Senior Process Engineer — Food Innovation & Scale-Up

conagrabrands; Indianapolis (IN); Vor Ort; USD 82.000 - 120.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health benefits

Bonus opportunity

401(k) matching

Stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Parental leave

Flexible work schedules

Volunteer opportunities

Zusammenfassung

Conagra Brands is seeking a Process Development Lead to own priority business process development from concept to commercialization. You will apply science to design optimized systems, translating findings into performance specifications and driving continuous improvement across facilities.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will lead cross-functional teams, develop cost estimates for pilot and commercial-scale activities, apply unit operations scale-up, and champion innovative ideas with

Qualifikationen

• Bachelor's degree in Chemical, Food, Industrial, Mechanical engineering or related field.
• Knowledge of unit operations, processing equipment, and process scale-up principles.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving and cost optimization skills.
• Excellent communication and presentation abilities.
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and learning new technologies.

Aufgaben

• Lead process development and cross-functional activities on projects, particularly initiatives involving innovation and new technologies.
• Develop cost estimates and capital requests for pilot, trial, and commercial-scale activities.
• Apply scale-up principles for unit operations commonly used within the food industry.
• Design and execute experiments using Design of Experiments methodologies where appropriate.
• Evaluate project profitability drivers and identify opportunities for cost optimization.
• Maintain accurate and complete records of experimental results, process development activities, and design work.
• Analyze data, draw conclusions, and prepare reports and presentations to communicate recommendations and results.
• Leverage internal and external resources to evaluate alternatives, solve technical challenges, and implement effective solutions.
• Conduct literature reviews and develop summaries, conclusions, and technical insight documents.
• Create and maintain process engineering playbooks, white papers, and technical knowledge resources while transferring learnings to manufacturing facilities when appropriate.
• Develop and apply project management practices to support successful project execution.
• Act as a change agent by championing innovative ideas with meaningful business potential and gaining organizational alignment.
• Support the development of process innovation pipelines through subject matter expertise and creative problem solving.
• Collect, analyze, and present process data to guide decision-making and direct project team efforts.

Kenntnisse

Process scale-up

Data analysis

Cross-functional leadership

Project management

Cost optimization

Communication

Change agent

Ambiguity tolerance

Ausbildung

Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering

Food Engineering

Industrial Engineering

Mechanical Engineering

Related engineering discipline

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Visio

Minitab

Process databases

Jobbeschreibung

Conagra Brands is seeking a Process Development Lead to own priority business process development from concept to commercialization. You will apply science to design optimized systems, translating findings into performance specifications and driving continuous improvement across facilities.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will lead cross-functional teams, develop cost estimates for pilot and commercial-scale activities, apply unit operations scale-up, and champion innovative ideas with