Lead Process Engineer- high-speed manufacturing
About the role
LiDestri Foods has grown from our roots as a pasta sauce and salsa manufacturer to become an R&D engine, formulating and producing innovative food products for our national and retailer brand partners. A family-run company based in Rochester, NY, LiDestri employs over 1,000 people across three U.S. locations. We have decades-long partnerships with some of the most respected consumer packaged goods (CPG) companies and the most highly inventive retailer brands.
The Lead Process Engineer will manage the capital project efforts involved in evaluating, designing and developing the ingredient handling systems required for batching, blending, cooking and delivering of the ingredients from raw materials to fully blended, cooked and package ready products for LFD across all sites.
Responsibilities
- Collaborate with the many departments involved in the life of a project to include and not limited to; Safety, Quality, Operations, Continuous Improvement, Plant Management, Senior Leadership, R&D, etc.
- Evaluate, design and develop ingredient handling systems for batching, blending, cooking and delivering ingredients from raw materials to fully blended, package ready ingredients
- Provide technical support and training for the plant operations on identifying problems, determining opportunities for improvement and effecting change to eliminate issues
- Establish the project plan using LFD Capital Project planning tools
- Lead weekly project update meetings with collaborative team members
- Remain current with latest technology related to the manufacture of LFD products
- Responsible for ensuring that all aspects of the plant process system equipment meet the specified internal and external regulations for both safety and quality
- Perform engineering calculations to develop solutions, including but not limited to environmental impact assessments, return on investment (ROI), static and dynamic fluid analysis, heat transfer, and labor requirements.