Process Specialist

Agropur • Lake Norden, SD

2d • $69,500 - $86,900 • Onsite

About The Position

The Process Specialist works as part of a collaborative team to improve operating efficiencies in the production of high-quality cheese and/or whey ingredients. The role works with management across functional areas to eliminate waste, reduce process variation, and improve the customer and employee experience. It also performs advanced troubleshooting on machines and processes at the assigned plant location.

The position is based in Lake Norden, South Dakota, and is scheduled Monday through Friday, with flexibility for business needs. The salary range is $69,500–$86,900, determined according to skills, education, training, and related experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Operations Management, or Engineering.
• A minimum of three years of dairy or manufacturing process improvement experience.
• Equivalent combinations of education and/or experience may be considered.

Nice To Haves

• Extensive dairy experience.
• Progressive leadership growth.

Responsibilities

• Identify production problem areas and opportunities for improvement, determine a course of action, and help implement improvement and corrective actions.
• Use AOS tools to identify process improvement opportunities, analyze data, implement solutions, and monitor results.
• Work with cross-functional safety, production, quality, and maintenance teams on improvement initiatives and continuous improvement culture.
• Obtain and maintain knowledge of cheese make, cheese conversion, whey, and permeate processes and procedures as assigned.
• Collaborate with training specialists, operators, and leaders to develop and document standard work procedures.
• Comply with Quality Assurance policies and immediately report potential food safety issues to management.
• Work with ERP systems, including SAP, MES, and AOS, for product disposition and plant formulation updates or changes, as needed.
• Engage in and lead applicable AOS activities, including centerline and CIL management, loss tree, and 90-day plan development.
• Perform advanced troubleshooting on machines and processes at the assigned plant location.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, short-term disability, and long-term disability insurance.
• 401(k) with 7% company contributions.
• Three weeks of paid time off.
• Paid holidays and two floating holidays.
• Paid parental leave.
• Advancement opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level