Process Engineer in Waverly

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Job Title: Process Engineer

Location: Waverly, Iowa

Salary: $65-90K

Job Summary of the Process Engineer: The Process Engineer will provide engineering support by overseeing assigned production operations, handling technical issues as a contact for customers, troubleshooting product production issues, and improving processes to ensure quality, safety, and economic viability.

Job Duties & Responsibilities of the Process Engineer:

• Develop process/project engineering plans for assigned projects and present to corporate engineering and site management.
• Lead and/or support engineering projects at the facility, including ensuring the success in meeting various objectives such as schedule, budget, and related
• Supports the development of a project budget and monitors expenses, adjusts and offsets expenses in other areas if necessary
• Consults with contractors, vendors, and/or suppliers to finalize engineering project specs and/or installations
• Reports back to site management team and corporate engineering on project status
• Meet with relevant customers to ensure needs are met and/or find and determine the relevant path forward and justified by business objectives.
• Support and/or lead the development and writing of manufacturing SOPs and/or work instructions with Process Leads.
• Oversee assigned ongoing production jobs
• Direct production personnel working on assigned projects
• Prioritize critical tasks to meet production goals
• Oversee and/or run production and/or development jobs
• Implement the production schedule put forth by the Operations Manager and/or the Production Manager
• Implement equipment/process training programs for Operators
• Provide coverage for Production Operators during breaks and as schedule dictates

• Project Scale-up and Process Improvement
• Identify process bottlenecks and develop a streamlining strategy
• Coordinate the implementation of the streamlining project
• Coordinate process improvement efforts and communicate to customers as appropriate
• Work closely with other members of the engineering team to scale-up design of new processes and equipment
• Work closely with other members of the engineering team on equipment installation, streamlining, and troubleshooting
• Work with the Site Manager to identify areas for process improvement
• Regularly update the status of projects with Management
• Work in multi-function teams
• Work closely with the Project Manager to understand customer expectations
• Work closely with the Project Manager to evaluate job costs for current and future proposals
• Provide technical expertise and be a technical resource for the company
• Report maintenance issues / requests to the Maintenance team
• Identify routine maintenance failures and provide long-term solutions
• Be the technical lead for key customer accounts as defined
• Other duties as apparent or assigned
• Ensure a safe working environment and help assess and minimize risks to the company in all areas such as health, safety, environment, quality, ethics, and customer service

Requirements

Education & Experience Requirements of the Process Engineer:

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering or related, and/or equivalent experience
• 1-5+ years experience in chemical/food manufacturing environment OR without a Bachelor's degree, a minimum of 10 years’ experience in applying engineering principles and processes in a comparable industry is required.
• Food manufacturing plant experience strongly .
• Knowledge of ISO, QSR/GMP, and quality processes and procedures

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