Senior Sous Vide Process Engineer - Scale & Optimize Plant

Deli Star; St. Louis (MO); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Deli Star in Saint Louis, MO seeks a Senior Thermal Process Engineer to lead design, optimization, and scale-up of sous vide and cook-chill processes at The Star Plant. You will steward plant utilities, equipment, and facilities systems for safety, reliability, and profitable growth.

This role drives capital projects, cross-functional collaboration with FSQA, Product Development, and Supply Chain, and champions Lean and CI initiatives with measurable impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of food manufacturing, process engineering, or plant engineering experience.
• Experience with sous vide or cook-chill manufacturing processes is a strong plus.
• Experience with operation and design of Boiler, Refrigeration, HVAC, Electrical and other plant utilities.
• Strong working knowledge of USDA, FDA, HACCP, GFSI/SQF.
• Experience with Lean Manufacturing, CI, Six Sigma preferred.

Responsibilities

• Design, implement, and optimize Sous Vide and Chilling processes and production line layouts.
• Lead facility and equipment selection, specification, installation, and commissioning.
• Identify automation, equipment, and process opportunities to increase capacity, yield, and efficiency.
• Ensure all equipment and processes meet customer, regulatory, and food safety requirements.
• Lead and supervise daily Thermal processing manufacturing operations to ensure production targets are achieved safely, efficiently, and on schedule.
• Manage, coach, and develop production team members to improve performance, engagement, and accountability.
• Coordinate production schedules with planning, maintenance, quality assurance, and supply chain teams to maximize operational efficiency.
• Lead root cause analysis for process failures, equipment issues, and quality deviations.
• Drive Lean, CI, and Operational Excellence initiatives with measurable impact.

Skills

Process engineering

Food safety

Lean manufacturing

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering

Tools

CAD

Minitab

MS Office

Google Workspace

Job description

Deli Star in Saint Louis, MO seeks a Senior Thermal Process Engineer to lead design, optimization, and scale-up of sous vide and cook-chill processes at The Star Plant. You will steward plant utilities, equipment, and facilities systems for safety, reliability, and profitable growth.

This role drives capital projects, cross-functional collaboration with FSQA, Product Development, and Supply Chain, and champions Lean and CI initiatives with measurable impact.