Sugar Processing Process Engineer - Safety & Improvement

LeoForce; Scottsbluff (NE); On-site; USD 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Less than 5% travel

Job summary

LeoForce in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, is seeking a Process Engineer to join our sugar-processing operation. Mid-level candidates will manage safety leadership, troubleshoot processes, and drive continuous improvement across the plant floor.

The role emphasizes root-cause analysis, SPC, and Lean Six Sigma principles to enhance safety, throughput, and quality while collaborating with operators, supervisors, and management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering required.
• Mechanical or Chemical Engineering preferred.
• 3–5 years in industrial manufacturing or process engineering.
• Experience improving safety, throughput, or quality in manufacturing.
• Strong root-cause analysis and corrective-action skills.
• Ability to analyze downtime, process limits, and data.
• Familiarity with KPIs, SPC, and continuous improvement.
• Willingness to learn Lean Six Sigma and apply it.
• Able to work with operators, supervisors, and management.
• Proficient with Excel, Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety leadership and reinforce safe practices.
• Support engineering issues in the sugar-processing operation.
• Lead root cause investigations on throughput and downtime.
• Develop and implement preventive and corrective actions.
• Direct shift-processing personnel to optimize performance.
• Communicate process changes between shifts with supervision.
• Train staff in process controls and SPC.
• Analyze production data and performance reports.
• Use KPIs and CI methods to boost safety, quality and efficiency.
• Research technologies to improve plant performance.
• Spend significant time on the production floor troubleshooting.
• Assist with employee relations under the bargaining agreement.
• Hold teams accountable to operating standards.
• Model safety, integrity, openness, teamwork and social responsibility.

Skills

Industrial manufacturing

Process troubleshooting

Root cause analysis

Statistical process control

Lean Six Sigma

Cross-functional collaboration

Data analysis

Process improvement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

Mechanical or Chemical Engineering degree preferred

Tools

Excel

Word

PowerPoint

Outlook

Job description

LeoForce in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, is seeking a Process Engineer to join our sugar-processing operation. Mid-level candidates will manage safety leadership, troubleshoot processes, and drive continuous improvement across the plant floor.

The role emphasizes root-cause analysis, SPC, and Lean Six Sigma principles to enhance safety, throughput, and quality while collaborating with operators, supervisors, and management.