Senior Dairy Process Engineer: Optimize Yield & Throughput

Schreiber Foods, Inc.; Beloit (WI); On-site; USD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation bonus

Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP)

401(k) match with company contribution

Bonus pay potential

Wellness incentive

Tuition reimbursement

Onsite health services

Job summary

Schreiber Foods, Inc. is seeking a Senior Processing Engineer to optimize upstream dairy processes in our Beloit, WI plant.

You will focus on blending, standardization, heat treatment, filtration and sanitation while collaborating with Operations, Quality Assurance, Maintenance, and Data Analytics teams to drive continuous improvement. You will lead process capability studies, design improvements, and support capital projects to maximize output, minimize downtime, and ensure food safety and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering; Chemical or Process Engineering is preferred.
• Master’s degree is a plus but not required.
• 8+ years of engineering experience.
• Professional Engineer (PE) is a plus but not required.
• Experience in Fluid related processing or equivalent.
• FDA, USDA, regulated food and beverage experience is preferred.
• Technical knowledge of aseptic processing & heat treatment, filtration & separation, and blending is preferred.
• Capable of executing medium size capital projects, re-design existing equipment, process flows and design improvements.
• Strong understanding of food safety regulations and quality management systems (e.g., HACCP, GMP, QMS).
• Strong understanding of process safety, safe design & hazard assessments (e.g., OSHA, HAZOP, LOPA).
• FMEA, CIP, heat transfer, fluid mechanics in dairy industry preferred.
• Developing P&ID diagrams (AutoCAD) and PID loop tuning.

Responsibilities

• Subject matter expert in fluid related process engineering and provide day-to-day process engineering support.
• Evaluate existing manufacturing processes and identify areas for improvement in efficiency, productivity, process capability, risk, and cost reduction.
• Drive engineering strategies around processing line capability, capacity and optimization with organizational priorities.
• Design and implement improvements to enhance yield, reduce waste, increase throughputs, improve cycle times, and reduce bottlenecks.
• Collaborate with Operations Excellence and Data Science/Analytics to leverage data for process optimization.
• Lead or assist in development of new equipment installations or modifications, from concept to commissioning.
• Perform process capability studies to predict manufacturing trends and ensure stability.
• Collaborate with project engineers on capital project development: scoping, budget estimates, schedules, downtime planning/risk mitigation, and equipment qualification.

Skills

Fluid processing

Process optimization

Food safety

Project management

Data analysis

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Master's degree (preferred)

Tools

AutoCAD

PID loop tuning

Job description

Schreiber Foods, Inc. is seeking a Senior Processing Engineer to optimize upstream dairy processes in our Beloit, WI plant.

You will focus on blending, standardization, heat treatment, filtration and sanitation while collaborating with Operations, Quality Assurance, Maintenance, and Data Analytics teams to drive continuous improvement. You will lead process capability studies, design improvements, and support capital projects to maximize output, minimize downtime, and ensure food safety and