Senior Process Engineer - Dairy Automation & Optimization

Cayuga Marketing LLC; City of Auburn (NY); On-site; USD 125,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Cayuga Milk Ingredients is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to optimize manufacturing processes, automation, and utilities across operations. You will drive excellence through process improvement, capital project support, and equipment reliability while upholding food safety and regulatory compliance.

You will collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, R&D, Supply Chain, and Engineering to implement solutions that improve productivity, yield, and overall plant performance, including new

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Automation, or Food Engineering, or related field.
• 7+ years of engineering experience in dairy, food, beverage, or highly automated manufacturing environments.
• Experience with process optimization, automation systems, and capital project execution.
• Dairy processing experience highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead continuous improvement initiatives focused on safety, quality, yield, throughput, reliability, and cost reduction.
• Analyze process and production data to identify opportunities for optimization and waste reduction.
• Conduct root cause analysis and implement sustainable corrective actions for process and equipment issues.
• Support initiatives that improve OEE, process capability, and resource utilization.
• Provide technical support for dairy processing systems including pasteurization, filtration, and packaging.

Skills

Continuous Improvement

Process Optimization

Automation & Controls

Project Management

Problem Solving & RCA

Cross-Functional Collaboration

Food Safety & Quality

Technical Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Automation, or Food Engineering, or related field

Tools

Allen-Bradley/Rockwell PLCs

HMIs

SCADA

VFDs

Process instrumentation

CAD software

Manufacturing data analysis tools

Job description

Cayuga Milk Ingredients is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to optimize manufacturing processes, automation, and utilities across operations. You will drive excellence through process improvement, capital project support, and equipment reliability while upholding food safety and regulatory compliance.

You will collaborate with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, R&D, Supply Chain, and Engineering to implement solutions that improve productivity, yield, and overall plant performance, including new