Senior Process Engineer

Schreiber Foods • Logan, UT

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Schreiber Foods is seeking a Senior Process Engineer to optimize production processes and support efficient, cost-effective manufacturing of food products. The role focuses on upstream dairy processing, including blending, standardization, heat treatment, filtration, and sanitation. The engineer collaborates with Production Operations, Quality Assurance, Maintenance, Reliability Engineering, Controls/Capital Engineering, Operations Excellence, and Supply Chain to improve process performance, capability, product quality, and safety. This position is 100% on-site at the Logan, Utah manufacturing facility, with travel of up to 10%. A $10,000 relocation bonus and relocation package are available for qualifying relocations more than 50 miles for a U.S. salaried position.

The position provides subject-matter expertise and day-to-day engineering support for fluid-related processes. It evaluates and improves manufacturing processes, develops processing-line strategies, implements process and equipment improvements, supports capital projects, performs capability studies, and maintains process documentation. The role also supports compliance with food safety, food quality, customer, and operational requirements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
• At least 8 years of engineering experience.
• Experience in fluid-related processing or equivalent.
• Ability to execute medium-sized capital projects and redesign existing equipment, process flows, and process improvements.
• Strong understanding of food safety regulations and quality management systems, such as HACCP, GMP, and QMS.
• Strong understanding of process safety, safe design, and hazard assessments, such as OSHA, HAZOP, and LOPA.
• Ability to perform FMEA.
• Solid understanding of developing P&ID diagrams using AutoCAD and tuning PID loops for current and new process designs.
• Ability to travel up to 10%.
• For positions requiring travel, a valid driver’s license, auto insurance at least meeting state minimums, an acceptable driving record, and a vehicle suitable for the travel requirements are required.

Nice To Haves

• Chemical or Process Engineering degree.
• Master’s degree.
• Professional Engineer (PE) license.
• Experience with FDA- or USDA-regulated food and beverage manufacturing.
• Technical knowledge of aseptic processing, heat treatment, filtration and separation, and blending.
• Working knowledge of CIP, heat transfer, and fluid mechanics in the dairy industry.

Responsibilities

• Provide subject-matter expertise and day-to-day process engineering support for fluid-related processes.
• Evaluate manufacturing processes and identify improvements in efficiency, productivity, process capability, risk, and cost.
• Develop and drive engineering strategies for processing-line capability, capacity, and optimization aligned with organizational priorities.
• Implement improvements to increase yield and throughput, reduce waste, cycle time, bottlenecks, downtime, and operational risk, and streamline operations while maintaining food requirements.
• Collaborate with Operations Excellence and Data Science/Analytics teams to use data for process optimization.
• Lead or assist with equipment installations and modifications from concept through commissioning.
• Perform process capability studies to predict manufacturing trends, meet customer specifications, and improve operational stability.
• Collaborate with Project Engineers on capital project scoping, budget estimates, schedules, construction plans, downtime planning, risk mitigation, scope review, and equipment qualification success criteria.
• Maintain process manuals, plant P&IDs, critical control point definitions, standard operating procedures, and equipment specifications; standardize processes and share best practices.
• Work with the leadership team to ensure compliance with Food Safety and Food Quality Plans and customer requirements.
• Interpret and communicate customer requirements to production and support groups.
• Establish and audit PCPs, CCPs, and standard operating procedures to define and monitor processes and ensure customer requirements are met.
• Review incidents involving failure to follow procedures and determine appropriate corrective actions.

Benefits

• $10,000 relocation bonus and a relocation package for qualifying relocations more than 50 miles for a U.S. salaried position.
• Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) participation from day one.
• 8% 401(k) match into the ESOP and an additional company retirement contribution of about 8% of earnings.
• Opportunity to earn incentive pay twice a year when company goals are met.
• Up to $5,000 annually toward childcare costs.
• Wellness Incentive and employer-funded Lifestyle Spending Account for fitness, mental health, and other lifestyle expenses.
• Role- and career-relevant development opportunities.
• Tuition reimbursement.
• Medical, prescription drug, dental, and vision benefits starting day one.
• Onsite nurse and mental health counselor.
• Partners Helping Partners assistance program.

What This Job Offers

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