Process Engineer - Food Manufacturing & Continuous Improvement

empirical foods, inc.; South Sioux City (NE); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

empirical foods, inc. is seeking a Process Engineer to lead development, optimization, and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes for safe, cost-effective food production.

You will partner with Operations and cross-functional teams to reduce waste, boost productivity, and ensure compliance with FDA, USDA, GMP, HACCP, SQF, and other standards. The role emphasizes process mapping, equipment validation, data analytics, and project management to support capital projects and new product

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering, Food Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or related field.
• Experience in process engineering within a manufacturing environment, preferably food/beverage.
• Strong knowledge of food safety regulations and manufacturing best practices.

Responsibilities

• Analyze processes to improve efficiency, yield, throughput, and cost savings.
• Monitor metrics like OEE, downtime, waste, yield, and labor efficiency.
• Develop corrective actions for process inefficiencies and issues.
• Support new product launches via process capability assessments.
• Collaborate with production to troubleshoot deviations and quality concerns.
• Create and maintain SOPs, process flow diagrams, and documentation.
• Establish and monitor process control parameters for consistency.
• Lead or participate in risk assessments and validation activities.

Skills

Manufacturing processes

Food safety

Process mapping

Capacity analysis

Equipment validation

Excel

Data analysis

ERP systems

Project management

Troubleshooting

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Tools

ERP systems

Statistical software

Minitab

Job description

empirical foods, inc. is seeking a Process Engineer to lead development, optimization, and continuous improvement of manufacturing processes for safe, cost-effective food production.

You will partner with Operations and cross-functional teams to reduce waste, boost productivity, and ensure compliance with FDA, USDA, GMP, HACCP, SQF, and other standards. The role emphasizes process mapping, equipment validation, data analytics, and project management to support capital projects and new product