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Manufacturing Process Engineer

Villa RIca, GA 30180

Posted: 03/26/2025 Employment Type: Direct Hire/Perm Job Category: Engineering Job Number: 631569 Is job remote?: No Country:

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Our Client, a privately owned food manufacturer with multiple production facilities across the U.S and Mexico is seeking a talented Process Engineer to join their team. This company produces and packages a diverse range of products, from crispy topping and snacks to sweeteners and dried goods, serving customers throughout North America

Position Summary:
 
This position will report to the Director of Engineering and will be responsible for being a technical expert and resource for the our clients organization.  The person in this role will need to be creative and an outside-the-box thinker in order to solve various problems that arise.  The person will need to be a self-starter and not be afraid to ask critical and thought-provoking questions to others within the organization to truly understand pinch points and then identify solutions to those pinch points.  A Process Engineer needs to consistently bring forward various solutions for review.   
 
Machinery will include fryers, ovens, vegetables, powder, and liquid processing and handling systems, horizontal baggers, vertical baggers, case erectors, and case packers among others. For this role, the Process Engineer is responsible for the implementation of the new fry production line in a fast-paced, 24-hour plant, from planning to start-up. The Process Engineer is also responsible for the processing aspects of current production lines. The supervisors, operators, and associates you work with are responsible for ensuring that their machines safely produce the highest quality products for our client's customers. Process Engineers are expected to exercise good judgement with an emphasis on safety first and attention to optimizing equipment for quality production.  
 
This role requires someone to be able to be in the day-to-day weeds and at the same time think strategically about what the business needs in order to not just survive but thrive.  The ability to effectively analyze and synthesize large amounts of data will be critical for this person to succeed.  In dealing with various teams being a good communicator and an inspiring leader to drive change management are necessary skills.  
 
 
 
 
Job Responsibilities of the Process Engineer:
 
Utilize engineering first principles, scientific methods, knowledge of food properties, equipment and manufacturing systems to develop process solutions that both solve existing production lines’ needs and create new business opportunities. You will be expected to:
 
  • Learn and master the manufacturing and technical aspects of the fry lines
  • Oversee the implementation of new production line
  • Diagnose equipment and process technical issues, and identify short and long-term solutions, to achieve operational and quality optimization
  • Continually develop knowledge of frying processing so as to assist in enhancing the production, consistency and quality of products in the new line.
  • Ensure the operation, from an equipment standpoint, is safety compliant
  • Assist with research, evaluation, pilot studies, and making recommendation on advanced food processing technologies
  • Leading projects to achieve operational and quality optimization
  • Identifying and designing process improvement projects with the facility as directed
  • Developing plans and prioritizing to achieve project goals; solutions must be driven to completion. Managing, leading and administering both expense and capital projects in support of these goals
  • Partner externally with food processing equipment vendors, engineering firms, and technical consulting individuals/companies to develop and prove solutions to existing and new processes and technologies
  • Participate in cross-functional teams including Operations, Engineering, R&D, Supply Chain, etc.
  • Present project progress updates to various internal teams, including managers up to Executive Leadership
  • Travel to our clients facilities and to vendors 
  • Be ready to relocate to one of our clients facilities in the US
 
Qualifications / Requirements:
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or a closely related field from an accredited college or university
  • Strong grasp of engineering fundamentals. Preferred hands-on and deep understanding of food processing. Hands-on experience in frying process and technology is a major plus.
  • 3-5 years of engineering experience, with direct experience specifying, evaluating, selecting, installing, and commercializing similar equipment
  • Experience working with cross-functional teams
  • Ability to manage multiple projects/tasks and adjust priorities as necessary
  • Willingness and ability to travel domestically and internationally
  • Willingness to relocate to one of our client's facilities in the US.
  • Strong leadership, interpersonal, communication and analytical skills
  • Proficiency with Microsoft Office Applications and AutoCAD
  • Familiarity with sustainability practices in food manufacturing
 
 

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Although this hasn't been an issue at The Planet Group, the staffing industry has seen an increase in people falsely representing themselves as recruiters to gather personal information from job seekers. For your safety, do not provide sensitive data to anyone you have not spoken with thoroughly and never provide banking information during the application process. Candidate safety is a top priority at The Planet Group.