Process Engineer - Germ Prep Extraction

cargill•Memphis, TN

About The Position

This position is in Cargill's Food Enterprise, which serves food manufacturers, food service customers, and retailers with a complete range of innovative ingredients and branded products. The Process Engineer will focus on optimizing the interconnected components of a manufacturing system in the Germ Prep/Extraction department. The role involves developing and applying engineering standards and procedures, providing advice on engineering issues, and coordinating plant location, personnel workflow and ergonomics, materials logistics, production process sequence, and equipment layouts.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience
Minimum of two years of related work experience

Nice To Haves

Experience working in High Hazard Processes
Experience with operations data and design programs and applications
Six sigma yellow belt certification and the desire to get a green belt certification
Experience and skills leading moderately complex projects
Strong data analysis capabilities including continuous improvement experience or certifications

Responsibilities

Support manufacturing and facilities engineers in facility planning, design, and project execution.
Develop facility and infrastructure designs using industry best practices, including cost estimates, schedules, construction oversight, and maintenance planning.
Conduct cost, inventory, production, and human factors analyses to identify and implement operational improvements.
Optimize utilization of production assets, facilities, and workforce resources.
Independently resolve moderately complex engineering issues and escalate higher-risk or specialized concerns as needed.
Serve as a Process Safety Management (PSM) champion, leading Management of Change (MOC), risk assessments, PHA/PRA activities, Root Cause Analyses (RCA), Pre-Startup Safety Reviews (PSSR), and gap closure initiatives.
Investigate equipment, system, and component failures and develop effective engineering solutions.
Design, improve, and validate manufacturing processes, equipment, and instrumentation to enhance product quality and operational performance.
Identify opportunities to improve process control, yield, quality, throughput, and energy efficiency; develop and implement technical solutions.
Perform other duties as assigned.