Senior Process Engineer, Technical Services Organization

The J.M. Smucker Co. • New Orleans, LA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Process Engineer will drive a high-performance work culture by engaging with floor technicians, coaching to problem solve, make decisions, and become self-reliant. This role will organize and prioritize initiatives with plant leadership to help achieve the master plan and long-term vision, and act as a liaison between R&D and the plant. The position is 100% on-site in New Orleans, LA, with a typical schedule of Monday - Friday, 8am - 4pm, but requires willingness to work off shift (including nights, weekends, and/or holidays) and flow to the work as needed. Travel up to 20% is also required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or Food Science
• 2 years of Engineering, Operations, R&D and/or TSO experience
• Demonstrated ability to define a problem statement, identify root cause, and develop/implement systemic corrective actions
• Demonstrated ability to lead work effectively and independently given basic coaching and guidance
• Ability to work effectively with individuals and teams across the organization
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively

Nice To Haves

• Prior manufacturing operational experience
• Data driven and strong analysis skills
• Capital project and/or start up management experience
• Fundamental understanding of food science / ingredient chemistry
• Experience developing and executing CQV plans and qualifying ingredients / recipes / processes
• Proficient with Prodika and TraceGains
• Proficient with JMP, Excel, or other data analysis tools

Responsibilities

• Understand fundamentals of coffee drying, roasting, and grinding and can apply knowledge to troubleshooting and operational improvements
• Develop and implement engineering designs specific to coffee processing (drying, roasting, grinding, transport) that will improve efficiencies, increase capacity, and reduce costs
• Lead projects and initiatives while building consensus across functions as project team leader
• May act as a Technical Readiness Leader for new product initiatives
• Apply knowledge of coffee processing equipment to new initiatives and to equipment changes
• Write and secure approval to test plans required for initiatives and other improvements; execute plans; reports on results
• Develop project plans that define scope, schedule, budget, business impact, and risks; execute plans to identify obstacles; gains alignment and brings issues to resolution
• Be a technical member of multiple project teams with responsibility for final performance of project
• Develop plans for or supports vendor acceptance testing and for on-site commissioning, qualification, and verification of equipment; leads VAT’s and startups
• Apply logic in problem-solving and analysis of alternatives to assess the financial and operational impact of business initiatives; assess critical information to make effective decisions or recommendations
• Lead investigation, testing, and validation of new technologies
• Develop consensus agreement amongst the project teams, research and development, quality, engineering leadership, operations, and plant leadership
• Build technical skills for the technology within Engineering & TSO and the broader Operations team
• Create and apply technical standards across equipment categories
• May manage interns

Benefits

• supporting every employee by meeting their physical, emotional, and financial needs
• competitive Total Rewards program
• champion growth and development
• foster collaboration that fuels productivity and drives our shared success

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees