison, Kansas

Competitive

Job Description

MGP Ingredients is a leading supplier of premium distilled spirits and food ingredient solutions. Its Distilling Solutions segment provides bourbons, whiskeys, ryes, gins, and vodkas to craft and multinational brands. MGP s own Branded Spirts business is growing following the 2021 acquisition of Luxco, a top spirits producer, bottler, supplier, and importer as well as the 2023 acquisition of Penelope Bourbon, known for its wide range of uniquely blended expressions.

Ingredient Solutions delivers nutritional, functional wheat- and pea-based ingredients aligned with consumer trends. The company operates in locations across the Midwestern U.S., and overseas in Northern Ireland and Mexico.

THE OPPORTUNITY As the Distillery Process Engineer (Biofuel), you will be responsible for enhancing product quality, safety, and manufacturing efficiency by addressing and resolving daily process challenges. Drive sustainable improvements in cost-effectiveness and product performance through the optimization of manufacturing processes, leveraging capital projects, statistical analysis, designed experiments, and procedural changes. Lead continuous improvement initiatives at the site, utilizing tools such as Zero-Based Analysis (ZBA), GAP analysis, and time studies.

Collaborate with cross-functional teams to solve problems and develop new products. Oversee the startup of new products and equipment, including supervising installation, troubleshooting initial production issues, ensuring new processes and products meet requirements, and documenting and transferring them to production.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

• 35%: Oversee daily operations at the Atchison facilities within the Distillery operations to ensure system performance, availability, and reliability targets are consistently met.
• Provide troubleshooting and technical support as needed to address operational issues.
• Monitor system performance for deviations from targets and offer guidance on corrective actions.
• Develop and maintain standard operating procedures to ensure consistent and efficient plant operations.

• 30%: Maintain and create new piping and instrumentation diagrams, as well as other flow diagrams, to ensure accurate process documentation.
• Support the implementation of expense and capital projects, providing necessary technical documentation and oversight.
• Lead the site’s continuous improvement initiatives, including managing and updating the GAP analysis and ZBA program.

• 15%: Troubleshoot quality issues and implement corrective actions to maintain high standards of product quality.

• 13%: Provide technical support and expertise for MGP Safety Up and individual safety subcommittee activities.
• Monitor and support SEM (Safety, Environment, and Maintenance) suggestions to enhance safety practices.
• Participate in incident investigations and assist in the implementation of corrective actions.

• 2%: Serve as a relief shift manager when necessary to ensure uninterrupted plant operations. Managing hourly employees and ensure the consistent implementation of plant directives to maintain smooth production facility operations.