Production Coordinator

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Schedule: Monday to Friday (Day shift)

Location: South Bend Ethanol

Travel: Limited to None

What We Will Expect From You

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering, Industrial Management, or a related field, preferred.
• High school diploma with relevant experience in production or maintenance coordination and planning in an industrial setting.
• 5+ years of experience in industrial or manufacturing environment.
• Experience with CMMS (computerized maintenance management programs).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of safety and housekeeping standards.
• Familiarity with manufacturing practices.
• Knowledge of industrial manufacturing processes.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to maintaining a clean and organized work environment.
• Good communication skills and ability to work effectively within a team.
• Demonstrate strong organizational competencies.

Responsibilities:

Principal responsibilities are detailed in these four areas:

Safety and Facilities Housekeeping:

• Accountable for maintaining and promoting a safe working environment by adhering to and enforcing Verbio’s safety policies.
• Ensure housekeeping practices are completed in a timely, safe, and efficient manner.

Daily Operations:

• Review the production performance from the prior night/shift and discuss the daily maintenance plan with the team each morning.
• Ensure effective communication and execution of maintenance plans and facilitate a smooth workflow between maintenance and operations.
• Develop and communicate daily and weekly maintenance plans in collaboration with the Maintenance Dept Planner-Scheduler.
• Function as the main liaison between the Operations and Maintenance Teams.
• Coordinate plant shutdown lockout-tagout procedures.
• Facilitate the periodic review and prioritization of the work order backlog.
• Screen daily work orders for asset areas, ensuring quality and accuracy in coding and system description.
• Generate notifications and maintain planning for downtime to support the area.
• Ensure the proper execution of all necessary safe work permits, including confined space, hot work, and other types of work.
• Provide feedback and approval on work completion satisfaction findings.
• Provide feedback and optimization proposals for waiting time of maintenance teams (internal and external) each morning and during outages to start work in the field.
• Collaborate with the Maintenance Supervisor to determine break-in and overtime needs.

Maintenance Coordination:

• Ensures all operations preventative maintenance tasks are completed as planned.
• Enhance communication between Production and Maintenance through the Maintenance/Operation Planning and Scheduling process.
• Schedule and conduct outage critique meetings to include documentation, publishing, and post-meeting notes.
• Utilize critiques to improve future outages.
• Identify and eliminate non-value-added activities (waste) within the department.

Outage Coordination:

• Coordinate annual outages and shutdowns including lockout-tagout procedures, ensuring comprehensive planning and execution.
• Ensure the proper execution of all necessary safe work permits including confined space, hot work, and other types of work.

What’s In It For You

We offer competitive wages with overtime pay for any hours over 40 in a work week. Starting salary is based on candidate experience, education and market pay for the role in the region. As a team member at Verbio North America, you’ll also enjoy:

• Comprehensive benefits package beginning day one, including health, dental, vision, life insurance.
• Company paid short & long-term disability coverage as well as AD&D.
• Generous vacation, holiday, and sick time with additional leave plans

• 11 paid holidays
• 15 days of paid vacation time
• 5 sick/personal days

ABOUT US:

The VERBIO Nevada Biorefinery, located in Nevada, Iowa (USA), is the first industrial scale renewable natural gas (RNG) facility in North America using agricultural residues as its feedstock. The plant is 100% owned by VERBIO North America Holdings Corporation.

RNG production from corn stover began in December 2021 with the completion of Phase I, at a capacity of 7 million ethanol gallons equivalent (EGE) per year. Upon completion of Phase II in the 4th quarter of 2022, the site will begin operating as a biorefinery, producing 60 million gallons of corn-based ethanol and an additional 19 million (EGE) of RNG from stillage. The integration of RNG and ethanol production, unique to VERBIO, incorporates advanced operational technology currently practiced at the company’s facilities in Germany. The process also yields humus, a soil amendment, and organic fertilizers.

VERBIO Diesel Canada is the 45 million gallon per year biodiesel facility located in Welland, Ontario (Canada). The plant is a wholly owned subsidiary of VERBIO Pereonite BioEnergie AG and has been operating since August 2019. The plant is currently designed to run on canola and soybean oil and produces crude glycerin and biodiesel transportation fuel as outputs. We are currently developing plans to eventually double the nameplate capacity of the plant, accept different types of feedstocks, and implement several of VERBIO’s proprietary technologies, including crude oil refining and crude glycerin distillation.

South Bend Ethanol, LLC, is the most recent plant acquisition. As a global leader in the renewable energy industry, this will be Verbio’s second US production facility following the successful commissioning of its Nevada, IA plant. The site will be developed over the next three years incorporating Verbio’s advanced engineering and operating technology practices. Verbio intends to expand and develop the plant into a modern biorefinery at an estimated total investment of $230 million.

VERBIO Vereinigte BioEnergie AG (VERBIO AG), with headquarters in Leipzig, Germany, is a leading independent manufacturer of biofuels and bioenergy in Germany and Europe. The company began producing biofuel in 2001 and today has approximately 900 employees at its locations in Germany, Poland, Hungary, India, USA and Canada producing biodiesel, bioethanol and biomethane (renewable natural gas), as well as feed, bio-fertilizers and other high-value by-products for the nutrition, pharmaceutical and cosmetics industries, all on an industrial scale. VERBIO concentrates on the use of internally developed innovative and efficient energy-saving production processes. With its innovative processes and highly efficient production plants, VERBIO is a technology leader in the biofuels market.

In January 2018, VERBIO AG formed its US subsidiary, VERBIO North America (VNA), with headquarters in Livonia, Michigan, USA. VNA plans to build, own, operate, and finance biofuel facilities across the United States and Canada.

Our Vision

Energy production from renewable resources is the key component of the world’s future energy mix. Renewable raw materials have the potential to permanently replace fossil fuels and simultaneously solve the problem of surplus agricultural production in North America and elsewhere.

It is VERBIO’s goal to be a leader in 21st century alternative green energy solutions. As we consolidate and expand our position as one of the world’s leading biofuels producers, we will leverage our technologies and the value of agriculture to create renewable and sustainable solutions globally, while pursing solid growth and responsible relationships with our stakeholders: farmers, customers, employees, shareholders, partners, researchers, consumers, governmental entities, and interest groups.

Our Mission

VERBIO North America is committed to the principle of sustainability and treats natural resources in a socially responsible and ethical manner. Using the latest technologies, developed in-house, we are creating sustainable alternatives for a world whose desire is to move away from fossil fuels. Our business model endeavors to ignite change and create platforms where the path to green energy is contagious.

With our fuels cutting greenhouse gas emissions by up to 90% compared to fossil fuels, we are showing the way forward in climate protection. And with a vision for a greener future, we are building strong competence centers and competitive production facilities in different parts of the world, while our employees partner alongside farmers to safeguard the environment for current and future generations.

Our Approach

• Be creative, innovative, ethical, and fast in execution.
• Partner with agriculture to safeguard land and natural resources for future generations.
• Create enthusiasm around sustainability and renewable energy production.
• Empower employees to develop & execute upon big ideas.
• Be good citizens in our local & global communities.
• Never stop technological improvement.

HOW TO APPLY:

If you meet the requirements of this opportunity and want to impact our mission, we encourage you to apply now. Please submit your application on our website at https://www.verbio.us/careers. A resume is required when applying, cover letters are optional and professional references may be requested later in the hiring process.

Except where prohibited by state law, all offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a background check and drug test.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form (I-9) upon hire.

Verbio North America reserves the right to change job descriptions and wage scales at their discretion based on market and company conditions. Positions will be filled based upon experience, prior work history, education, and competency.

Verbio North America is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodations in is application process for individuals with disabilities and encourages applicants with disabilities to request any needed accommodation(s).

Verbio North America is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization. Verbio North America makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.