Sugar refining and specialty sweetener production at industrial scale
American Sugar Refining operates a multi-continent manufacturing footprint anchored in SAP ERP and industrial automation (Fanuc, Allen-Bradley PLC, Wonderware). The hiring surge—56 roles in 30 days across manufacturing, engineering, and ops—aligns with active capital projects for equipment upgrades and a push into predictive and condition-based maintenance. Pain points center on equipment uptime, OEE, and automated order capture, suggesting a company optimizing mid-scale operations rather than transforming.
Notable leadership hires: Production Lead
American Sugar Refining is part of ASR Group, the world's largest cane sugar refiner and marketer. The company operates five refineries across North America (California, Maryland, Louisiana, Canada, Mexico) and three in Europe (United Kingdom, Portugal, Italy), plus sugarcane farms and mills in Mexico and Belize. The product portfolio spans grocery, industrial, and foodservice sweeteners under brands including Domino, C&H, Florida Crystals, Redpath, Tate & Lyle, and others, alongside Tellus, a compostable plant-fiber foodservice line. The organization spans 201–500 employees based in West Palm Beach, Florida.
SAP ERP, SAP Analytics Cloud, and SAP IBP for planning; Fanuc, Allen-Bradley (PLC-5, ControlLogix), and Wonderware for manufacturing automation; Power BI and Tableau for analytics; Python for scripting. Also uses AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and Fusion 360 for design.
Predictive and condition-based maintenance programs, reliability improvement initiatives, preventive maintenance, capital projects for equipment upgrades, GMP inspection and calibration, food safety team coordination, and 13-week supply planning.
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