Dairy Process Improvement Engineer | Growth & Impact

Daisy Brand; Casa Grande (AZ); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

No deductible health plan

Virtual healthcare

401(k) with match

Disability coverage

Paid time off

Tuition reimbursement

Wellness incentives

Job summary

Daisy Brand is seeking a Process Improvement Engineer to partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Research, and Product Management to improve processing and sanitation, reduce product variation and waste, and boost plant efficiency at our Casa Grande facility.

The role emphasizes documenting why procedures and equipment specs change, leading CI projects, auditing plants, and developing data analyses to identify opportunities, while maintaining regulatory compliance and product quality.

Qualifications

• BS from an accredited college/university preferred or equivalent dairy industry experience.
• Experience with data analysis and statistical process control (SPC).
• Understanding of dairy unit operations (pasteurization, homogenization, filtration).
• Excellent verbal communication and technical writing skills.
• Ability to collaborate with and influence multiple departments.

Responsibilities

• Lead Continuous Improvement activities, projects, and processes and coordinate CI activities.
• Audit manufacturing plants to ensure Processing and Sanitation standards are met.
• Develop data analysis to highlight opportunities for improvement.
• Design, prepare and execute trials to solve manufacturing, quality, and dairy science unknowns.
• Support plants to solve critical product quality issues as needed.

Skills

Dairy chemistry

Microbiology

Data analysis

Statistical process control

Technical writing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

BS in dairy science or related field

Tools

Excel

Solvers (spreadsheet optimization)

Job description

Daisy Brand is seeking a Process Improvement Engineer to partner with Engineering, Manufacturing, Quality, Research, and Product Management to improve processing and sanitation, reduce product variation and waste, and boost plant efficiency at our Casa Grande facility.

The role emphasizes documenting why procedures and equipment specs change, leading CI projects, auditing plants, and developing data analyses to identify opportunities, while maintaining regulatory compliance and product quality.