Senior Process Engineer – Food Manufacturing Projects

Lidestri Foods, Inc.; City of Rochester (NY); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

LiDestri Foods, Inc. seeks a Lead Process Engineer to manage capital projects and develop ingredient handling systems from raw materials to finished product across sites.

You will collaborate with Safety, Quality, Operations, R&D and Plant Management, lead planning and weekly updates, ensure safety and quality compliance, and drive ROI analyses and continuous improvements in manufacturing processes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Process Engineering, or other related fields.
• Minimum of 5 or more years of experience in a manufacturing facility preferred.
• Minimum of 3 or more years of experience in the food and beverage, pharmaceutical or chemical industry preferred.
• Experience with 3D modeling (AutoCAD) or and MS Office Suite.
• Lean manufacturing and/or Lean Six Sigma experience (Yellow, Green, Black Belt) is a benefit.
• Demonstrated Project Management experience as a hands-on project manager delivering project scope from concept to closure on-time and on-budget; Lean manufacturing and/or Lean Six Sigma experience

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with departments involved in the project lifecycle (Safety, Quality, Operations, CI, Plant Management, Senior Leadership, R&D).
• Evaluate, design and develop ingredient handling systems for batching, blending, cooking and delivering ingredients from raw materials to fully blended, package ready ingredients
• Provide technical support and training for plant operations on identifying problems and opportunities for improvement
• Establish the project plan using LFD Capital Project planning tools
• Lead weekly project update meetings with collaborative team members
• Remain current with latest technology related to the manufacture of LFD products
• Ensure plant process system equipment meets safety and quality regulations
• Perform engineering calculations (ROI, fluid analysis, heat transfer, labor)
• Utilize LFD Mechanical and Electrical standards on all projects
• Work with vendors for cost-effective solutions from concept to install
• Review and lead continuous improvement activities
• Support operations and maintenance to improve equipment reliability
• Perform analysis of failure data using statistical tools
• Lead problem solving teams to implement improvements
• Work with maintenance to target maintainability issues, cost and productivity
• Communicate opportunities for improved operation, setup, changeover and maintenance

Skills

Project management

Lean Six Sigma

Manufacturing process improvement

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical/Chemical/Process Eng

Tools

AutoCAD

MS Office Suite

Job description

LiDestri Foods, Inc. seeks a Lead Process Engineer to manage capital projects and develop ingredient handling systems from raw materials to finished product across sites.

You will collaborate with Safety, Quality, Operations, R&D and Plant Management, lead planning and weekly updates, ensure safety and quality compliance, and drive ROI analyses and continuous improvements in manufacturing processes.