Location: Cardinal Facility
Workplace Type: Onsite
Ingredion is seeking a driven and people-focused
Operations Lead, Dry Starch to lead production operations, champion continuous improvement, and develop high-performing teams. In this role, you will help ensure safe, efficient, and reliable manufacturing processes while delivering quality products that support our customers and business goals.
As an Operations Lead, Dry Starch, you will...Provide leadership and operational oversight for the Dry Starch department, driving safety, employee engagement, production performance, process optimization, and continuous improvement initiatives while ensuring compliance with quality and food safety standards.This role oversees the Blending & Loading operations team and collaborates closely with Maintenance, Production, and site leadership to achieve operational excellence.
What You Will Do- Lead and promote safety, health, environmental, and employment standards while ensuring compliance with corporate policies and regulatory requirements.
- Provide leadership and direction to Blending & Loading operators, fostering employee engagement, accountability, and teamwork.
- Partner with operators and cross-functional teams to achieve production targets and identify improvement opportunities.
- Optimize production processes while maintaining product quality specifications and food safety requirements.
- Coordinate with Maintenance to ensure reliability and maintenance activities support operational objectives.
- Monitor process conditions and operational performance, taking corrective actions as needed to maximize efficiency and cost effectiveness.
- Analyze operational data and key performance indicators to troubleshoot issues, improve efficiencies, and meet production and cost goals.
What You Will Bring- Post-secondary education in Engineering, a technical discipline, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
- Knowledge of corn refining operations and manufacturing processes preferred.
- Strong decision-making, planning, and time management skills.
- Ability to effectively lead in a dynamic manufacturing environment while collaborating across multiple functions and organizational levels.
- Experience coaching, training, and developing employees to improve performance and team effectiveness.
Who You Are- A collaborative leader who motivates others and enables teams to achieve ambitious goals.
- A problem solver who embraces innovative solutions and challenges traditional approaches.
- An inclusive team player who values diverse perspectives and builds strong relationships across the organization.
- An accountable professional who acts with urgency, takes ownership, and drives results.
- A change champion who adapts quickly and supports others through ambiguity and continuous improvement.
Pay Range:$88,800.00-$118,400.00 Annual
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 competitive benefits package which includes medical, dental, and an employer funded health spending account as well as multiple retirement savings products.
