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Business Partner, Black Belt

Decatur, IL
Job ID 579823b2955e100079163af4e7f20000JREQ6556 Date posted 05/29/2026 Category Engineering
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Overview

Our Business Partner, Black Belt, role provides the opportunity to build out your experience and expertise. You’ll quickly gain exposure to wide-ranging challenges, technologies, and processes. You can make a value-adding difference to both process improvement and capital project execution.

Your career development will be enhanced through working alongside expert colleagues in a highly collaborative team environment. You’ll also join our structured development program through our Engineering Ladder, a clear outline of what steps are available. As your skills and experience grow, so will your responsibilities and impact.

  • Job Type: Full-Time
  • Job Level: Mid Career
  • Travel: Minimal

Success Profile

Successful Business Partner, Black Belt process engineers at Primient have a specific set of traits.

  • Safety Mindset
  • Technical Curiosity
  • Project Management Skills
  • Strategic Mindset
  • Leadership Skills
  • Growth-Oriented

Career Path

These are typical tracks for engineers but we encourage cross-functional movement to provide robust experiences throughout your career.

  • Engineer 1
  • Engineer 2
  • Engineer 3
  • Technical Expertise Sr. Engineer
    Operational Leadership Assistant Area Manager
  • Principal Engineer
    Area Manager
  • Engineering Fellow
    Operations Manager
    Technical Manager
  • Plant Manager

Business Partner, Black Belt

Decatur, Illinois
Job ID 579823b2955e100079163af4e7f20000JREQ6556 Date posted 05/29/2026 Category Engineering
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About Primient

Primient is a century old company with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are a leading producer of food and industrial ingredients made from plant-based, renewable sources. We deliver value through deep technical, commercial, and operational excellence that is backed by our long-standing corn wet milling heritage. Wherever we are in the process, from field to customer, our priorities are focused on ensuring we produce the safest, highest quality products through practices that uphold both our responsibility and commitments to the challenge and drive for excellence, our people and our planet. We are a privately held company with locations across the US, Mexico, Poland, and Brazil. We’re investing in our plants and people to unlock our potential in the industrial and food sectors. Guided by our values of Safety, Excellence, Integrity, and Growth, we’re focused on growing our business, our reputation, and the career of every teammate.

About the Role

The Business Partner, Black Belt sits within the Continuous Improvement team and drives operational excellence by embedding a culture of continuous improvement across the organization. This role is responsible for leading and mentoring teams in Lean Six Sigma methodologies, driving targeted short- and long-term continuous improvement initiatives, manages key projects, supporting local plant efforts, and conducting analyses to enable data-driven decision-making and operational solutions. By championing Primient’s values of integrity, growth, and excellence, the Business Partner, Black Belt enhances efficiency, productivity and sustainable growth across the organization.

Key responsibilities:

​•Lead Primient Operating Model (POM) implementation: Drive the plant-level implementation of POM, ensuring alignment with operations goals. Provide strategic consultation to plant teams for effective and uniform implementation.

Champion a Safety-First Culture: Advocate for and model a “Safety First” culture within the Plant. Provide tools and lead projects that enhance safety standards and improve safety outcomes.

Develop and Report Performance Metrics: Develop and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure project success. Provide regular reports and insights to project sponsors and leadership to track progress.

Manage Continuous Improvement (CI) Deployment: Lead the execution of Lean Six Sigma projects to drive process improvement and defect reduction

Drive Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) Improvement: Implement and support plant level OEE tools and reporting. Lead improvement projects to optimize OEE.

Utilize Data Management Tools: Apply Lean Six Sigma tools to support operational improvements, streamline reporting, and manage plant data more efficiently.

Manage Lean Six Sigma (LSS) Process improvement Projects: Lead process improvement projects in collaboration with plant personnel, leadership, and engineering teams to improve efficiency, quality, and costs.

Deliver Lean Six Sigma Trainings: Lead problem solving training initiatives, including Green Belt training, RCCA, Failure Modes and Effect Analysis (FMEA), LSS awareness and tools training

Mentor and Coach Lean Six Sigma Green Belts: Provide mentorship and coaching to Green Belts and project team members, helping them to drive continuous improvement.

Required and Preferred Education/Certification

•Bachelor’s degree in engineering, STEM, supply chain, business administration, finance, or a related field

•Certification in Lean Six Sigma Black Belt

Required and Preferred Work Experience

•Experience leading Lean Six Sigma project work

•3+ years experience in continuous improvement roles in a continuous process manufacturing environment

•Experience in leadership roles (e.g., decision making capacity) (preferred)

•Facilitation or learning and development experience (preferred)

•Project management experience (e.g., complex continuous improvement projects) (preferred)

Knowledge

•Lean, Six Sigma, and Continuous Improvement Methodologies (e.g. TPS, Stable Ops)

•Continuous Manufacturing Processes (operations, maintenance, EHS and quality)

•Microsoft Applications

•Statistical Simulation and Analytical Tools (e.g. Minitab, PowerBI, ERP / SAP)

Skills

•Excellent verbal and written communication

•Change Management

•Influential leadership

•Critical thinking

•Project Management

•Data analysis & interpretation

•Strategic planning

•Time management & prioritization

•Risk monitoring and mitigation

•Facilitation

Mindsets

•Safety-first

•Structured Continuous improvement

•Challenge the status quo

•Action-oriented

•Composed under pressure

•Results-driven

•Data-driven

•Flexible & Adaptable



Total Rewards

The annual pay range estimated for this position is $123,515.20 - $154,394.00 and is bonus eligible.

Please note that while this range reflects the full spectrum of compensation available for this role, individual compensation will be determined based on several factors including your experience, skills, and alignment with the role's responsibilities. During the interview process there will be an opportunity to discuss how your background fits into the pay range.​ ​ We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package that our U.S. colleagues and their families can count on, which includes:

• Competitive Pay​

• Multiple Healthcare plan choices​

• Dental and vision insurance​

• A 401(k) plan with company and matching contributions ​

• Short- and Long-Term Disability​

• Life, AD&D, and Voluntary Insurance plans​

• Paid holidays & vacation​

• Floating days off​

• Parental leave for new parents​

• Employee resource groups​

• Learning & development programs​

• Fun culture where you have an opportunity in shaping our future

Career Path & Culture

Primient is committed to a workplace that is all in – ensuring everyone has the opportunity to develop and shape a career that matters in an open culture which embraces equity, diversity and belonging. We challenge old ways of thinking; and encourage employee voices to be a guiding force for ongoing learning.

Primient supports a culture of inclusion that respects individual strengths, views, and experiences. We believe our differences make better decisions, drive excellence, and deliver better business results. Primient employees experience autonomy and accountability in their role. Here, employees control their destiny as there is opportunity for career growth and pathways outside the norm.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Belonging

We are believers in the power of difference. We strive to represent the communities in which we operate and to provide an inclusive, welcoming environment for all. We want Primient to be a place where every employee feels they belong and knows they are seen, heard, valued and safe to speak up. Our aspiration is to unlock the full potential in diverse perspectives, while offering everyone an equal chance to grow,

Primient is an equal opportunity employer, committed to the strength of an inclusive workforce.

California Consumer Privacy Act ("CCPA")

The Company is committed to complying with the California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) and all data privacy and laws in the jurisdictions in which it recruits and hires employees. We collect the following categories of personal information for the purpose of hiring the best qualified applicants and to comply with applicable employment laws: Name and contact information; Job preference and work availability; Social Security Number and/or other identification information; Education and qualifications; Employment history and experience; Military service; Reference and background check information, including relevant criminal history and credit history; Social media information; Pre-employment test results; Post-offer medical examination information and results, including drug test results; Voluntary self-disclosure information regarding minority, veteran, and disability status; and Information provided by you during the hiring process.
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Benefits & Total Rewards

We’re proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package with competitive pay and benefits* including:

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    Multiple medical care options

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    Dental and vision insurance

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    Retirement plans with employer contributions

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    Short- and long-term disability

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    Life, AD&D, and voluntary insurance plans

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    Paid holidays and vacation

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    Paid parental leave for new parents

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    Employee resource groups

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    Learning and development opportunities

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    Engaging culture where you can make an impact

*Specific benefit offerings depend on location and position. Please reference job postings for specific benefits plan information.

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