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A bit about us:
My client is a food ingredient company focused on moving food forward by infusing human ingenuity with the intelligence of nature.
Why join us?
Competitive salary
401(k) matching
Health, Vision, Dental insurance
Employee assistance program
Employee discount
Flexible spending account
Health savings account
Life insurance
Paid time off
Professional development assistance
Tuition reimbursement
Job Details
We are searching for a qualified, innovative Production/Process Engineer to join our growing organization. In this position, you will oversee and improve production processes in our facility. Engineering aptitude, a high attention to detail, and the ability to optimize production processes for maximum efficiency are necessary skills for this role.
The Production/Process Engineer analyzes business methods and finds efficient alternatives. Responsible for determining operations to produce products and develops processes to ensure quality, cost and efficiency requirements are met. This position troubleshoots problems with production and takes corrective action. Researches the purchase of equipment or upgrades to existing equipment. The Production Engineer will report directly to the Plant Manager.
Essential Duties:
Assist in overseeing plant operations, including safety, efficiency, product quality, and maintenance.
Responsible for monitoring and analyzing day-to-day production results, from which he/she will develop findings, draw conclusions, and make recommendations. Investigate and troubleshoot any problems that arise with processes, procedures, and operations.
Will set area priorities, assign work to staff and mentor employees. Provides technical supervision and instructions to Plant Operations team.
Utilize engineering knowledge to assess process, procedures, and parameters, then recommend methods and / or modifications to optimize the process.
Have ownership of operations related training and coaching of plant personnel for the Plant Operations team.
Works with maintenance and engineering to achieve a high level of process efficiency and plant reliability.
Assures product quality by ensuring the necessary quality control checks are being tested and the necessary process adjustments are executed to maintain in-specification finished product.
Responsible for meeting production requirements within time and budget, considering constraints agreed upon in advance.
Provides manufacturing decision-making information by calculating production, labor, and material costs; reviewing production schedules; estimating future requirements.
Clearly and effectively communicate ideas and findings to management and colleagues.
Contributes to the design of engineering projects, ideas for safer, cost-effective, and/or new techniques.
Develops and oversees implementation of new plant operational processes and procedures.
Performs varied technical functions and economic evaluations. Collects and evaluates information from multiple sources and incorporates related information into processes.
In collaboration with the Quality Assurance/Control team, assist to develop and implement quality control measures that effectively monitor products and guarantees desired results.
Follow and adhere to all state, federal and company enforced safety rules and regulations.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or related discipline required. Chemical Engineering degree preferred.
2+ years proven experience in process, production, engineering, and project engineering.
Uses basic knowledge of the process to solve problems and recommends corrective actions.
Has conducted engineering projects. Applies standard engineering theories, concepts, and techniques and applies a working knowledge of related disciplines.
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