Ice Cream Process Engineer
About the role
With 19,000 expert ice cream colleagues and iconic brands like Wall’s, Cornetto and Ben & Jerry’s, loved in 76 countries, we are the world’s largest Ice Cream company leading the industry. We create iconic ice cream brands that are part of everyday life, bringing moments of joy to millions of people around the world. As a Focused Improvement Engineer (Process Engineer) you'll play a pivotal role in helping our manufacturing operation achieve World‑Class performance—where safety incidents, defects, waste, and losses are driven toward zero. You'll lead initiatives that improve how we work every day by identifying opportunities, analyzing data, and implementing sustainable solutions across key areas including safety, quality, manufacturing performance, customer service, logistics, and cost optimization.
Location: Covington, TN. This position is not eligible for visa sponsorship; candidates must have authorization to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now and in the future.
Responsibilities
- Lead transformative manufacturing improvement projects that increase production output, reduce waste, and improve line performance across the factory.
- Tackle complex operational challenges by identifying root causes of chronic equipment and process losses and implementing sustainable, data‑driven solutions.
- Drive productivity gains through initiatives that reduce downtime, shorten changeovers, eliminate waste, and improve overall equipment effectiveness (OEE).
- Champion digital transformation by deploying innovative manufacturing technologies and helping teams leverage digital tools to improve performance.
- Partner with frontline teams and plant leaders to solve problems, coach continuous improvement practices, and build a culture of operational excellence.
- Become a technical expert in manufacturing processes such as mixing, freezing, dosing, enrobing, and packaging while applying world‑class manufacturing methodologies.
- Develop and implement new standards and best practices that improve safety, quality, reliability,