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Sr. Process Engineer

Bolthouse Farms · Bakersfield, CA · 1 mo ago
Management$110k–$130k/yrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The posting includes "The Role" then description. We need to use

for section headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We need to include sections only when posting has real specific content. Let's parse. Content: - The Role: includes reporting line, travel requirement, location, FLSA status, employment category, pay range, company description. This could be "About the role". We'll include that. - Responsibilities: there is a big block under "Responsibilities WHAT YOU’LL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR IN THIS ROLE". So we need Responsibilities section. - Additional Required Qualifications: that's qualifications/requirements. Could be "Requirements" or "Qualifications". The posting lists "Additional Required Qualifications" then bullet-like paragraphs. Also "Minimum Qualifications" and "Preferred Qualifications". So we can have a Qualifications section (maybe combine). We'll include Qualifications. - Skills: maybe not explicit separate; but we could embed within Qualifications. The instruction: prefer few substantive sections over many thin ones. So we may not need separate Skills if covered. - Benefits: there is "WHAT WE OFFER plus more !" then list of benefits. So Benefits section. - Pay: there is Pay Range: $110,000-$130,000 D.O.E. So we need Pay section. - Schedule: there is "Hours & Workdays" and "1st shift (Flex) - Based on business needs and Operational Equipment Efficiency". So we have schedule info. So Schedule section. We must not repeat job title as heading. Not include Job ID etc. Remove boilerplate: EEO, reasonable accommodation, recruitment agencies, etc. Also remove navigation, cookie, legal, duplicated lines. We must preserve all substantive information. So we need to keep details like travel requirement 15%, location Bakersfield, CA, FLSA Exempt, Full Time - Regular, pay range, company description, responsibilities list (as bullet points), qualifications (minimum, preferred, additional), benefits list, pay, schedule. We need to format using

for each section heading, then content:

for prose,

  • for lists. We need to decide what constitutes a list. Many responsibilities are sentences; we could make each responsibility a
  • . Similarly for qualifications. We must not invent or summarize away detail. Keep all details. Let's extract. **About the role** (The Role section): - The position will report to the: Plant Director - Travel Requirement: 15% - Location: Bakersfield, CA - FLSA Status: Exempt - Employment Category: Full Time - Regular - Pay Range: $110,000-$130,000 D.O.E (but Pay will be separate section; we might still mention in About? Probably we should not duplicate; but we can include in About but Pay section will also have it. The instruction: preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. If we put Pay in both sections, that's duplication but not invented. Might be okay but better to avoid duplication? The instruction didn't forbid duplication, but we should aim to not repeat unnecessarily. However the Pay Range is also in The Role; we could keep it there and also have Pay section? Might be duplication. Better to keep Pay in its own section and maybe omit from About? But About includes Pay Range as part of the role description; if we omit, we lose that detail. We could keep it in About and also have Pay section that repeats; but that repeats detail. The instruction: "Preserve ALL substantive information; do NOT invent or summarize away detail." It doesn't forbid duplication. However they also say "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." Duplication may be okay but could be considered thin? I'd keep Pay in its own section and maybe not repeat in About; but then we lose the Pay Range from About. However the About section originally includes that line; we could keep it as part of About but also have Pay section that just repeats? Might be okay. Alternatively we could move Pay Range to Pay section and not include in About. But then we lose the explicit mention that it's in The Role; but we still have the info in Pay section, so it's preserved. The About section would then lack pay range but still have other details. That's acceptable as we preserved the info elsewhere. The instruction didn't require each section to contain all info; just overall preserve. Thus we can omit Pay Range from About. Similarly, Schedule: we have Hours & Workdays and 1st shift (Flex). We'll put in Schedule section. Now Benefits: list includes: - Medical, Dental & Vision - Group Life and AD&D - Voluntary Life and AD&D - Group Short & Long-Term Disability - 401(k) - Paid Time Off - Flexible Spending Accounts - Employee Assistance Program - Gym Membership Discounts Also "plus more !" but we ignore fluff. Now Responsibilities: we need to extract each bullet-like sentence. The responsibilities block is long; we can split into separate
  • items each representing a responsibility. Let's parse. Responsibilities block: "The Senior Process Engineer is a hands-on manufacturing engineering role and senior technical leader responsible for improving the stability, repeatability, throughput, yield, quality, and cost performance of Bakersfield processing systems. The role works directly with Operations, Maintenance, Quality/Food Safety, Engineering, Continuous Improvement, and OEM/vendor resources to identify chronic process losses, determine root causes, set technical direction, and implement sustainable corrective actions. A critical responsibility is translating process needs into effective automation and control solutions. The Senior Process Engineer will work in close partnership with a Controls Engineer or Automation Specialist to develop functional requirements, troubleshoot control-related process issues, support and validate PLC/HMI, sequence, recipe, setpoint, interlock, instrumentation, and alarm changes, and confirm that improvements deliver the intended process result. This position provides the process expertise required to make controls changes effective and sustainable and is not intended to replace the controls/automation function. What We’re Looking For Provide daily floor-level technical support for beverage processing systems, with emphasis on thermal, aseptic, blending, transfer, homogenization, evaporation/concentration, storage, and CIP operations. Serve as the senior technical process owner for assigned systems, independently prioritizing high-value opportunities, establishing technical direction, and driving cross-functional actions through verified completion. Troubleshoot complex process problems by evaluating product flow, temperatures, pressures, flow rates, levels, valve states, pump performance, instrumentation, control sequences, and interactions between unit operations. Lead root-cause analysis of recurring downtime, process instability, slow cycles, startup losses, product losses, and chronic faults; drive corrective actions through implementation, verification, documentation, and sustained performance checks. Analyze OEE and downtime losses, process cycle times, throughput constraints, yield, giveaway, product recovery, changeovers, sanitation/CIP time, startup/shutdown losses, utility consumption, and operating variability to establish improvement priorities. Establish and maintain process centerlines, critical operating parameters, recipes, setpoints, control limits, startup/shutdown standards, troubleshooting guides, and other operating standards for key systems. Develop process flow diagrams, control narratives, functional descriptions, operating philosophies, test protocols, and technical requirements for process and automation changes. Work jointly with a Controls Engineer or Automation Specialist to review logic and sequence behavior; troubleshoot PLC/HMI and instrumentation-related issues; define required programming changes; support offline/online testing; and validate changes in production. Optimize recipes, control loops, setpoints, alarm limits, interlocks, permissives, timing, valve sequences, and equipment coordination while maintaining appropriate change control, food-safety review, and documentation. Own or support commissioning, startup, qualification, and performance verification of process modifications and new equipment, including punch lists, test protocols, and clear acceptance criteria. Develop and maintain accurate SOPs, process specifications, centerlines, troubleshooting trees, change records, and technical training materials. Partner with Quality/Food Safety and the appropriate process authority to ensure changes affecting critical food-safety parameters are formally reviewed, validated, approved, and documented before implementation. Support sanitary design and optimization of hygienic piping, pumps, valves, tanks, instrumentation, heat exchangers, aseptic systems, and CIP systems; identify conditions contributing to fouling, poor cleanability, contamination risk, or excessive cleaning time. Use process historian data, trends, alarms, operator observations, maintenance findings, statistical methods, and structured problem solving to identify sources of variation and verify that improvements remain stable across shifts, products, and operating conditions. Provide technical input to capital projects when process changes or equipment upgrades are required, including scope development, design review, vendor evaluation, FAT/SAT support, startup, and performance validation. Provide technical coaching and mentorship to engineers, technicians, operators, and maintenance personnel to strengthen plant troubleshooting capability and establish repeatable engineering standards and best practices. Support planned shutdowns, major process interventions, production trials, startups, and urgent troubleshooting as business needs require." We need to break into list items. Could be many; but we can group similar? However we must preserve all substantive information; we can keep as paragraphs (

    ) but instruction says use

    • for any list of duties/requirements/benefits. So we need to turn responsibilities into list items. We'll create
    • for each distinct duty sentence. We'll need to split at periods that end a sentence. Let's attempt to create list items: 1. Improving the stability, repeatability, throughput, yield, quality, and cost performance of Bakersfield processing systems. 2. Works directly with Operations, Maintenance, Quality/Food Safety, Engineering, Continuous Improvement, and OEM/vendor resources to identify chronic process losses, determine root causes, set technical direction, and implement sustainable corrective actions. 3. Translating process needs into effective automation and control solutions. 4. Works in close partnership with a Controls Engineer or Automation Specialist to develop functional requirements, troubleshoot control-related process issues, support and validate PLC/HMI, sequence, recipe, setpoint, interlock, instrumentation, and alarm changes, and confirm that improvements deliver the intended process result. 5. Provides the process expertise required to make controls changes effective and sustainable (not intended to replace the controls/automation function). 6. Provide daily floor-level technical support for beverage processing systems, with emphasis on thermal, aseptic, blending, transfer, homogenization, evaporation/concentration, storage, and CIP operations. 7. Serve as the senior technical process owner for assigned systems, independently prioritizing high-value opportunities, establishing technical direction, and driving cross-functional actions through verified completion. 8. Troubleshoot complex process problems by evaluating product flow, temperatures, pressures, flow rates, levels, valve states, pump performance, instrumentation, control sequences, and interactions between unit operations. 9. Lead root-cause analysis of recurring downtime, process instability, slow cycles, startup losses, product losses, and chronic faults; drive corrective actions through implementation, verification, documentation, and sustained performance checks. 10. Analyze OEE and downtime losses, process cycle times, throughput constraints, yield, giveaway, product recovery, changeovers, sanitation/CIP time, startup/shutdown losses, utility consumption, and operating variability to establish improvement priorities. 11. Establish and maintain process centerlines, critical operating parameters, recipes, setpoints, control limits, startup/shutdown standards, troubleshooting guides, and other operating standards for key systems. 12. Develop process flow diagrams, control narratives, functional descriptions, operating philosophies, test protocols, and technical requirements for process and automation changes. 13. Work jointly with a Controls Engineer or Automation Specialist to review logic and sequence behavior; troubleshoot PLC/HMI and instrumentation-related issues; define required programming changes; support offline/online testing; and validate changes in production. 14. Optimize recipes, control loops, setpoints, alarm limits, interlocks, permissives, timing, valve sequences, and equipment coordination while maintaining appropriate change control, food-safety review, and documentation. 15. Own or support commissioning, startup, qualification, and performance verification of process modifications and new

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