The Packaging Engineering Co-Op will provide technical solutions to the Argo maintenance and packaging operations teams. This role will collaborate with operations associates, maintenance technicians, and leadership to ensure high utilization of packaging assets in alignment with personnel safety, food safety, and product quality expectations. This role will maintain documented best operational practices for packaging lines.

Core Responsibilities:

• Provide technical support to maintenance and operations groups including process studies, troubleshooting, process optimization, and analysis of historical data to identify, monitor and control key operating parameters.

• Keep historical data, to analyze and to monitor key efficiencies and parameters against design to assist operations with meeting costs and production goals.

• Provide technical support to project engineers when designing or redesigning work processes for improvements in performance and workplace safety.

• Execute capital projects as assigned within scope, timing, and budget constraints.

• Develops and validates Standard Operating Procedures and completes Management of Change (MOC) to ensure technical proficiency and validity of documentation.

• Routinely review Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to ensure that all processes and documentation adhere to Quality Management System (QMS) and FSSC22000 standards, as well as ICH Q7 standards for Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients (API) where applicable.

• Support initiatives to improve productivity, quality, and cost performance.

Qualified candidates will have:

• Progress towards a Bachelor’s degree in Manufacturing, Mechanical, Industrial, or Food Engineering.

• Strong initiative and ability to deal with ambiguity.

• Problem solving and decision-making skills.

• Competency with word processing, database, and spreadsheet experience.

• Project management skills, including multi-tasking and time management.

• Results-orientation and sense of urgency.

• High level of integrity, care, sincerity, and ownership.

• Proactivity and innovation with a strong will to succeed.

To be eligible for consideration, candidates must:

• Currently possess unrestricted authorization to work in the United States. Ingredion does not intend to sponsor work visas with respect to this position or to provide this position as OPT or CPT.

• Be a currently enrolled student in a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree program. If currently enrolled in an undergrad status, must have completed at least two years of coursework with status as a sophomore, junior or non-graduating senior.

• If you have completed your degree, please consider other opportunities with Ingredion, posted at ww.ingredion.com/careers.

Ingredion Total Rewards and Benefits:

We offer a competitive and comprehensive package that aligns with our values and goals. It includes hourly salary, housing stipends, flexibility, learning, recognition, and wellness.

We offer benefits for interns & co-ops such as:

• Housing Stipends (51+ miles from Ingredion work location)

• Internship Program Events & Activities

• Annual Capstone Summit at Ingredion HQ in Westchester, IL

• Intern Buddy Program

• Involvement in Ingredion’s Business Resource Groups

• Achieve Recognition Program

• Perkspot Discount Program

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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 disability-mental or physical-marital 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 applicant's accommodation needs.

Relocation Available:
Yes, Within Country

This pay rate 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).

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 a competitive company match .

Ingredion is a leading global ingredients solutions company. We make sweeteners, starches, nutrition ingredients and biomaterials that are used by customers in everyday products from foods and beverages to paper and pharmaceuticals.

We turn grains, fruits, vegetables and other plant materials into ingredients that make crackers crunchy, candy sweet, yogurt creamy, lotions and creams silky, plastics biodegradable and tissues softer and stronger. Our innovative ingredient solutions help customers stay on trend with simple ingredients and gluten-free or high-fiber foods that appeal to today's consumers.

Grounded in our values of Care First, Be Preferred, Everyone Belongs, Innovate Boldly and Owner's Mindset, we employ approximately 12,000 employees around the world. Our customers operate in more than 120 countries and represent 60 diverse sectors, including food, beverage, paper and corrugating, brewing and other industries.