Dairy Process Optimization Engineer — Yield & Quality

Actus-Nutrition; Eden Prairie (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) match

Job summary

Actus Nutrition is seeking a Process Engineer to identify, design, and implement improvements in equipment and processes for manufacturing and commercialization of new products. The role collaborates with Operations, Quality, R&D, and Engineering to ensure optimized, compliant processes aligned with business objectives.

Responsibilities include planning major production activities, optimizing protein manufacturing processes, and driving cost reductions while maintaining quality.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in chemical engineering, dairy processing or related field.
• 3+ years of experience in dairy or food processing.
• Knowledge of Whey Protein Manufacturing Operations preferred.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Conceive and plan projects involving major production activities and commercialization of new products.
• Support optimization of specialty protein manufacturing processes to align with regulatory and quality expectations.
• Plan, design, and execute process improvement initiatives for quality, efficiency, and cost reduction.
• Monitor critical process parameters, analyze performance data, troubleshoot variability, and implement actions.
• Lead projects with productivity and cost-reduction impacts across yield, waste, chemical usage, and CIP.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Whey protein knowledge

Education

Bachelors in chemical engineering or dairy processing

Job description

Actus Nutrition is seeking a Process Engineer to identify, design, and implement improvements in equipment and processes for manufacturing and commercialization of new products. The role collaborates with Operations, Quality, R&D, and Engineering to ensure optimized, compliant processes aligned with business objectives.

Responsibilities include planning major production activities, optimizing protein manufacturing processes, and driving cost reductions while maintaining quality.