Senior Process Engineering Specialist

Nestlé Purina North America; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 99,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

Nestlé Purina North America in St. Louis is seeking a Senior Process Engineering Specialist in the Technical Applications Group to lead and support machinery maintenance, capability evaluation, training, and process modifications across factory operations.

You will troubleshoot process challenges, help with capital improvements, and collaborate with marketing, R&D, engineering, operations, QA, procurement, production, and finance. Expect 50–60% travel to sites.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in food sciences, engineering, or related field with 5+ years of experience in process/product design.
• High School or GED with 9+ years of experience in process/product design.

Responsibilities

• Support continuous improvement of dry pet food production processes and equipment.
• Partner cross functionally with internal customer groups including marketing, R&D, engineering, operations, QA, procurement, production, and finance.
• Provide technical process support across multiple manufacturing sites, including troubleshooting process challenges, supporting trials, and validating equipment or process modifications.
• Assist with process-related capital improvements, line enhancements, and factory capability studies while balancing analytical problem solving with hands-on support in manufacturing environments.
• Travel approximately 50–60% to manufacturing sites to build relationships and understand site-specific needs.

Skills

Process engineering

Cross-functional collaboration

Troubleshooting

Education

Bachelor's degree in food sciences, engineering, or related field

High School or GED

Job description

Driven by integrity and united by the people-and-pet bond, we find strong purpose in the work we do and an even greater joy in those we get to work alongside. Together, we harness the expertise of our long-standing tradition of excellence to embrace possibility and continuously push to do what's never been done before in pet care. Discover your purpose and fuel your passions when you bring your love of pets to a team that prides itself on the power of togetherness—We are Proudly Connected. Purely Driven.

Position Summary

As a Senior Process Engineering Specialist in our Technical Applications Group (TAG), you’ll provide leadership and support in the areas of machinery maintenance, capability, evaluation, training, and modifications to fit divisional needs for factories. You’ll be responsible for expert technical assistance in processes as well as quality issues, equipment and system design selection, evaluation, and/or recommendations.

• Support continuous improvement of dry pet food production processes and equipment by evaluating process capabilities, identifying limitations, and recommending practical, cost-effective solutions.
• Partner cross functionally with a wide variety of internal customer groups -- including marketing, R&D, engineering, operations, quality assurance, product services, procurement, production, and finance.
• Provide technical process support across multiple manufacturing sites, including troubleshooting process challenges, supporting trials, and helping validate equipment or process modifications.
• Assist with process-related capital improvements, line enhancements, and factory capability studies while balancing analytical problem solving with hands‑on support in manufacturing environments.
• Travel approximately 50–60% to manufacturing sites to build relationships, support factory teams, and gain hands‑on understanding of equipment, process flow, and site‑specific needs.

Requirements

OR

• Bachelor's degree in food sciences, engineering, or related field and 5+ years of experience with process/product design and engineering in consumer products, food, or feed manufacturing
• High School or GED and 9+ years of experience with process/product design and engineering in consumer products, food, or feed manufacturing
• Willing and able to travel 50-60%

Salary: $98,664.30 to $135,015.00 per year

Bonus Eligibility: Yes

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