Process Engineer - R&D

Hill's Pet Nutrition; Topeka (KS); On-site; USD 83,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in pet nutrition is seeking a Process Engineer to support technology transfer and product development for pet food. The role involves collaboration with various teams to ensure successful product launches and adherence to quality standards.

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

Paid Parental Leave

401(k) with Company Matching

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Holidays

Qualifications

• 3+ years of complete wet pet food processing and formulation experience.

Responsibilities

• Optimize product and process development.
• Lead the process and formula development of nutritional solutions.
• Validate product and process performance.

Skills

Communication

Analytical Skills

Problem Solving

Education

BS in Food Technology

MS in Food Science

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Base pay range

$83,220.00/yr - $117,500.00/yr

Relocation Assistance Offered Within Country

Job Number #166787 - Topeka, Kansas, United States

Who We Are

Colgate-Palmolive Company is a global consumer products company operating in over 200 countries specializing in Oral Care, Personal Care, Home Care, Skin Care, and Pet Nutrition. Our products are trusted in more households than any other brand in the world, making us a household name!

Join Colgate-Palmolive, a caring, innovative growth company reimagining a healthier future for people, their pets, and our planet. Guided by our core values—Caring, Inclusive, and Courageous—we foster a culture that inspires our people to achieve common goals. Together, let's build a brighter, healthier future for all.

Job Summary

The Implementation & Support group is responsible for adapting and geographically expanding innovative products across our premium wellness and therapeutic product portfolios. The engineer position will be responsible for supporting the technology transfer including ingredient characterization, product design, process development and production scale implementation of complete nutrition wellness & therapeutic foods for dogs and cats at Hill’s manufacturing facilities. This will require working closely with quality, regulatory, supply chain, manufacturing technology, procurement, packaging, external ingredient suppliers and internal manufacturing colleagues to ensure successful development and launch. Collaboration on product design with our claims and clinical studies group will help ensure final formulas deliver required efficacy and claims.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities:

• Partner with manufacturing colleagues to optimize product and process development.
• Lead the process and formula development of sole-source nutritional solutions that deliver against specified nutrient, ingredient, quality & cost requirements through pilot plant and manufacturing tests.
• Validate product and process performance through coordination & interpretation of product analytical, biological, palatability, sensory, and stability testing.
• Development of ingredients, finished product specifications, process specifications, and other project documentation.
• Budgets and tracks project costs for initiatives.
• Ongoing quality, safety, and related training
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• Required: BS in Food Technology, Food Engineering, Biological Sciences or equivalent.
• 3+ years of complete wet pet food processing and formulation experience.
  
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Demonstrated understanding of process and formula development and basic food engineering principles for thermally processed wet foods
• Preferred: MS in Food Science, Nutrition, Food Engineering or related field
• Possesses basic understanding in regulatory, product safety and quality requirements relevant to functional responsibilities
• Demonstrated ability to design and run scientific experiments
• Demonstrated ability to plan and execute projects
• Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
• Excellent interpersonal and team skills; ability to communicate and lead in a cross-functional environment. Strong analytical, problem-solving and conceptual skills.
  
  

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Compensation And Benefits

Salary Range $83,220.00 - $117,500.00 USD

Pay is determined based on experience, qualifications, and location. Salaried employees may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, profit-sharing, and long-term incentives for Executive-level roles.

Benefits: Salaried employees enjoy a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, vision, basic life insurance, paid parental leave, disability coverage, and participation in the 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions subject to eligibility requirements. Additional benefits include a minimum of 15 vacation/PTO days (hourly employees receive a minimum of 120 hours) and 13 paid holidays (vacation days are prorated based on the employee's hire date within the calendar year). Paid sick leave is adjusted based on role and location in accordance with local laws. Detailed information regarding paid sick leave entitlements will be provided to employees upon hiring and may be subject to adjustments based on changes in legislation or company policies.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Achieving our purpose starts with our people — ensuring our workforce represents the people and communities we serve —and creating an environment where our people feel they belong; where we can be our authentic selves, feel treated with respect and have the support of leadership to impact the business in a meaningful way.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Colgate is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, ethnicity, age, disability, marital status, veteran status (United States positions), or any other characteristic protected by law.

Reasonable accommodation during the application process is available for persons with disabilities. Please complete this request form should you require accommodation.

For additional Colgate terms and conditions, please click here.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Not Applicable

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Manufacturing

• Industries

  Manufacturing, Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage, and Retail

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