Lead Process Engineer

for prose. We need to decide what goes into each section. About the role: could be the paragraph starting "Flip Your Career with Mennel! At Mennel Milling..." plus maybe "Who You Are". But "Who You Are" could be part of About the role or Requirements. Usually "Who You Are" is a summary of ideal candidate; could be part of About the role. We'll include that as prose. Responsibilities: combine "What You’ll Do" bullet list and "Leadership Responsibilities". Use

• . Requirements: Education and Experience bullet list? Could be combined. We'll have Education and Experience as list items. Skills: list of skills. Benefits: list from "Why Join Mennel?" bullet list. Pay: mention "Competitive Pay". Could be just a

  Competitive Pay

  . Schedule: mention "Full-Time, Monday–Friday | 7:30 AM – 4:30 PM (hours may vary based on workload)". Provide as

  . Make sure not to include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. Let's craft HTML. We'll start with maybe not required but okay. Just output HTML fragment. We'll include headings

  About the role

  etc. Prose paragraphs: For About the role, combine the introductory fluff and Who You Are. Let's extract: "Flip Your Career with Mennel! At Mennel Milling, we’ve been feeding the world since 1886 by doing what’s right and bringing our best every day. We promote teamwork, recognize individual contributions, and are committed to delivering superior quality, uniformity, and service. If you're an experienced manufacturing engineer who thrives on solving complex process challenges and driving continuous improvement, this is your opportunity to make a significant impact." Then "Who You Are The ideal Lead Process Engineer is a technically strong, data-driven leader who excels at optimizing manufacturing processes and developing practical solutions that improve quality, efficiency, reliability, and cost performance. You enjoy collaborating across departments, mentoring others, and leveraging data to drive sustainable improvements in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment." Combine into one or two paragraphs. Responsibilities bullet list: list items from "Your responsibilities will include:" and then the bullet points. Also leadership responsibilities bullet list. We'll combine all responsibilities into one list. Let's list them: - Developing technical expertise in bakery mix processing, ingredient handling, batching, mixing, transfer, and manufacturing systems - Monitoring and analyzing process performance to improve consistency, throughput, yield, quality, reliability, and operating costs - Identifying sources of process variation and implementing solutions that improve repeatability across products, shifts, operators, and production lines - Establishing and maintaining critical process parameters, operating ranges, centerlines, specifications, and standard work procedures - Troubleshooting production and equipment issues and leading structured root cause analysis efforts - Partnering with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, R&D, and Engineering teams to implement corrective actions and process improvements - Using production data and statistical analysis to identify trends, evaluate process capability, and prioritize improvement opportunities - Leading and supporting plant trials involving formulas, ingredients, processing conditions, equipment settings, and manufacturing methods - Supporting new product introductions, formula changes, equipment installations, commissioning activities, and process validations - Identifying opportunities to reduce cycle times, product loss, waste, downtime, rework, and other manufacturing losses - Developing and maintaining SOPs, process documentation, troubleshooting guides, and technical training materials - Providing technical training, coaching, and mentorship to operations personnel and developing engineers - Maintaining compliance with GMPs, OSHA requirements, food safety programs, sanitation standards, and regulatory requirements - Maintaining an everyday audit-ready facility - Performing other duties as assigned Leadership responsibilities bullet list: - Leading process troubleshooting, startups, plant trials, and continuous improvement initiatives - Setting technical priorities and coaching employees in structured problem-solving methods - Coordinating external vendors, engineering resources, equipment suppliers, and contractors - Mentoring less-experienced engineers, technicians, and technical personnel - Supporting capital projects, equipment commissioning, and startup activities We can combine into one list. Requirements: Education and Experience. Education: Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Food Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Agricultural Engineering, or a related engineering discipline preferred Experience: Minimum of 8 years of progressive engineering or technical experience in a manufacturing environment required; Food manufacturing or batch-processing experience strongly preferred; Proven success leading process troubleshooting, root cause analysis, and continuous improvement initiatives; Experience leading cross-functional teams and driving data-based decision-making; Experience supporting capital projects, equipment commissioning, startups, or process validations preferred; Working knowledge of ingredient handling, batching, mixing, bulk material handling, process controls, packaging systems, and production operations; Strong understanding of GMPs, food safety systems, and manufacturing regulatory requirements We could split into two lists: Education and Experience. But the instruction: Use
  • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we can have a list for Requirements containing both education and experience items. Or separate sections: Education and Experience. But we have only sections defined: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Qualifications could be similar to Requirements. But we can put education+experience under Requirements. Skills separate. Skills: list: - Strong analytical, technical, and problem-solving abilities - Experience utilizing production data, SPC, process capability tools, and statistical analysis techniques preferred - Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications - Excellent communication, presentation, and technical writing skills - Demonstrated leadership through mentoring, coaching, project leadership, or team development - Ability to influence and collaborate effectively across multiple departments Benefits list from "Why Join Mennel?": - Competitive Pay - Flexible Accrued Paid Time Off and Holiday Schedule - Health & Wellbeing Benefits (medical, prescription, vision, dental, HSA, company-paid short-term disability, EAP, and more) - Life Insurance - Profit Sharing - Career Advancement & Training Opportunities - Rewards & Recognition Program - Retirement Contributions (401k, etc.) - Tuition Assistance But note Competitive Pay also appears as Pay section; we might duplicate. The instruction: include Pay section only if posting actually states them. It does state Competitive Pay. We could still list it under Benefits but also have Pay section. To avoid duplication, maybe we keep Pay section separate and not include Competitive Pay in Benefits list. However the benefits list includes Competitive Pay as first bullet. We could keep it there and not have separate Pay section, but then we would miss a Pay section. The instruction: Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we could combine Pay into Benefits section and not have separate Pay heading. But they said include Pay/Schedule/Benefits sections only if posting actually states them. It does state Competitive Pay, so we could have a Pay section with that detail. But then we would have Competitive Pay also in Benefits list causing duplication. Better to not duplicate; we could omit Competitive Pay from Benefits list and keep it in Pay section. However the benefits list originally includes Competitive Pay; removing it might be considered losing substantive info. But we could keep it in Benefits list and also have Pay section referencing same? That duplicates. The instruction: Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail. Duplication is not inventing or summarizing away; it's repeating. Might be okay but could be considered redundant. Safer to keep Competitive Pay in Benefits list and not have separate Pay section, because the benefits list already includes it. However they said include Pay section only if posting actually states them. It does state Competitive Pay, but we could still choose not to add a Pay section if we already covered it under Benefits. The instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." So merging Pay into Benefits reduces sections. So we will not create a separate Pay heading; we will keep Competitive Pay inside Benefits list. Similarly Schedule: we have schedule details; we could create a Schedule section with that detail. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Skills, Benefits, Schedule. We need to ensure we include all substantive info: location? The posting includes Location: Martel Bakery Mix – [Facility Location]. That's location info but placeholder [Facility Location]. Should we include? It's substantive? It's a location but with placeholder. Might be considered not specific. The instruction: do not emit heading followed by filler/placeholder text. The location includes "[Facility Location]" placeholder. Might be considered filler. Better to omit location line entirely. The schedule line includes schedule details; we keep that. Now craft HTML. We'll wrap each section in maybe but not required. Just output headings and content. Let's produce:

    About the role

    Flip Your Career with Mennel! At Mennel Milling, we’ve been feeding the world since 1886 by doing what’s right and bringing our best every day. We promote teamwork, recognize individual contributions, and are committed to delivering superior quality, uniformity, and service. If you're an experienced manufacturing engineer who thrives on solving complex process challenges and driving continuous improvement, this is your opportunity to make a significant impact. The ideal Lead Process Engineer is a technically strong, data-driven leader who excels at optimizing manufacturing processes and developing practical solutions that improve quality, efficiency, reliability, and cost performance. You enjoy collaborating across departments, mentoring others, and leveraging data to drive sustainable improvements in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment.

    Responsibilities

    • Developing technical expertise in bakery mix processing, ingredient handling, batching, mixing, transfer, and manufacturing systems
    • Monitoring and analyzing process performance to improve consistency, throughput, yield, quality, reliability, and operating costs
    • Identifying sources of process variation and implementing solutions that improve repeatability across products, shifts, operators, and production lines
    • Establishing and maintaining critical process parameters, operating ranges, centerlines, specifications, and standard work procedures
    • Troubleshooting production and equipment issues and leading structured root cause analysis efforts
    • Partnering with Operations, Maintenance, Quality, R&D, and Engineering teams to implement corrective actions and process improvements
    • Using production data and statistical analysis to identify trends, evaluate process capability, and prioritize improvement opportunities
    • Leading and supporting plant trials involving formulas, ingredients, processing conditions, equipment settings, and manufacturing methods
    • Supporting new product introductions, formula changes, equipment installations, commissioning activities, and process validations
    • Identifying opportunities to reduce cycle times, product loss, waste, downtime, rework,