Food Process Engineer: Scale-Up & Process Excellence

ACIDE; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 72,000 - 88,000; Full time

Job summary

ACIDE in Melbourne is seeking a Process Engineer to design, control and improve fermentation, brining and acidification, hot-fill sauce manufacture, pasteurisation, filling and packing. You will ensure repeatable, safe, efficient processes as volumes grow and lead engineering work from bench to full-scale production.

You will report to the founder, define critical process parameters, validate new processes and drive continuous improvements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering (chemical, process, food, production or industrial) or equivalent.
• At least two years' experience in a process or production engineering role in food, beverage or related manufacturing.
• Working knowledge of HACCP-based food safety systems, process validation and batch traceability.
• Confident with process data — measuring, analysing and acting on it.
• Able to work hands-on and autonomously in a small, cross-trained team.
• Full Australian working rights, or eligibility for employer sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Define, document and control critical process parameters for fermentation, acidification (pH management), pasteurisation and hot-fill, and verify them against our registered food safety program
• Design and validate processes for new products; manage scale-up from trial batches to commercial runs
• Analyse yield, waste, cycle time and cost per unit; identify and implement process improvements
• Run root-cause analysis on batch deviations and quality issues and put corrective actions in place
• Specify, commission and maintain processing equipment; plan preventative maintenance and line changeovers
• Own batch records, traceability and recall-readiness from raw-material intake to dispatch
• Plan production scheduling across the brand lines against wholesale, distributor, retail and events demand
• Write and maintain SOPs and train production staff against them
• Report process and production KPIs to the Director

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering

Job description

ACIDE in Melbourne is seeking a Process Engineer to design, control and improve fermentation, brining and acidification, hot-fill sauce manufacture, pasteurisation, filling and packing. You will ensure repeatable, safe, efficient processes as volumes grow and lead engineering work from bench to full-scale production.

You will report to the founder, define critical process parameters, validate new processes and drive continuous improvements.