Refinary Lead

About Ingredion:

Join Ingredion where innovation impacts lives worldwide! Without even realizing it youve experienced our work in your favorite chocolate your pets food the paper you write on and your everyday snacks. As a global powerhouse across more than 60 industries we harness the potential of natural ingredients to transform lives. Whether youre just starting your career or bringing years of experience theres a place for you here to make a real difference. Be part of our team that values a wide range of perspectives and is committed to shaping a better world with every product we create.

Location: Winston Salem North Carolina

Workplace type: Onsite

Ingredion is looking for a Refinery Lead to lead and provide ownership of the Refinery Department to ensure safe reliable and efficient operation of the area. Accountable for departmental performance including safety quality production cost employee development continuous improvement and compliance.

What you will do:

• Own overall Refinery Department performance ensuring excellence in safety quality production reliability cost management employee engagement and continuous improvement.
• Drive operational accountability and execution by establishing clear performance expectations monitoring results and providing coaching development and corrective actions as needed.
• Lead and support daily operations coordinating cross-functional teams to resolve issues troubleshoot processes and achieve production and cost objectives.
• Champion a culture of safety compliance and food quality ensuring adherence to SHE programs ISO 9001 FSSC 22000 HACCP GMP and other regulatory requirements.
• Analyze performance data and optimize processes to improve efficiency product quality reliability and facility performance through operational and capital improvement initiatives.
• Identify and implement continuous improvement opportunities leveraging technical expertise root cause analysis innovation and project management best practices.
• Develop and empower high-performing teams through workforce planning succession planning training coaching and fostering a collaborative team-oriented culture.

What you will bring:

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or a related field with manufacturing experience; or 5 years of experience in corn wet milling operations.
• Knowledge of refinery operations.
• Knowledge of Corn Wet Milling manufacturing processes operations and customer requirements.
• Decision-making planning time management and project management capabilities.
• Ability to manage manufacturing operations effectively including during high-pressure situations emergencies and crisis events.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.
• Experience applying project management best practices to implement and sustain improvements.
• Ability to learn apply and maintain GMP Quality Safety and regulatory standards.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Who you are:

• Demonstrated experience leading and developing both salaried and hourly employees in a manufacturing environment.
• Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence culture drive engagement and achieve results through others.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate effectively across functions and organizational levels.
• Ability to build consensus foster positive relationships and drive teamwork.
• Resilience and composure under pressure with the ability to lead effectively during challenging situations.
• Collaborative mindset with a focus on influencing coaching and empowering others.
• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills that support organizational success.

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

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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 disabilitymental or physicalmarital 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 applicants 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.

Relocation Available:

Pay Range:

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 an competitive company match.