Process Engineer - Fluid Milk - DeWitt (BDW)

Job Overview

The Process Engineer – Fluid Milk plays a key role in executing assigned Engineering tasks. This includes owning and improving fluid dairy processing systems including receiving, batching, pasteurization, and storage. This role serves as a technical leader and operational partner to production, maintenance, and quality teams, driving process performance, reliability, and continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Own performance of fluid milk processing systems, including receiving, batching, pasteurization, storage, and transfer systems.
• Monitor process performance and identify improvement opportunities for efficiency, quality, reliability, throughput, and yield.
• Lead root cause analysis events and resolution of process-related issues.
• Support and enhance logical and visual programming in conjunction with Operations Technology team.
• Troubleshoot system issues, identify and recommend logical or visual changes as appropriate to improve performance, operability, reliability, and situational awareness.
• Select, calibrate, configure, install, and validate instrumentation related to fluid milk processes.
• Lead and support data-based process improvement initiatives.
• Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs).
• Understand operational data and recommend/implement practical solutions for improved quality, productivity, cost, and safety.
• Represent Engineering group as a trusted technical resource and advisor to functional groups.
• Provide coaching to operators, technicians, and other personnel as appropriate.
• Provide clear, data-driven problem solving in operational issue resolution.
• Facilitate effective communication across departments and functional groups.
• Support capital project design and execution through process design input, P&ID development and review, functional description development, equipment and instrumentation specification, and installation support where required.
• Contribute expertise to long-term engineering strategy.
• Develop, improve, and maintain technical/project documentation and design standards.
• Promote and reinforce a culture of continuous improvement in quality, productivity, cost, and safety.

Min. Qualifications

• 3-7+ years in food, beverage, or fluid process manufacturing.
• GED or High School Diploma required; technical degree in engineering or related field preferred.
• 1-3 years of experience with industrial controls, process instrumentation.
• Dairy processing education and/or experience.
• Experience working in a multi-site manufacturing environment.

Pay & Benefits

• Pay Range: $88,000 - $116,500 per year
• Competitive bonus programs
• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits available day 1 of employment
• Supplemental benefits available on day 30 of employment
• Eligible for 401(k) with a company match available on day 90 of employment
• Educational Support via tuition reimbursement and scholarship program

Work Shift and Location

• 6750 Benedict Road W
• East Syracuse, NY 13057
• Monday – Friday 1st shift