Nutrition Pilot Plant Operator

Leprino Foods Company•Denver, CO

3d•$24 - $26

About The Position

Leprino is seeking a Pilot Plant Operator for its Corporate R&D/Pilot Plant team in Denver. The role supports nutrition side-product development and pilot plant trials by setting up and operating processing equipment, supporting experiments, collecting samples, and helping research teams translate ideas into scalable manufacturing processes. The operator plays a hands-on role in developing nutrition products and processes while ensuring trials are safe, accurate, and run efficiently from experimentation toward commercialization.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Working knowledge of standard manufacturing equipment, including pumps, valves, piping, or similar mechanical systems.
Basic mechanical aptitude for operating, adjusting, and troubleshooting processing equipment.

Nice To Haves

Experience in food, dairy, beverage, nutritional ingredient, pharmaceutical, or other sanitary manufacturing operations.
Experience operating filtration, evaporation, drying, UHT, or similar processing equipment.
Experience with CIP, COP, or other sanitary equipment cleaning systems.
Experience supporting pilot plant, research and development, product development, or small-batch production trials.

Responsibilities

Set up, operate, and clean pilot-scale filtration, evaporation, drying, UHT, and reaction equipment.
Support nutrition trials for developing products, processes, and equipment for future manufacturing use.
Prepare experiments by setting up equipment, unloading materials, and coordinating trial requirements with research scientists.
Operate pumps, valves, piping, filtration systems, dryers, and related processing equipment during scheduled trials.
Monitor operating conditions and adjust equipment to maintain product specifications throughout experiments.
Troubleshoot equipment and process issues to help trials stay on schedule and produce accurate results.
Collect samples and accurately record production data, operating conditions, and trial information.
Label, package, and prepare finished nutrition products for storage according to established procedures.
Complete production logs and follow trial plans to provide reliable information to research and development teams.
Clean and sanitize processing equipment using CIP, COP, manual, and scheduled sanitation methods.
Follow GMP, SOP, and established food safety requirements.