Process Engineer - Food Manufacturing: Optimize & Elevate

The Midfield Group; Warrnambool; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remuneration package

Employee discounts

Career progression

Assistance program

On-site canteen & parking

Job summary

The Midfield Group in Victoria seeks a dedicated Process Engineer to drive process optimisation and manufacturing efficiency across its farming, factory and distribution operations. You will lead improvement initiatives, support new equipment commissioning and ensure HACCP and safety standards are met.

Ideal candidates will have an engineering degree and proven experience in process engineering within manufacturing or food processing, with strong analytical and stakeholder management skills.

Qualifications

• Degree in Engineering (Process/ Chemical/ Mechanical or related).
• Experience as Process Engineer or similar in manufacturing or food processing.
• Experience with process improvement and operational optimisation.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Improve and optimise production processes to increase efficiency, throughput, quality and reduce waste.
• Monitor KPIs (output, downtime, yield, OEE) to identify improvement opportunities.
• Support production teams with process troubleshooting and day-to-day issues.
• Lead root cause analysis and implement corrective actions.
• Contribute to continuous improvement using Lean and problem-solving tools.
• Support commissioning and optimisation of new equipment and process changes.
• Develop and maintain SOPs, process documentation, and control procedures.
• Collaborate with Maintenance, Production, Quality and Projects to improve plant performance.
• Ensure compliance with HACCP, quality, WHS and environmental standards.
• Prepare reports to support operational decision-making.

Skills

Process improvement

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Communication

Safety & quality

Education

Engineering degree

Tools

Statistical tools

Lean methodologies

Job description

The Midfield Group in Victoria seeks a dedicated Process Engineer to drive process optimisation and manufacturing efficiency across its farming, factory and distribution operations. You will lead improvement initiatives, support new equipment commissioning and ensure HACCP and safety standards are met.

Ideal candidates will have an engineering degree and proven experience in process engineering within manufacturing or food processing, with strong analytical and stakeholder management skills.