Senior Process Engineer - Food Manufacturing Optimizer

Vibrant Ingredients; Florida; On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Vibrant Ingredients in Eustis, FL is seeking a Senior Process Engineer/ Chemist to optimize production processes and improve operational efficiency. You will enhance quality and consistency across Vibrant’s product lines, leveraging extensive experience in fermentation, extraction, and drying technologies.

Responsibilities include modeling manufacturing variables with DOE/SPC, leading corrective actions, and guiding scale-up from pilot to commercial production.

Qualifications

• Science degree or higher in Food Science, Chemistry, or Engineering.
• Proven track record of success in the Food industry with process optimization.
• Good understanding of processes and changes in food ingredients.
• Experience with fermentation, extraction, and drying of ingredients.
• Excellent organizational and time management skills.

Responsibilities

• Analyze existing manufacturing lines to identify process inefficiencies; redefine processing parameters for yield and cost.
• Use DOE and SPC to model variables and establish optimal operational windows.
• Collaborate with CI teams to reduce product loss, improve quality, and energy use.
• Lead troubleshooting for deviations, batch failures, and out-of-spec products; implement CAPAs.
• Oversee optimization of pilot to commercial-scale processes and define KPIs.
• Update SOPs with optimized methods to ensure smooth plant adoption.
• Manage and drive projects to successful outcomes.

Skills

Process optimization

DOE (Design of Experiments)

Statistical Process Control

Project management

Communication skills

Travel up to 25%

Education

Science degree or higher in Food Science/Chemistry/Engineering

Tools

Spinning Cone

Vacuum Drying

Separation & Fractionation

Bioprocess technologies

Job description

Vibrant Ingredients in Eustis, FL is seeking a Senior Process Engineer/ Chemist to optimize production processes and improve operational efficiency. You will enhance quality and consistency across Vibrant’s product lines, leveraging extensive experience in fermentation, extraction, and drying technologies.

Responsibilities include modeling manufacturing variables with DOE/SPC, leading corrective actions, and guiding scale-up from pilot to commercial production.