Process Engineer

J.M. Smucker; Longmont (CO); Presencial; USD 78 000 - 112 000; Tempo integral

Resumo da oferta

J.M. Smucker in Longmont, CO is seeking a Process Engineer to design, implement, and optimize production processes to improve efficiency, reduce waste, increase throughput, and enhance product quality. This onsite role collaborates across functions to troubleshoot issues and implement best practices.

The position requires a Bachelor's degree in engineering and manufacturing experience, preferably in food. Occasional evenings or weekends may be needed to support operations and project execution.

Qualificações

• Bachelor's degree in engineering; Mechanical, Chemical, or Industrial preferred.
• Engineering experience in a manufacturing setting required.
• Manufacturing experience required, preferably in food.

Responsabilidades

• Identify and advance cost savings and process improvement opportunities.
• Drive out defects in the process and enhance safety, quality and productivity by collaborating with operations teams and leadership.
• Provide technical leadership within cross functional teams to deliver initiatives and departmental projects.
• Evaluate ingredients, optimize formulas for quality, performance, consumer satisfaction and profitability.
• Owns equipment area and responsible for results and equipment availability.
• Efficiently formulate new and improve current products leveraging feedback and shelf-life results.
• Lead multiple projects simultaneously with time and resource management.
• Develop and improve process documentation.
• Support operations/engineering on evaluation of new production opportunities and troubleshooting.
• Monitor new product trends and competitive activity.
• Use data to trend and optimize processes.

Conhecimentos

Analytical skills

Project management

Problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Leadership

Shift/weekend flexibility

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in engineering (Mechanical/Chemical/Industrial preferred)

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Your Opportunity as the Process Engineer

The Process Engineer will be responsible for designing, implementing, and optimizing production processes to improve efficiency, reduce waste, increase throughput, and improve product quality. Ensuring that products meet quality and safety standards, as well as collaborating with other departments to troubleshoot issues and implement best practices.

Location: Longmont, CO

Work Arrangements: 100% Onsite, Monday-Friday with flexibility to support operations during occasional evenings, nights, or weekends, based on operational and business needs.

In this role you will:

• Identify and advance cost savings and process improvement opportunities.
• Drive out defects in the process and enhance overall safety, quality and productivity by collaborating with operations teams and leadership.
• Provide technical leadership within cross functional teams to deliver initiatives and departmental projects.
• Evaluate ingredients, optimize formulas for quality, performance, consumer satisfaction and profitability.
• Owns equipment area and responsible for results and equipment availability.
• Efficiently and successfully formulate new, and improve current, products leveraging consumer/customer and marketing feedback and sensory shelf-life results.
• Employ effective interpersonal time and resource management skills to complete projects assignments, leading multiple projects simultaneously.
• Build and leverage strong internal/external network to gain insight, influence and information.
• Develop and improve process documentation.
• Help organization stay current with applicable new technologies/ingredients.
• Support and provide guidance to operations/engineering organizations on evaluation of new production opportunities, improving existing operations, cost-saving ideas, and troubleshooting of major problems.
• Monitor new products trends/competitive trend and activities.
• Use data to trend/optimize processes

What we are looking for:

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required, Engineering preferred; Mechanical, Chemical, or Industrial preferred
• Engineering experience in a manufacturing setting required
• Manufacturing experience required, preferably in food

Additional skills and experience that we think would make someone successful in this role:

• Engineering focused experience, this could include internship and/or co-op experience
• Strong analytical skills to drive statistically based decision making
• Project management experience
• Project management skills Problem solving ability
• Solid inter-personal skills
• Ability to teach and lead others
• Open to managing operating teams as needed (as backup or future assignment)
• Can work off shift or weekends as needed

Work Environment:

This job operates in a manufacturing environment. The noise level in the work environment and manufacturing sites can be high.

Physical Demands:

Regularly required to talk and hear.

Frequently required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers to handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

Occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.

Able to lift objects up to 50 pounds frequently.

May push and pull heavy trash carts, dough carts, portable equipment, and catch pans.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.

Colorado Salary Range

$78,000 to $111,650

The Right Place for You

We are bold, kind, strive to do the right thing, we play to win, and we believe in a strong community that thrives together. Our culture is rooted in our Basic Beliefs , and we believe in supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs.

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We're an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, age, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status.