Food Process Engineer – Equipment & Improvement Leader

JOHN B SANFILIPPO & SON, INC; Elgin (IL); On-site; USD 115,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Professional growth

Paid time off

Retirement benefits

Job summary

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. is seeking a Process Engineer to design, develop, and implement improvements to food processing and packaging equipment across JBSS facilities.

You will lead capital and expense projects, manage budgets and timelines, supervise installations and startups, and collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and R&D teams to boost safety, efficiency, and product quality. Requires a B.S.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering or related field preferred.
• Five or more years’ experience in engineering and manufacturing.
• Knowledge and experience in the food or nutritional industry highly preferred.
• Hands on experience with Continuous Improvement implementation.
• Project Management experience.
• Working knowledge of AutoCAD and SolidWorks.
• Industrial performance experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Designs, modifies, and improves production equipment and systems to enhance safety, efficiency, reliability, and product quality.
• Evaluates processing and packaging equipment to identify opportunities for optimization and continuous improvement.
• Provides technical expertise, training, and support to Operations, Maintenance, and Quality teams to improve manufacturing performance.
• Partners with the R&D team to support new product development activities and production trials.
• Manages equipment purchases, vendor relationships, FATs, installations, and startup activities to ensure equipment meets manufacturing requirements.
• Leads capital and expense projects, including budgeting, scheduling, and execution.
• Supports Maintenance and Fabrication teams with equipment upgrades, retrofits, and process improvement initiatives.
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to implement solutions that improve productivity, product quality, and operational efficiency.

Skills

Problem solving

Cross-functional comms

Factory operations

Ladder Logic basics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical or Chemical Engineering

Tools

AutoCAD

SolidWorks

Job description

John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. is seeking a Process Engineer to design, develop, and implement improvements to food processing and packaging equipment across JBSS facilities.

You will lead capital and expense projects, manage budgets and timelines, supervise installations and startups, and collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and R&D teams to boost safety, efficiency, and product quality. Requires a B.S.