Process Engineer – Dairy & Plant‑Based Scale-Up

Danone; Louisville (CO); Hybrid; USD 82,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental

Vision

Prescription Drug Coverage

401k Plan

Wellness Program

Life Insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Flexible Time Off

Paid Parental Bonding Leave

Job summary

Danone North America is seeking a Process Engineer to optimize and scale up manufacturing processes across dairy and plant-based beverage and yogurt lines. You will partner with Operations, QFS, R&I and Engineering to deliver safe, cost-efficient, consumer-preferred processes.

The ideal candidate will bring strong communication, a proactive mindset, and the ability to adapt in a dynamic environment. The role requires collaboration with multiple teams and travel to pilot and industrial sites

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical/Process engineering or related field.
• 1-5 years of manufacturing or process engineering experience.
• Experience in CPG, food, or beverage manufacturing.
• Knowledge of thermal processing (HTST/UHT) and aseptic/ ESL processing is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and optimize unit operations across dairy and plant-based lines.
• Co-lead new process development and validation with R&I and Ops Engineering.
• Identify process bottlenecks and implement efficiency improvements.
• Support line trials, scale-ups and product commercialization activities.

Skills

Process engineering

Manufacturing experience

CPG experience

Food & beverage

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Chemical/Process Engineering

Tools

PLC/SCADA

CAD

MES

Power BI

Job description

Danone North America is seeking a Process Engineer to optimize and scale up manufacturing processes across dairy and plant-based beverage and yogurt lines. You will partner with Operations, QFS, R&I and Engineering to deliver safe, cost-efficient, consumer-preferred processes.

The ideal candidate will bring strong communication, a proactive mindset, and the ability to adapt in a dynamic environment. The role requires collaboration with multiple teams and travel to pilot and industrial sites