Industrial rendering and organic by-product processing for agri-food waste
Sanimax collects and processes organic by-products from the agri-food industry at scale across North America. The tech stack—anchored in Rockwell Automation controls, PI System for operations monitoring, and Workday for enterprise operations—reflects a manufacturing-heavy, process-control-first organization. Hiring momentum is accelerating across engineering and logistics roles, while active projects cluster around predictive maintenance, ERP modernization, and production stability, signaling an effort to reduce downtime and operational costs in a capital-intensive business.
Founded in 1939, Sanimax operates a network of processing facilities across Canada and the United States, collecting and transforming unconsumed agricultural and food by-products into ingredients for animal feed, biodiesel, and other industrial applications. The company serves protein producers and agri-business customers at scale. Operations rely on industrial automation (Rockwell PLC/HMI systems), real-time monitoring (PI System), and engineering teams to manage production throughput, equipment maintenance, and environmental compliance. The business model is logistics-intensive (collection networks) and capital-intensive (processing equipment and facilities).
Rockwell ControlLogix, FactoryTalk View, Studio 5000, and RSLogix for PLC programming and HMI. ABB and Variable Frequency Drives support motor control; PI System and PI Vision provide real-time operations monitoring.
Active projects include a multi-year ERP roadmap, predictive maintenance strategy, a three-year maintenance plan integration, control strategy commissioning, and water/wastewater optimization. Production stability and cost reduction are core focus areas.
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