Process Development Engineer III - Pet R&D

Post Consumer Brands•Lakeville, MN

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Process Development Engineer III – Pet R&D role is responsible for developing, optimizing, and implementing proprietary process technologies and equipment to support the innovation roadmap and improve existing processes through value engineering and technology development. This role drives process development from concept through commercialization, working on cross-functional teams to deliver new pet food or snack innovation, cost savings, and quality improvements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Chemical Engineering preferred)
More than (5) years of relevant experience in Research and Development
Demonstrated problem-solving ability, innovation/creativity, and strong communication skills
Ability to work effectively in a team-based, cross-functional environment and manage multiple projects in a fast-paced setting

Nice To Haves

Experience in pet food processing (including extrusion and retorted food products)
Ability to lift up to 50 lbs

Responsibilities

Support/lead development, scale-up, and commercialization of Innovation, Renovation, and Value Engineering initiatives while ensuring process activities meet cost, capacity, quality, marketing, and product development requirements.
Lead commissioning and support Operations with qualification of new product/process technologies and improvements to existing process technologies.
Develop SOPs, manufacturing specifications, and related documentation; communicate effectively with manufacturing partners and co-packers.
Apply mass/energy balances, heat transfer, designed experiments, data analysis, and process flow diagrams to support decisions and knowledge capture.
Interface with equipment suppliers, service providers, manufacturing facilities, and key business partners (including marketing and supply chain) to achieve goals.
Assess legal/environmental aspects and patent opportunities (with guidance) for new technologies/processes.
Collect/analyze data from suppliers, plant operations, customers, and consumers; design/execute experiments at supplier sites and in plant operations; validate improvements and corrective actions to deliver targeted benefits.