PROCESS ENGINEER - DAYS

Wautoma, WI | Full-time, direct hire

Schedule: Days, Monday-Friday | Salaried | Up to 40% travel to sister plants

Pay: $85,000-$120,000/year depending on experience, plus 10% annual bonus

ABOUT THE OPPORTUNITY

A food ingredient manufacturer serving human and animal nutrition markets is adding a Process Engineer at its Wautoma, WI plant. This role drives key strategic and capital projects across the company's current and future plant locations, designing and implementing equipment and process improvements to optimize production and commercialize new products. You will manage outside vendors and contractors and partner closely with plant leadership to keep projects on scope, on budget and on time.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

- Conceive and plan projects with the manufacturing team, including plant trials, new product commercialization, and product or process problem solving

- Control and administer project budgets and timelines

- Partner with plant managers to design and implement capital projects

- Work with contractors to define scope, budget and timelines

- Prepare project approval, cost justification and capital request documents

- Identify, research and adapt machine and equipment design to support plant and production improvements

- Lead projects with significant productivity and cost reduction impact, with focus on yield, waste reduction, chemical usage and CIP optimization

- Manage design and procurement of new equipment; specify, evaluate and recommend new technologies and methods

- Study and improve manufacturing processes and sequence of operations to lower cost; help create and maintain Standard Work for all production areas

- Collaborate with technical teams to develop new processes in a timely, cost-effective way

- Train operators and employees to improve operational effectiveness and decision making at the lowest level

- Identify and scope improvement opportunities in quality, cost, performance and preventive/predictive maintenance

- Troubleshoot issues with plant teams and ensure corrective actions are completed

- Develop projects to eliminate waste and streamline manufacturing flow

- Build a project library and an improved project management system

WHAT YOU NEED

- Bachelor's degree in Process Engineering, Chemical Engineering or a related field

- 3-5 years of process or project engineering experience

- Project engineering experience partnering with plant operations and contractors

- AutoCAD design skills

- P&ID knowledge or experience

- Strong Excel and Word skills

- Strong written and verbal communication, analytical and problem-solving skills; a self-directed change agent

- Comfortable with significant hands-on time in manufacturing facilities and up to 40% travel

- Food, dairy or CIP/sanitary process experience a strong plus

BENEFITS

- Medical, dental, vision and life insurance

- 401(k) with strong company match

- Clear advancement path; company promotes from within

WORK ENVIRONMENT

On-site at a food-grade manufacturing plant with regular plant floor time, plus travel of up to 40% to other company plants.