Process Engineering Associate

Jobtailor; United States; On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Jobtailor seeks a Process/Manufacturing Engineer to support machinery maintenance, process evaluation, and continuous improvement across multiple food production sites.

You will troubleshoot issues, support trials, and recommend cost-effective equipment modifications while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's in food science, engineering, or related field plus 6+ months of process/engineering experience.
• Or a high school diploma/GED with 4+ years of related experience.
• Willing to travel 50–60%.
• Not eligible for visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Support machinery maintenance, evaluation, training, and modifications for factories.
• Provide expert technical assistance on processes and quality issues.
• Select, evaluate, and recommend equipment and system designs.
• Support continuous improvement of dry pet food production processes and equipment.
• Troubleshoot process challenges and support trials.
• Travel to manufacturing sites 50–60%.

Skills

Machinery maintenance

Process evaluation

Troubleshooting

Continuous improvement

Analytical problem solving

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

• Support machinery maintenance, capability, evaluation, training, and modifications for factories
• Provide expert technical assistance on processes and quality issues
• Select, evaluate, and recommend equipment and system designs
• Support continuous improvement of dry pet food production processes and equipment
• Evaluate process capabilities, identify limitations, and recommend practical, cost-effective solutions
• Partner with marketing, R&D, engineering, operations, quality assurance, product services, procurement, production, and finance
• Provide technical process support across multiple manufacturing sites
• Troubleshoot process challenges, support trials, and help validate equipment or process modifications
• Assist with capital improvements, line enhancements, and factory capability studies
• Provide analytical problem solving and hands-on manufacturing support
• Travel approximately 50–60% to manufacturing sites

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in food sciences, engineering, or related field and 6+ months of experience with process/product design and engineering in consumer products, food, or feed manufacturing; OR High School or GED and 4+ years of such experience
• Willing and able to travel 50–60%
• This position is not eligible for Visa Sponsorship

Core Competencies

Demonstrates expertise in machinery maintenance, process evaluation, and continuous improvement within food manufacturing. Capable of providing technical support and analytical problem-solving across multiple manufacturing sites while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Highest-signal resume keywords

• Process/Product Design
• Food Sciences
• Engineering
• Analytical Problem Solving
• Continuous Improvement

Hard Skills

• Machinery Maintenance
• Process Evaluation
• Quality Assurance
• Equipment Design
• Cost-Effective Solutions
• Troubleshooting
• Capital Improvements
• Hands-On Manufacturing Support
• Process Modifications
• Dry Pet Food Production

Soft Skills

• Collaboration
• Communication

Certifications & Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree
• High School Diploma or GED

Industry Keywords

• Consumer Products
• Food Manufacturing
• Feed Manufacturing
• Process Challenges
• Manufacturing Sites