Jobs at Grain & Protein Technologies

Paid, full-time summer internship supporting manufacturing and quality operations. Responsibilities include designing lean manufacturing cells, developing standard work, maintaining and troubleshooting equipment, supporting product introductions, and collaborating with engineering, quality, operations, and maintenance teams. The role is onsite in Assumption, Illinois, requires full-time student enrollment and daily commuting, and offers complimentary housing for eligible nonlocal students.

Chief Financial Officer responsible for building scalable financial infrastructure, strengthening forecasting and reporting, optimizing global cash flow and balance sheet performance, and supporting operational growth. The role oversees treasury, cash repatriation, tax optimization, financial systems, scenario modeling, and enterprise-wide performance measurement while partnering with the CEO and business leaders to double the company by 2029. Extensive international travel and regular presence at Illinois and Tennessee facilities are required.

Manage accounts receivable through credit analysis, financial reconciliations, order portfolio controls, and collections processes. The role supports cash flow, data accuracy and compliance, while maintaining relationships with customers, sales representatives and financial institutions.

Lead financial strategy and operational finance for a complex manufacturing plant. Responsibilities include forecasting, annual planning, cost accounting, variance analysis, working capital optimization, KPI and performance management, capital investment analysis, controls, process improvement, and financial reporting. The role partners with plant operations, supply chain, and commercial teams; drives accountability and continuous improvement; enhances SAP, OneStream, and Power BI usage; and mentors finance professionals.

Drives revenue growth across farm and commercial grain markets by developing dealers, entering new markets, expanding existing accounts, and supporting strategic sales opportunities. Builds and manages a qualified pipeline, executes go-to-market initiatives, tracks conversion and revenue metrics, provides market intelligence, and collaborates with Sales, Marketing, Product, and Operations. This remote, field-based role requires extensive travel across North America.

Own the North American grain product portfolio across its full lifecycle, from ideation and product specifications through launch and obsolescence. Develop product strategy, roadmaps, positioning, and competitive intelligence while translating customer and business needs into actionable initiatives. Lead cross-functional collaboration with engineering, operations, marketing, sales, customers, and dealers. Manage product development projects, timelines, resources, and deliverables using the New Product Introduction Process.

Leads marketing strategy and team development for the North America Grain business. Oversees brand, communications, creative services, digital marketing, events, channel communications, campaigns, marketing technology, budgets, agencies, and performance measurement. Partners with Product Management, Sales, Pricing, and business leaders to improve go-to-market execution, commercial programs, customer engagement, and marketing effectiveness. The role also modernizes processes, develops capabilities, and drives practical use of CRM, analytics, automation, and AI.

Designs and configures protein equipment product variations, creates 3D models, manufacturing drawings, and bills of materials, and develops repeatable design procedures. Collaborates with cross-functional teams on customer requirements, cost targets, manufacturability, testing, safety, and product robustness. Supports manufacturing and quality activities, new product introduction, continuous improvement, and field issue resolution. The role requires mechanical engineering expertise, Creo and Windchill proficiency, and experience taking products from concept through production release.

Design and develop agricultural equipment, including concept development, 3D modeling, engineering drawings, prototyping, testing, validation, bills of materials, and product documentation. Collaborate with manufacturing, quality, purchasing, product management, sales, and technical support teams. Support customized equipment solutions, customer technical inquiries, product launches, continuous improvement, field investigations, and corrective actions. The role is hybrid with occasional travel up to 10%.

Designs and configures grain storage systems and accessories for customer-specific needs. Creates 3D models, drawings, and bills of materials using Creo; performs engineering calculations, simulations, and design evaluations. Collaborates cross-functionally on manufacturability, cost, safety, prototypes, validation, new product introduction, and continuous improvement. Supports production releases, resolves field issues, and applies lessons learned to improve existing products.

Leads a team of design engineers supporting new product development and existing product maintenance for structures and specialty products. Responsibilities include coaching and developing team members, managing priorities and resources, overseeing project timelines, validating requirements and costs, identifying risks, coordinating cross-functionally, and improving engineering systems and processes. The role also ensures accurate engineering deliverables and adherence to design, modeling, drawing, and process standards.

Design Engineering Intern supporting grain storage and conditioning products. Responsibilities include creating and updating CAD designs, releasing drawings and bills of material, verifying product requirements, applying design-for-manufacturing principles, troubleshooting production and field issues, maintaining products, and developing prototypes with cross-functional teams. The role is a paid, full-time onsite summer internship requiring current full-time student enrollment and proficiency with 3D CAD tools.

Provides onsite second-line IT desktop support to business users. Responsibilities include resolving ServiceNow incidents and requests, assisting with basic Windows and Microsoft issues, setting up and collecting computer equipment, installing software and endpoint security tools, maintaining documentation, and following authorization and security procedures. The position is a paid, full-time summer internship requiring 40 hours per week onsite in Assumption, Illinois.