Senior Process Engineer — Snack Innovation & Scale-Up

Campbell Soup Company; Camden (NJ); Hybrid; USD 116,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical & dental

Disability & life insurance

401(k) matching

Unlimited sick time & PTO

On-site fitness center

On-site day care

Company store

Community giving (Campbell's Cares)

Employee Resource Groups

Job summary

Campbell Soup Company in Camden, NJ is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to drive development and commercialization of Salty Snacks, including Cape Cod and Kettle brands. The role is hybrid with collaboration across Product Development, Marketing, Regulatory, Sensory, and Supply Chain to deliver innovative processes, flavors, and cost improvements.

Responsibilities include plant trials, troubleshooting, technology transfer, documentation, and leading cross-functional projects with travel up to

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Food Science, Food Process Engineering, or Chemical Engineering.
• Product Development experience.
• 6+ years of related experience with a consumer-packaged goods background.
• A solid understanding of food science, the business, operations and commercialization processes.
• Active knowledge and understanding in areas beyond Process Engineering including Product Development, Packaging, QA, Project Management and understanding of Marketing needs and financial hurdles.
• Strong problem-solving skills; able to identify, interpret and analyze the correct data, and provide detailed directions to development projects.
• Ability to lay out and execute statistically valid equipment / product tests.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a cross-functional team, with strong written, verbal, computer, and presentation skills.
• Excellent analytical skills, strong attention to details, communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to handle and lead multiple projects at any given time in a team environment.
• Passion for food science, product development and consumers as it relates to innovation for new products, line extensions, and productivity opportunities.
• Ability to think beyond his or her own (R&D) function & consider the organization holistically.

Responsibilities

• Specify and implement processes to enhance product quality, reduce costs, increase plant efficiency, and facilitate technology transfer.
• Conduct plant trials to develop, commission and validate new or existing products.
• Troubleshoot and identify the root cause of production problems and help implement effective solutions.
• Support one or more projects of moderate complexity and technical risk with little to no assistance.
• Lead product development of new chips flavors and platforms through the commercialization process. This includes ingredients and flavor design, process development, financial and consumer acumen.
• Lead moderately complex engineering projects/investigations, and/or support complex projects with some supervision. Conduct feasibility studies and implement new/improved product/process or packaging initiatives.
• Integrate process expertise & knowledge into early product development process.
• Provide process engineering knowledge to implement efficient and effective technology transfer between R&D and the snack plants.
• Perform a robust situation assessment, document manufacturing methods, and procedures. Analyze and trend data to ensure that manufacturing systems will reliably deliver high quality product as designed within specification and cost. Document test results & conclusions, process parameters, critical control points and specifications.
• Commission / validate & startup of new processes / equipment.
• Drive the development of innovative processes/technologies and commercialization of new business initiatives.

Skills

Product development experience

Statistical analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Strong communication

Independent work / team

Education

Bachelor of Science in Food Science / Chemical Engineering

Master's degree (nice to have)

Job description

Campbell Soup Company in Camden, NJ is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to drive development and commercialization of Salty Snacks, including Cape Cod and Kettle brands. The role is hybrid with collaboration across Product Development, Marketing, Regulatory, Sensory, and Supply Chain to deliver innovative processes, flavors, and cost improvements.

Responsibilities include plant trials, troubleshooting, technology transfer, documentation, and leading cross-functional projects with travel up to