Senior Process Engineer Jobs

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Mechanical, Chemical, or Food Engineering

• 5+ years of engineering experience in aseptic processing or equivalent in an FDA, USDA, or PMO regulated industry

• 5+ years of Project Management experience.

• UHT / Aseptic operation in a food, beverage, or dairy plant

• Experience with process control of liquid or aseptic processes, preferred

• CIP systems, Hygienic Engineering, food industry GMPs

• LOTO and line break safety procedures identification and development

• Experience in incorporating safety in the process/equipment design

• Experience in processing line commissioning and startup

Summary:

Provide process engineering technical support to operations. Plan, design, implement and manage continuous improvement systems to enhance business objectives and operational performance. Developing processes and procedures for manufacturing and packaging, performing validation evaluations, and writing/executing validation protocols. Developing and managing data collection systems for continuous feedback to production and maintenance as well as assisting with the preparation and execution of capital and expense projects.

• Lead, design, install, commission, and start-up, and maintain and improve the liquid, powder, and aseptic process and equipment.

• Responsible for process engineering and improvements in the areas of material handling, ingredients preparation, receiving, CIP, liquid & powder process, and aseptic process.

• Ensures compliance of process parameters and operational conditions with USDA and FDA regulations.

• Responsible for improvement initiatives defining equipment data, capabilities, utilization, efficiencies, and obsolescence.

• As subject matter expert, provide technical leadership in the areas of CIP, liquid & powder process, and aseptic operations.

• Authors and reviews documents including Preventive Maintenance plans, Standard Operating Procedures, Batch Records, Material specifications, and other forms. Author and review validation and change control documents such as master plans, validation protocols, summary reports, and change requests

• Develop project justification and engineering proposals for capital credit submission.

• Proficient on problem-solving methodologies (DMAIC, GSTD or BDA)

• Proficient in data analysis and loss deployment.

• Proficient skills in troubleshooting mechanical, process, and automation-related issues.

• Utilizes the process to analyze available data, plan, design, and implement the best value options resulting in low-cost/high efficiency and renovation/innovation improvements

• Coordinates with the Business Unit, Engineering, Maintenance, and others as necessary to provide information regarding necessary improvements to equipment/processes to reach targets.

• Participates in budget preparation and capital expenditure recommendations.

• Tracks and reports progress on departmental DMAICs, GSTD and BDA.

• Utilizes the Management of Change process as needed.

• Acts as Subject Matter Expert to aid as necessary to the Supervisors and Training Coordinators for the coordinators to provide appropriate training to employees entering the department or as needed for process changes.