Process Engineer: Food Batch Optimization & Improvement

Ventura Foods; Opelousas (LA); On-site; USD 78,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Prescription, Dental & Vision

Profit Sharing & 401(k)

Paid Vacation & Holidays

Employee Appreciation Events

Job summary

Ventura Foods is seeking a Process Engineer in Opelousas, LA to optimize batching and processing parameters across mayo, dressings, sauces, and margarine lines. You will support R&D, QA, and maintenance while ensuring data integrity and process consistency.

The role emphasizes development of best practices, change management, and adherence to Food Safety standards. A chemical/mechanical Eng degree and 1+ year of related experience are expected.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering with demonstrated ability in mathematics and science or equivalent experience.
• Minimum one year experience in a related field.

Responsibilities

• Improve/optimize batching process to maintain high quality and productivity for mayonnaise, dressings, sauces, and margarine/spreads products; provide data integrity and processing instructions.
• Improve/optimize process parameters to support high quality and productivity; review data to ensure compliance or adjustments.
• Assist with formulas changes to satisfy customer requirements; collaborate with R&D and production teams to evaluate issues.
• Support change management activities; maintain manufacturing formulas, process instructions, and data.
• Maintain multi-level batch sheets for approximately 600 formulas.
• Assist production and inventory teams; investigate variance, perform root cause analysis, and resolve issues.
• Support special projects for engineering/maintenance, production, and QA.
• Adhere to all Food Safety policies including SQF, GMPs, FSMA, and Preventive Controls.

Skills

Batching process

Process parameter optimization

Data analysis

Leadership

Operating procedures

AS400

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

AutoCAD

Microsoft Word

Education

Bachelor's in Chemical or Mechanical Engineering

Tools

AS400

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

AutoCAD

Job description

Ventura Foods is seeking a Process Engineer in Opelousas, LA to optimize batching and processing parameters across mayo, dressings, sauces, and margarine lines. You will support R&D, QA, and maintenance while ensuring data integrity and process consistency.

The role emphasizes development of best practices, change management, and adherence to Food Safety standards. A chemical/mechanical Eng degree and 1+ year of related experience are expected.