Director of Process Engineering
Chobani
full-time
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Location Type: Office
Location: Twin Falls • Idaho • United States
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Salary
💰 $154,000 - $242,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Develop and lead the onsite Area Process Engineering team for Chobani’s Idaho production facility
- Ensure timely technical support of daily manufacturing operations including troubleshooting, root cause investigations, optimization, and reporting of KPIs
- Lead a team of Process Engineers, responsible for proactive monitoring, anomaly detection, and identification of root causes for issues in processes and products
- Develop cross-functional relationships with manufacturing site leaders to promote collaboration
- Build out KPIs and reporting structures for process performance
- Support processing, utilities, and wastewater systems with technical knowledge
- Design methods for maintaining or increasing process efficiencies while improving costs, yields, quality, and safety
- Troubleshoot process problems and identify true root causes
- Critique all proposed process changes and designs through a Management of Change process
- Prepare conceptual engineering designs and specify necessary process equipment
- Work with vendors and contractors to achieve desired project outcomes
- Assist with transitioning capital projects to the production plant team
- Maintain documentation library in coordination with the drafting team
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering preferred, other engineering degrees considered
- 8+ years of experience in plant manufacturing or capital projects
- 3+ years of experience leading a technical team
- Experience in hygienic process design
- Dairy or food industry manufacturing preferred with deep process knowledge including pasteurization and separation
- Cultured dairy products and aseptic processing is a plus
- Working knowledge of HACCP, food safety, and related compliance regulations
- PMO experience is a plus
- Knowledge in sizing pumps, piping, and other general dairy processing equipment
- Understanding of PLC and logic controls for manufacturing equipment
- Experience in process data trending and analysis
- SEEQ knowledge preferred
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft Office software and AutoCAD
- Ability to communicate effectively across various levels, prioritize tasks, and deliver results in a fast-paced environment
- Willingness to act as a working manager and the technical ability to support the process engineering team where needed
- Proactive leadership, personal drive, and the ability to energize others
Benefits
- comprehensive benefits package
- medical, dental, vision coverage
- disability insurance
- health savings account
- flexible spending accounts
- tuition reimbursement
- 401k match of 100% on up to 5% of eligible pay
- fertility and childcare assistance
- 12 weeks of parental leave at full pay after six months of continuous employment
- wellness resources and employee assistance program
- fitness discounts
- wellness reimbursement
- on-site gym access (certain locations)
- monthly wellness newsletter
- 120 hours of paid time off
- 11 holidays
- paid volunteer time off
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
process engineeringhygienic process designprocess data trendingroot cause analysisKPI developmentconceptual engineering designsizing pumpspiping designPLC programmingprocess optimization
Soft Skills
leadershipcommunicationcollaborationproblem-solvingprioritizationpersonal driveteam managementadaptabilityresults-orientedenergizing others
Certifications
Bachelor’s degree in chemical engineeringother engineering degrees