Production Engineer

Tate & Lyle•Okmulgee, OK

10d

About The Position

Tate & Lyle is a global provider of ingredients and solutions for the food, beverage, and other industries, operating manufacturing locations around the world. The Production Engineer supports and optimizes manufacturing performance in an assigned area, working with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and Engineering to promote safe, reliable, and efficient production. The role identifies and implements improvements to throughput, quality, reliability, and cost performance. The role has an EHSQ Critical Role Level 3 designation. The employee is expected to follow applicable environment, health, food safety, and quality policies and procedures; report incidents, defects, and hazards; participate in relevant checks and inspections; and speak up or intervene to prevent unsafe conditions. The position also supports food safety, environmental compliance, and site safety programs. The Production Engineer provides technical expertise, troubleshooting support, and continuous-improvement leadership. Responsibilities include monitoring production performance, resolving operational issues, supporting investigations and corrective actions, maintaining procedures and standards, contributing to plant changes and projects, and supporting process control and operational excellence initiatives. Occasional off-hours support during critical operational events and travel to company sites or vendor locations may be required.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering or a related field.
1–3 years of experience or internship in process/production engineering or a related field.
Knowledge of manufacturing processes and production operations.
Experience with process troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and other standard Microsoft Office applications.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
Effective communication and collaboration skills with operations, maintenance, and technical teams.
Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic manufacturing environment.
Continuous-improvement mindset and willingness to learn and adapt.

Nice To Haves

Experience in food, ingredients, agricultural, chemical, or related process manufacturing.

Responsibilities

Support safe, reliable, and efficient plant operations in collaboration with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, and Engineering.
Identify and implement production improvements to increase throughput, reduce costs, improve reliability, and enhance product quality.
Monitor process and production performance, analyze data, and address operational issues and constraints.
Lead troubleshooting for process upsets, equipment failures, and production losses.
Support root cause investigations and implement corrective and preventive actions.
Develop, maintain, and improve operating procedures, process documentation, and production standards.
Provide technical support during startups, shutdowns, plant modifications, and capital projects.
Collaborate with Maintenance and Reliability teams to improve equipment performance and reduce downtime.
Track and report production KPIs and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
Support Management of Change (MOC), Process Safety Management (PSM), and risk assessment activities.
Assist in training and developing operations personnel on process and equipment performance.
Promote and maintain compliance with company safety, environmental, quality, and food safety standards.
Support process control, automation, and operational excellence initiatives.
Provide occasional off-hours support during critical operational events.
Travel as required to support projects, training, and activities at company sites and vendor locations.
Follow food safety, legal, and quality requirements to help ensure products are fit for human consumption.
Comply with environmental standards, procedures, and work instructions, and report environmental violations or near misses.
Follow safety policies, procedures, and site rules; participate in safety programs, including incident and near-miss reporting and auditing.
Report incidents, defects, and hazards, and participate in EHSQ checks and inspections.