We're growing our Engineering team and looking for talented Engineers to work in our U.S. Manufacturing Plants.

We are seeking skilled Senior Processing Engineers to join our dynamic team.  As a Senior Process Engineer at Schreiber Foods, you will play a pivotal role in optimizing our production processes, ensuring the efficient and cost-effective manufacturing of our food products. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Production Operations, Quality Assurance, Maintenance, Reliability Engineering, Controls/Capital Engineering, Process Excellence, and Supply Chain, to drive continuous improvement, maintain product quality, and enhance overall production performance. Your role will encompass process optimization, improve process capability, process step-to-step enhancement, risk reduction, process & food safety, and close collaboration with various teams. 

We have opportunities in the following communities:  Pennsylvania (Shippensburg), Texas (Stephenville) and Utah (Logan).

 What you'll do:  

• Be a Subject matter expert and provide day-to-day process engineering support. 

• Play active role developing and driving engineering strategies around processing line capability, capacity and optimization that align with organizational priorities. 

• Evaluate existing manufacturing processes and identify areas for improvement in efficiency, productivity, process capability, risk, and cost reduction. 

• Design and implement improvements to enhance yield, reduce waste, increase throughputs, improve cycle times, reduce bottlenecks, and streamline operations while maintaining strict adherence to food safety and quality standards. 

• Collaborate with Process Excellence and Data Science/Analytics teams to leverage data for process optimization. 

• Lead or assist in the development of new equipment installations or modifications, from concept to commissioning, with a focus on maximizing output, minimizing downtime, and reducing operational risk. 

• Perform process capability studies to predict manufacturing process trends to meet customer specifications and create stability in day-to-day operations. 

• Collaborate with Project Engineers on capital project development; scoping, budget estimates, schedule development, construction plans, downtime planning/risk mitigation, review scope and equipment qualification success criteria is met. 

• Maintain accurate documentation, including process manuals, plant P&IDs, define CCP's, standard operating procedures, and equipment specifications, with an emphasis on standardizing the process and sharing best practices. 

What you need to succeed: 

• Bachelor's degree in engineering; Chemical or Process Engineering is preferred.  Master's degree is a plus but not required. 

• 8+ years of Engineering experience. Professional Engineer (PE) is a plus but not required. 

• Experience in Food processing or equivalent in FDA, USDA, regulated food and beverage is preferred. 

• Technical knowledge of aseptic processing & heat treatment, filtration & separation, and blending is preferred. 

• Capable of executing medium size capital projects, re-design existing equipment, process flows and design improvements.  

• A strong understanding of food safety regulations and quality management systems (e.g., HACCP, GMP, QMS, etc.)  

• A strong understanding of process safety, safe design & hazard assessments (e.g., OSHA, HAZOP, LOPA, etc)  

• Perform FMEA, working knowledge of CIP, heat transfer, fluid mechanics in dairy industry is preferred.   

• Solid understanding on developing P&ID diagrams (AutoCAD) and PID loop tuning related to current and new process designs.

• Ability to travel approximately 15% 

Please Note: During the screening process, candidates will be asked for their location preference. 

What is the interview process for the Process Engineer position?

Step 1: Phone interview with recruiter.

Step 2: You will have a 1-hour video interview with the Engineering leadership team.

Step 3: Onsite interview with leadership team and tour of the plant. This is the final step of the interview process.